Greensea Expands FAST Team
specialist Greensea Systems Inc. announces the hire of Jaine Perotti as Junior Robotics Engineer on its growing FAST team. The FAST Team is Greensea’s rapid response support team that work on a broad range of projects helping to facilitate a smooth integration with Greensea’s OPENSEA software platform. As a member of the FAST team Jaine will be designing, analyzing, testing, integrating software and electronics, and providing technical customer support both offshore and remotely.Chelsea Allen, VP of Operations, said, “Greensea’s FAST team provides integration and engineering
CrewSmart Names Saunders Commercial Director
CrewSmart, the end-to-end management system for maritime operations, has hired Commercial Director Anna Saunders to support the global rollout of its software platform to maritime businesses. Saunders joins from offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services, where she led the company’s crew management team.Christian Adams, Founder & Technical Director, CrewSmart, said, “Crew and fleet managers need to be on the top of their game to mitigate the growing compliance risks associated with modern maritime operations. Over the past few years, we’ve refined CrewSmart
Greensea Hires Business Development VP for Defense
Greensea, creator of OPENSEA, a universal open architecture software platform for the marine industry, announced it has hired Paco Santana as Vice President of Business Development - Defense. Paco will immediately begin connecting with and developing relationships with current and future military partners.“Paco brings a breadth of experience to Greensea having served in the U.S. Navy, as well as having worked with some of the best known companies in the marine industry,” said Ben Kinnaman, Greensea CEO. “Who better to support our military customers than someone who truly understands
Dussler tapped to Lead Xeneta's U.S. Ops
Xeneta is moving to accelerate the growth of its North American operation with the appointment of Florian Dussler as General Manager and VP Sales, Americas. Dussler, previously VP Americas for logistics software firm Transporeon, will head Xeneta’s New York office and aim to grow both awareness and market share for the leading global freight benchmarking and market intelligence platform. The news comes as Xeneta announces it has now built its database to over 55 million contracted rates, while also welcoming some major names to its community of global shippers. Xeneta, which crowd-sources data
KVH Videotel Names Karkhanis Middle East Sales Director
for optimizing crew training, designed to help ship owners and managers effectively train their seafarers and maintain records as required by the IMO and ILO.” The scope of Videotel Performance Manager includes award-winning training content combined with an advanced cloud-based software platform and tools for analytics. The full range of KVH Videotel offerings includes AgilePlans by KVH, an advanced satellite communications solution that brings connectivity as a service to commercial fleets without a costly capital expenditure or long-term commitment. Included in AgilePlans
Transas CEO Honored
experience gained in the Merchant Navy has given him first-hand understanding of the practical pressures on those working at sea and still informs the decisions he makes today as the pro-active CEO of Transas. Most recently, he has been responsible for the development and launch of a revolutionary software platform, THESIS, or Transas Harmonized Ecosystem of Integrated Solutions, which will reshape the way commercial vessels operate; improving safety and reducing costs for vessel owners and bringing efficiency gains in global supply chains.
