Danish Pilot Makes a LEGO Model of His DanPilot Boat
Espen Andersen, a pilot boat driver for DanPilot, the independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state, takes his love of maritime and LEGOs to new heights, creating a LEGO model of the pilot boat he sails for Svendborg, Denmark-based company. Andersen has registered the pilot boat for LEGO Ideas, a forum where fans can submit suggestions for upcoming LEGO sets. If the idea is to become a reality and be considered for a new production at LEGO, the pilot boat needs to receive 10,000 votes.“At DanPilot, many passionate seafarers work on dedicated hobby projects. We want to support
US FMC Names Usman Chief Information Officer
at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.Usman earned a master’s degree in information technology from Kennesaw State University and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He also holds graduate certificates in Information Security and Enterprise IT Management as well as certificates in IT Infrastructure Library and Scrum Master
Orlowski Named VP Engineering at Austal USA
, developing, and deploying engineering and manufacturing solutions to support and advance product development. Orlowski was a member of the Northrup Grumman team for over 20 years holding various leadership positions in the company’s electronic systems, shipbuilding, technology services, enterprise services, and mission systems divisions. His engineering and program leadership experience has been in support of international and U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs to include aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and littoral combat ships. Orlowski holds a PhD in systems engineering
Udo Lange Named CEO of Stolt-Nielsen Limited
. Lange was most recently president of Healthcare, Logistics and Americas International at FedEx Express, leading a team of more than 50,000 employees across 80 countries. He was also part of the FedEx Senior Management Committee which sets the strategic direction of the circa $90 billion revenue enterprise and has held several other senior roles at FedEx since joining in 2015.Lange currently serves as a member of the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and has been involved in the task force's Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) group. He also serves on the boards of the NASDAQ-lis
Colonna’s Promotes Three Execs
across various departments of our operation,” Godfrey said. “While they bring new energy and perspectives to our executive team, they also embody our company’s legacy and will continue to work closely with our board of Directors.”In his new role, Crutchfield will oversee all enterprise operations, including Shipyard and Industrial categories, Weld America, LLC, and Accurity Industrial Contractors, LLC. He will also oversee the Human Resource function for the Colonna’s family of companies. Webb will retain responsibility for enterprise contracts administration, procurement
Ports of Indiana Names Peacock as New CEO
to a bright future as we strive to grow our state port system.”During his 22 years with Ports of Indiana, Peacock helped develop multiple strategic plans and business initiatives that reshaped the bipartisan port authority from a small government-funded agency to a self-funded, entrepreneurial enterprise that has achieved record growth under five Governors. Peacock led business development efforts to attract millions of dollars in private investment to Indiana’s ports, expand the state’s foreign-trade zone and financing programs, and secure multiple federal grants for new infrastructure
Makassar Port Workers Lack Digital Skills. Vocational Schools Can Be the Solution
in producing talented young graduates. With some improvement – such as in curricula and teaching – VET schools can become ideal partners for Makassar’s maritime industry for digital training and sourcing digitally literate talent.However, we also identify limited understanding of enterprise applications among VET students. In total, about 52.5% of students demonstrated low competence using software related to supply chain management.To address these gaps, our teams suggest a number areas to improve within VET schools in Makassar:1. Develop and redesign curricula to develop digital
HII Names Chewning EVP Strategy & Development
; among defense technology distinctions it is the world’s largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles, the largest aggregator of cyber data across the U.S. Department of Defense, and sole developer and operator of the department’s largest LVC (live, virtual and constructive) training enterprise that leverages artificial intelligence to maximize readiness while reducing costs.With 20 years of experience in national security markets, Chewning will guide HII’s corporate strategy, including identifying new opportunities for growth, cross-division collaboration, and potential investment
Maersk Announces New Executive Leadership Team
, we will intensify our focus on cost discipline and service quality while increasing customer centricity, and decision power in the front line."The Executive Leadership Team will jointly own the execution of Maersk’s Integrator strategy and is composed to create strong alignment across the enterprise as well as clear ownership and accountability for key aspects of the next phase of Maersk’s strategy, the company said.The new organizational structure is shaped around 15 roles and areas of responsibility:Vincent Clerc, Chief Executive Officer of A.P. Moller - MaerskAymeric Chandavoine
Saildrone Hires Woody as Director of Defense and Intelligence Sales
oversaw the go-to-market strategy for identifying, capturing, and executing new business opportunities.Woody began his commercial career at Mission Essential, LLC, a small business whose revenue rose rapidly when the company was awarded the Department of Defense Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise (DLITE) contract—a multibillion-dollar program providing cleared linguists and analysts around the world in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Woody holds an MBA from Hult International Business School in London and a BA in foreign affairs and economics from Miami University
Rear Adm Nunan First Woman Appointed USMMA Superintendent
the U.S. Coast Guard, has commanded units at every level both afloat and ashore. She will begin work at the Academy in a few weeks.Rear Admiral Nunan retired earlier this year as the Coast Guard’s Deputy for Personnel Readiness. In that role, she oversaw the Coast Guard’s entire personnel enterprise, including the recruitment, training, support, and retention of all active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel. She also supervised the Coast Guard Academy and served on its Board of Trustees.Previously, Rear Admiral Nunan served as the Assistant Commandant for Human Resources. In that role,
New Bedford Port Authority Names Gordon Carr Executive Director
Executive Director of the Massachusetts seaport.Carr, who current serves as Deputy Director of Real Estate Strategy and Policy at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors in the areas of public policy, economic development, and enterprise strategy, including on projects related to the City. As an independent consultant in 2014-15, Carr conducted a comprehensive assessment of both the New Bedford Economic Development Council and the City’s Harbor Development Commission, which has guided the strategy of both organizations in
UKHO Appoints Marion Leslie as Non-Executive Chair
and maritime decision support, both for defense and for the commercial world. It is a wonderful organization with deep expertise, and I feel privileged to be part of its journey.”The Non-Executive Director role that Leslie held for six years has in turn been filled by Tash Toothill, Director, Enterprise Transformation at Lloyds Banking Group. Toothill also becomes the Chair of UKHO’s Remunerations Committee.Since arriving at Lloyds Banking Group in 2019, Toothill has led enterprise transformation across risk, finance, people, payments, fraud and financial crime, supporting the Group&rsquo
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Names New Chief Executive
engagement initiatives, including revamping the Singapore Discovery Centre. Prior to MINDEF, Teo was Special Assistant to then-Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and had served in various government agencies in the areas of Policy and Planning, Manpower, Strategy, Technology, Climate Change, Enterprise Services and International Trade. He obtained a Master in Chemical Engineering First Class Honors from Imperial College of Science and Technology and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.Quah Ley HoonQuah Ley Hoon was appointed CE (Designate) of MPA on November 1, 2018
Newport News Shipbuilding Announces Leadership Changes
president and chief transformation officer, from vice president of Navy programs. In this new position, the 34-year shipyard veteran is responsible for the overall Newport News strategy execution, advanced development of business growth – including the next-generation attack submarine SSN(X), enterprise-wide continuous improvement, overall operational health, and risk-opportunity management.With Needy’s transition, Bryan Caccavale moves to vice president of Navy programs, from vice president of material and manufacturing. In this role, Caccavale’s diverse leadership and strong
Colonna’s Shipyard Announces Senior Management Changes
. Crutchfield earned his undergraduate degree in international trade and development from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and received his MBA with a concentration in finance from Regent University.Jordan Webb (left) and Randall Crutchfield (Photos: Colonna's Shipyard)Marsh will lead the enterprise-wide legacy waterfront business, Down River operations and will have operational oversight of Colonna’s Shipyard West in San Diego, Calif. Prior to CSI, he was director of production for General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk for five years. He is an apprenticeship graduate of Newport News Shipbuilding
OPINION: A New Approach to Maritime Safety is Needed
.Despite this bias, many accident investigation reports pinpoint that the leadership or safety culture was the root cause of more recent accidents such as the Bulk Jupiter, El Faro, Helge Ingstad and Costa Concordia, as well as older accidents such as the Exxon Valdez, Bow Mariner, Herald of Free Enterprise and Amoco Cadiz.Industry blind spotThe critical failures leading to the accident were in most cases known before the accident took place. This demonstrates that failures which are not handled properly may develop into critical situations and accidents. This is a blind spot because the biased focus
