International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards Presented
is fully committed to supporting seafarers any time of the day or night. He visits seafarers on ships, in hospital, in prison and at home and provides holistic coaching in the Philippines as a Wellness at Sea trainer. He provided exceptional support to seafarers and their families in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.ISWAN’s Executive Director, Roger Harris, said after the ceremony, “Tonight’s awards celebrate the heroes of seafarers’ welfare provision. It is fantastic to see the exceptional standards of services and facilities being offered to seafarers around the world
Richards Appointed CEO For 3Si Group
Safety and Survival Systems International Ltd (3Si) has announced the appointment of new CEO, Andrew Richards. Richards joins the group, whose companies include Ocean Safety, Typhoon International, International Safety Products, 3Si Offshore and Revere Survival, in mid-May. Richards has over 20 years’ experience in the safety sector of the marine industry. Most recently he was CEO of marine refurbishing business Trimline, and prior to that Managing Director of Cosalt PLC’s Marine Division, and Global Marine and Leisure Sales Director for Survitec. Previously
ISP Appoints Tinkler as Head of Sales
Brand Manager at Henri Lloyd for 10 years, will primarily focus on managing and developing the international business of ISP and controlling the development of the company’s range of products. ISP is part of the 3Si group, along with other leading safety names including Ocean Safety, Typhoon and Revere.
Typhoon Appoints Willis as UK Sales Manager
Typhoon International, a manufacturer of drysuits, and a major player in the diving and watersports markets, has appointed Ben Willis as UK Commercial Sales Manager. Willis joins the company at an exciting time as Typhoon aligns its activities with those of its sister companies Ocean Safety and ISP, each providing a wide range of safety products. In his role Willis will focus on the Emergency sector, (including Police, Fire, environmental, waterways, windfarms and rescue organizations), working with the other 3Si companies, to provide a complete package into this sector.
Weathernews Opens Manila Operations Center
;m very happy.” The company plans to increase the staff of new Manila Operations Center to sixteen Filipino mariners by the end of the year, and also hope the establishment of the Manila Operations Center will contribute to better information to help mitigate weather risks to the country like Typhoon Yolanda that caused wide scale destruction in Philippines last year. CEO Kusabiraki added that he also looks forward to “start providing weather information to Philippine-based businesses in the near future.”
Life at Sea in Container Ships Extraordinay Says New Book
in hazardous, if not hellish, environments. Horatio Clare joins two container ships, travelling in the company of their crews and captains. Together they experience unforgettable journeys: the first, from East to West (Felixstowe to Los Angeles, via Suez) is rich with Mediterranean history, torn with typhoon nights and gilded with an unearthly Pacific peace; the second northerly passage, from Antwerp to Montreal, reeks of diesel, 'wuthers' with gales and goes to frozen regions of the North Atlantic, in deep winter, where the sea itself seems haunted. In Clare's vibrant prose a modern industry does
