Americraft Marine Appoints Peter Fetten as Chairman
its strong leadership, as it aims to bolster its work at St. Johns, and beyond."Americraft Marine is one of three maritime subsidiaries of Libra Group, a privately owned business group whose 20 subsidiaries have assets and operations in nearly 60 countries. Other maritime subsidiaries include Lomar Shipping and Seapath, a company formed to address the need for investments in America’s maritime economy, including marine industrial technologies and Jones Act vessels
Svitzer Australia Names Jensen CCO
for the Australia/PNG region.Jensen started in the role in March and is based out of Svitzer Australia’s Sydney head office. She brings commercial leadership experience across a range of industry sectors including industrial consumables, engineering solutions, the pharmaceutical industry and in shipping with more than 11 years’ previous experience with Maersk.Svitzer Australia managing director Videlina Georgieva said, “Veronica brings a strong external lens and passion for customers. With a focus on performance and an expertise in establishing the right commercial excellence, customer
Recruiter to Cooperate in Deal with Workers Suing Major US Shipbuilders
court approval.Attorneys for Faststream and the plaintiffs had no immediate comment. The company did not admit liability. Representatives from General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Faststream focuses on the recruitment in the global maritime, shipping and energy sectors. The company was founded in 1999 and employs more than 100 people, according to its website.The lawsuit said Faststream “abided by the no-poach rules agreed to by the defendants and facilitated unlawful information exchanges among the defendants that helped them enforce
Havila Voyages Announces Leadership Appointments
and Aleksander Røynesdal has started in the role of new chief financial officer.Røynesdal was hired in December but officially entered his new role March 1. He comes from the position of COO at Norgas Carriers and has extensive experience in the finance and capital markets within the shipping and maritime transport industry.Øyen is scheduled to start in her new role on September 1, 2024. She comes from the role of director marketing and branding at Widerøe and has extensive experience in marketing and branding within several industries.Until Øyen is in place, Lasse
Orsted Appoints CFO, Head of Operations
;s largest offshore wind farm developer looks to bounce back from a string of losses and project cancellations.Rising inflation, interest rate hikes and supply chain snags have squeezed offshore wind developers facing growing demand.Orsted appointed Trond Westlie as CFO, a post he held at Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk and Norway's Telenor.Patrick Harnett, who joined Orsted in 2016, will become head of operations (COO), with effect from April 1.Harnett has led development and construction of Hornsea 3, which will become the world's single largest offshore wind farm when completed
UK Chamber of Shipping names Hatcher Chief Executive
The UK Chamber of Shipping announced the appointment of Rhett Hatcher as its next chief executive, replacing Sarah Treseder.Hatcher has recently retired from the Royal Navy. He brings with him a broad wealth of experience. His last role was as the UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive at the UK Hydrographic Office. He gained a thorough understanding of Whitehall while in senior appointments at the Ministry of Defense, where he was responsible for global strategy, operations and defense engagement.Hatcher will join the Chamber on 18 March, and following a short handover period, Treseder
Xeneta Appoints Chief Product Officer
is a beautiful quote from Jeff Bezos where he says, ‘we are stubborn on vision, we are flexible on details’.”Brocca’s role will see him further develop Xeneta’s platform, which already calls upon more than 400 million crowdsourced datapoints on ocean and air freight shipping rates to bring transparency to an otherwise opaque market.Brocca has also held the position of Director of Business Transformation at MSC – the world’s largest ocean freight shipping company.“I have witnessed first-hand businesses across the freight industry with slow and inefficient
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Officer Trainee of the Year Announced
to join her brothers in the Sea Cadets during the school holidays.Katie signed up to a sailing course within weeks and her new lifelong ambition saw her go on to qualify as an officer several years later. She is now third officer for Cemex Marine Aggregates.The award was presented at the UK Chamber of Shipping’s annual gala dinner on Monday 5 February at the JW Marriott Hotel, London.Katie was nominated by her nautical college Fleetwood Nautical Campus in Blackpool, Fylde College, and training management companies Chiltern Maritime and MEF (Maritime Educational Foundation).The judging panel made
Inchcape Shipping Services Names Svend Stenberg Mølholt CCO
Port agency and marine services company Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) announced the appointment of Svend Stenberg Mølholt as Chief Commercial Officer, effective January 9, 2024.Svend has been in the shipping industry for 20 years, most recently serving as the Group COO in Monjasa Holding, a global fuel and shipping company. While serving as the Group COO, Svend also held the position of Chairman of the Board at RelateIT, one of Denmark’s largest NAV/Business Central partners. Before his time at Monjasa Holding and RelateIT, Svend spent most of his career in Maersk Logistics / Damco and
Finnlines Names Kallio-Mannila Head of Group Sales, Customer Service and Marketing
succeeds Staffan Herlin, who served Finnlines for 40 years and retired at the end of 2023.“I am pleased that Merja has been nominated as the Head of Group Sales, Customer Service and Marketing. Merja’s strong customer engagement, long and extensive experience, both within the company and the shipping industry, is highly valuable. We wish her all the success in her new position,” said Tom Pippingsköld, President and CEO of Finnlines
OSG Pledges $90,000 to Mass. Maritime Academy Foundation
Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) announced a three-year pledge in the amount of $90,000 to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as the US. shipping company continues to promote women to receive training to enter the maritime industry.OSG said its pledge will go to undergraduate and sea term scholarships and sponsorship of the Academy’s Women’s Network and Sea, Science and Leadership Career Exploration Program. Scholarship recipients will have ongoing interaction with OSG and the opportunity to become familiar with OSG’s business and fleet of vessels. The OSG Scholarship Program is
Bath Iron Works Gets $34 Million to Bolster Its Workforce
to make improvements to the infrastructure of the U.S. shipyards that build the Navy’s destroyers.BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, primarily builds Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers for the U.S. Navy.“The crews of the Bath-built DDG-51 destroyers defending commercial shipping in the Red Sea today serve as vivid reminders of how important it is that the United States maintain a robust shipbuilding capability to support the U.S. Navy,” Collins said. “These workforce investments are aimed at strengthening the backbone of BIW, which is the thousands of dedicated
Ivø Appointed Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO
Taiger Ivø, has been appointed Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO from January 1, 2024.Ivø joined BIMCO in early 2022 to lead the Contracts & Support department. Prior to working at BIMCO, Ivø headed the claims department of marine insurer Skuld (Copenhagen), worked at Danish Shipping (formerly known as the Danish Shipowners’ Association) and as a lawyer at Gorrissen Federspiel’s department for Shipping/Offshore/Transportation. She holds a PhD in international company law and a Master of Laws, both from the University of Copenhagen.As part of the leadership team,
Golden Ocean Names Svensen CEO
Oslo-headquartered dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group announced its board has appointed Lars-Christian Svensen as CEO, effective January 1, 2024.Svensen had been serving as interim CEO following the resignation of the company's previous CEO, Ulrik Andersen, in June 2023.Svensen joined Golden Ocean as chief commercial officer in December 2020 and was previously senior vice president in Norway and president of U.S. trading activities in Seattle for Western Bulk. Before that, he was a downstream analyst for Petredec and a tanker broker for Cmarine Services PTE Ltd. in Singapore. Svensen
Exmar Announces Leadership Change
Carl-Antoine Saverys has been named CEO of listed Belgian shipowner Exmar, the company announced Tuesday. Effective January 1, 2024, he will take over from Francis Mottrie who will stay on board as COO.After assuming various roles in the shipping industry, Carl-Antoine Saverys has held deputy roles within Exmar over the past six years, including the company’s infrastructure department and thereafter at the shipping department.Joining him at the executive top level are newly appointed CFO, Hadrien Bown, and executive director infrastructure, Jonathan Raes, member of the executive committee since
Aker Arctic CEO Suojanen to Step Down
and reached a position as the leading company in this segment. The company’s financial situation is excellent, the order book is good and most importantly the expertise of our employees is at very high level. The company has recently started to develop new solutions to the growing sustainable shipping market," Suojanen said. "I feel that now it is right time to do something else and start focusing on new challenges,"“Reko has successfully led the company and its development. Under his leadership Aker Arctic has secured the position as leading designer for ice going vessels
Interview: Juha Kytölä, Director of R&D and Engineering, Wärtsilä
in the industry is huge [offering many] challenges, [and also offering many] opportunities. My 34-year career has always been closely linked to technology development, and I have been involved in introducing new fuels [to market]. We put a lot of focus on introducing liquefied natural gas as a fuel for shipping, which was a very big step [and has made] a big contribution toward decarbonization.Today ship owners have the will to optimize their operations, not only for economical drivers, but especially for the environment. These are fantastic times for people in research and development; it’s motivating
