Bibby Marine Appoints Woodcock as Non-executive Director
Howard to our board. Building on his extensive career in the maritime and energies sectors, Howard’s skills will complement the board’s breadth of experience and support Bibby Marine’s continued focus on being the UK’s leading clean and most committed service operation vessel operator and leading global provider of floating workforce accommodation.&rdquo
New COO and CFO for Eidesvik Offshore
Norway-based offshore support vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has appointed Arve Nilsen as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Ellen Sofie Ottesen as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Nilsen comes from the position of Technical Manager in Eidesvik with responsibility for technology, purchasing, and IT. He has more than 30 years of industry and technology experience and has been with the Company for 13 years.Ottesen comes from the position of Director of Sustainability in Eidesvik. She has more than 15 years of experience within the company from various management positions such as Fleet
Bordelon Marine Announces Leadership Promotions
, has been with Bordelon Marine for the past nine years in various leadership roles including director of HSE. During this time, Martin has transformed the HSE department and developed the company’s HSE policies and culture, record, and standing to the level and quality required of a subsea vessel operator. Martin has previous industry experience with McDermott International Inc. working in a global capacity as HSE coordinator in Singapore, Brazil, Spain, France, Scotland and Abu Dhabi/ Dubai in UAE. Martin earned a master’s in engineering from the University of Alabama Birmingham.Bordelon
IMO Sec Gen: The Crew Change Crisis Remains a Challenge
endeavor conducted with World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media. Soliciting response from ship owner/operators, maritime education and training institutions and seafarers, the survey takes less than 30 minutes to complete and can be found here:Click here for the Vessel Operator survey Click here for the METI survey Click here for the Seafarer survey Full statement from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim:“One year ago, as the world plunged into the COVID-19 crisis, I spoke of our voyage together and the need for collaboration and cooperation. I am
VIDEO: MarTID 2021 ... A Call to Action for Global Survey of Maritime Training Practices
practices survey and its resulting annual report are non-commercial initiatives supported by the World Maritime University, New Wave Media, and Marine Learning Systems in partnership together. This year, like last, we have created three separate surveys: one to be completed by seafarers, one by vessel operators, and one by maritime training institutions. The more responses we have, the more accurate and useful the data in the report. And the early trend is excellent – the 2019 survey received twice the responses of 2018. The 2020 survey roughly doubled again. Please help us double the responses
Ex-Subsea 7 Man to Head Harvey Gulf's New Subsea Services Business
The U.S.-based offshore support vessel operator Harvey Gulf International Marine has appointed Ed Galloway to manage Harvey’s new subsea venture company, Harvey Subsea Services. Galloway was previously Director of Gulf of Mexico Region for Subsea7/i-Tech7 where he ran the company’s IMR business, including related charters and engineering solutions. Prior to this, Galloway, a U.S. Navy veteran, spent 23 years at Oceaneering, working in various leadership roles, focused on their subsea business. Commenting on his new role, Galloway said: Having chartered vessels from
Massachusetts Institutions Get Grants for Offshore Wind Workforce Training
;s training facility in Taunton, in partnership with JDR Cables, a cable supplier for the Vineyard Wind 1 project.Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA): $75,000 to conduct a feasibility study to understand the need, interest, and business case for developing and delivering a crew transfer vessel operator training program, specialized helicopter transfer training, and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Advanced Rescue Training. University of Massachusetts, Lowell (UML): $244,457 to build on existing offshore wind workforce research and analyze the local labor market and current university-leve
Esvagt CEO: No Job Cuts and Furloughs
At these difficult times when companies involved in the offshore industry are cutting jobs across the board as one of the ways to preserve cash, there's one offshore vessel operator that, while indeed cutting salaries, is keeping the jobs in place.Esvagt, the Danish provider of emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV) and service operation vessels (SOV) to the offshore energy industry, mostly in the North Sea, earlier this month said it would cut executive and staff pay, and delay investments.The pay cuts and investment delays are a response to the low oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic
Rabbitt to Join Hornblower as CEO
U.S.-based passenger vessel operator Hornblower Group announced it has appointed Kevin Rabbitt has CEO. Rabbitt is expected to take up the role in July, while founder, Chairman and current CEO Terry MacRae will continue as Executive Chairman.Rabbitt’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for industry-leader Hornblower as many parts of the Group’s operations prepare to resume operations when current pandemic restrictions are lifted.“In these unprecedented times, there will be challenges alongside opportunities,” Rabbitt said. “I look forward to ensuring that the business is
New Round of Layoffs at Maersk Drilling
.In April, the offshore drilling firm said that Shell and Aker BP had sent termination notices for the semi-submersible Mærsk Developer and the jack-up rig Maersk Reacher.Worth noting, news of Maersk Drilling terminating onshore staff comes just a day after Maersk Supply Service, an offshore vessel operator and a part of Maersk group, said it would let go 55 people in an effort to cut its onshore costs
DOF Chairman to Resign after 18 Years in Position
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has said Helge Møgster will be resigning from the Board of Directors in DOF ASA following the upcoming ordinary General Meeting, after 18 years in the role as Chairman. He will also resign as chairman in DOF Subsea AS. DOF said it will be proposed to the general meeting of both DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS that Hans Olav Lindal replaces Helge Møgster as chairman of the two companies. "The Group will be facing a very challenging period going forward, with extensive and comprehensive processes related to the refinancing of the Group.
Have You Taken the MarTID 2020 Survey?
There's still time to complete the third annual global Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) survey, open through February 29, 2020.Make sure your voice is heard. Take the MarTID 2020 survey today:Vessel operator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorMETI survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETISeafarer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarerMarTID is a non-commercial, joint initiative of the World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media, launched in 2018 with the completion of the inaugural survey and publication of
MarTID 2020: Take the Global Maritime Training Survey
Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) survey is officially open through February 29, 2020.Take the MarTID 2020 SurveyTo facilitate a broader response globally, the MarTID steering group again opted to both shorten the survey and to offer three, targeted versions for these three stakeholders:Vessel operator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorMETI survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETISeafarer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarerWhy is MarTID Important?This MarTID initiative is the first of its kind in the world. There is broad agreement
Profiles in Training: Staten Island Ferries
Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) survey is officially open through February 29, 2020.Take the MarTID 2020 SurveyTo facilitate a broader response globally, the MarTID steering group again opted to both shorten the survey and to offer three, targeted versions for these three stakeholders: Vessel Operator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperator METI survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETI Seafarer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarerWhy is MarTID Important?This MarTID initiative is the first of its kind in the world. There is broad agreement
MarTID 2020: The Maritime Training Survey is Open
The third annual global Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) 2020 survey is officially open.To facilitate a broader response globally, the MarTID steering group again opted to both shorten the survey and to offer three, targeted versions for these three stakeholders:Vessel Operators,Training Institutions, andSeafarers. Take the Survey Vessel Operator survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperator METI survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETI Seafarer survey link: https://www.
MarTID '19 Survey: Deadline Extended
annual survey results in annual reports (available freely at www.MarTID.org) provide critical data on maritime training practices and trends useful to every segment of the maritime industry. As such, it is important that every seafarer, maritime trainer and maritime administrator working at a vessel operator or training center complete the survey (also available at www.MarTID.org) and ask their colleagues to do the same.Now that the 2019 survey has been launched, it is useful to examine the most notable insights revealed by the inaugural 2018 report. It turns out that there is one message that,
Transformation in Maritime Industry Training
annual survey and the resulting annual reports (available freely at www.MarTID.org) provide critical data on maritime training practices and trends useful to every segment of the maritime industry. As such, it is important that every seafarer, maritime trainer and maritime administrator working at a vessel operator or training center complete the survey (also available at www.MarTID.org) and ask their colleagues to do the same.Now that the 2019 survey has been launched, it is useful to examine the most notable insights revealed by the inaugural 2018 report. It turns out that there is one message that,