Chevron Names Yavuz GM for its Global Marine Lubricants
Chevron announced it has appointed Ayten Yavuz as the new General Manager, Global Marine Lubricants.Yavuz joined Chevron in 1991 and has held notable positions over three decades at the company. Most recently, Yavuz was the Regional Manager of Chevron Marine Products for North West Europe and the Americas.In her new role, Yavuz will be responsible for charting the course toward profitable growth, innovation and development within the marine business sector, Chevron said. She will also lead efforts aimed at bolstering Chevron's commitment to participate in the marine industry's lower carbon
DNV Names Linden Area Manager for UK & Ireland
area.“I am delighted to congratulate Tony on his appointment. His enterprising background, technical know-how and clear understanding of the complex challenges facing the shipping industry will make him an invaluable asset to the market,” said Torgeir Sterri, DNV Maritime Regional Manager West Europe.“Whether it is adapting to the wave of digitalization sweeping the industry or to increasingly strict global and regional emissions-reduction regulations, it is more important than ever for maritime stakeholders to be able to easily reach out to technical and operations specialists,&rdquo
Baltic Exchange Appoints Strategic Carbon Lead
, and started his career working for the Port of Cape Town in 1994 before joining the classification society DNV as a marine surveyor. At DNV he worked in a number of strategic roles globally, including alternative fuels and emission reduction, and as Regional Manager for customer engagement in West Europe and Africa. He then spent three years (2018-2021) as Chief Executive of maritime vetting and due-diligence agency RightShip before setting up Lookout Maritime
Polarcus to Cut Jobs, Salaries
disciplined reduction in offshore operating cost. This will mitigate the anticipated elevated idle time of the Polarcus fleet in the coming months," Polarcus said.New contractIn a separate statement on Wednesday morning, the Oslo-listed company said it had won an offshore survey contract in North-West Europe.Polarcus said the project would begin in the second quarter of 2020, with a duration of three months. The company did not provide any details on the financial terms of the deal, nor on the identity of the client.Worth noting, Polarcus used the photo of its Polarcus Adira vessel to illustrate a
Protheroe Takes Charge of BV N. America
in the United States and Canada. His role includes responsibility for the marine operational client support teams and services provided under the continued management of the General Manager, Marine Operations, Daniel Giani. Protheroe will report to Bruno Dabouis, Vice-President for the South West Europe and North Americas Zone.Based in Houston, his hometown, Protheroe will lead the development and delivery of all products, services, and activities for Marine & Offshore in North America. He will also be responsible for overseeing all key client accounts as well as ensuring compliance with
Officer Shortage in Shipping
believes that this is also helping to ease some of the pressure on manning,” Drewry said. Drewry noted that although crew compensation packages tend to follow the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) standard terms, officer earnings are more market driven – West Europe is however the principle exception to the rule.
