Tanker Firm Frontline Keeps Barstad as Permanent CEO
Oil tanker company Frontline has appointed Lars H. Barstad as the Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management AS with effect from September 1, 2021.Barstad currently serves as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management AS, having assumed that position after CEO Robert Hvide Macleod decided to step down, as reported in October 2020.Prior to becoming the interim CEO, Barstad held the role as Frontline’s Commercial Director and has previously worked as a trader with Noble Group Ltd and Glencore Ltd in London, as well as serving as Director of Imarex Pte Ltd in Singapore.Ola
McDonald Named ABS Chief Operating Officer
Nassif has announced his plans to retire on December 31, 2021.As part of the company’s succession planning process, McDonald will assume the head operations role on July 26, 2021. Celebrating 25 years of service with ABS this year, McDonald joined ABS in 1996 as a surveyor and served in various frontline operational roles in Korea, the Northern Europe and Africa Region and the Central Region for the former Americas Division. He held the position of Vice President of Occupational Health and Safety for both the Bureau and ABS Group, and led the former ABS Divisions in Europe and in the Pacific. He
New TFG Marine CEO to Leave in September
him nothing but success in the future," the statement said."Until further notice the business will continue to be managed by its existing leadership."Reuters was unable to reach Gronborg for immediate comment.Trafigura holds a majority stake in TFG. The other owners are tanker company Frontline and dry bulk carrier Golden Ocean.In April TFG Marine was awarded bunker fuel supplier licences by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).(Reporting by Roslan Khasawneh Editing by David Goodman
HII Celebrates the Centennial Graduating Class
.25 completed Advanced Shipyard Operations Program, allowing them to continue their postsecondary education, expand their experience in waterfront operations and develop leadership skills to improve the quality and efficiency of production, manufacturing and maintenance processes.31 completed Frontline FAST, an accelerated skills training program for potential foremen.7 inducted into The National Society of Leadership Success (NSLS).19 graduates are women.32 completed the World Class Shipbuilder Curriculum and advance optional program with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.14 are military veterans
HII: 157 Apprentice School Graduates
education, expand their experience in waterfront operations and develop leadership skills to improve the quality and efficiency of production, manufacturing and maintenance processes.30 completed the program with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in the required academic curriculum.30 completed Frontline FAST, an accelerated skills training program for potential foremen.23 graduates are women.16 earned athletic awards.14 are military veterans or are currently serving in the National Guard or military reserves.The Apprentice School accepts about 225 apprentices per year. The school offers four-
GAC Sets its Sights on UK Cruise Business
destinations. Poole said, “We’re in a great position to grow and enhance our support for the cruise sector, as we already have the port and agent infrastructure well established around the country.” He added, “Furthermore, we have a wide range of frontline expertise available, both in port operations and in niche sectors like bunker fuels, marine leisure and superyachts. We are working those synergies to provide an integrated service package for our cruise customers that frees them of the burden of looking after the details and allows them to focus
MacGregor Appoints 2 New VPs
appointments of two new Vice Presidents to lead its front line operations and service competence centres globally. Nick White is appointed as Vice President, Global Field Services which is an elemental part of the new Global Lifecycle Support in MacGregor group to drive the development of frontline service operations. Mr White comes from the position of Managing Director, Hatlapa Marine Equipment Ltd. where he has successfully developed service business for Hatlapa products. Preben Liltved is appointed as Vice President, Global Product Support. Global Product Support combines MacGregor's
