Disasters at Sea & Their Impact on Shipping Regulation
Murrell, NTBS director of marine safety. “‘Blame the captain and fire that person.’ I always cringe when I see that, it’s just the easy way out. Seafarers want to do better; they don’t want to go to work and cause accidents,” says Tim Donney, global head, marine risk consulting, Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty. The biggest change he’s seen in 35 years of experience in global marine surveying and loss control is an evolution in how the industry approaches maritime safety. It’s moving from engineering fixes to problems, to addressing the human
Khanna New Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting
Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced the appointment of Captain Rahul Khanna to Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting, effective July 1, 2014. In this position, Captain Khanna will be responsible for developing and executing the Marine risk consulting and loss prevention services across all regions globally, leading a team of 20 consisting of former captains, maritime experts, and maritime engineers based in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific regions. He will replace Tim Donney who will retire in early July.
