US Investigation Leads Maersk to Change Reporting Policy for Employees
, state or local regulatory agencies without first notifying the company, violated federal law. Workers have the right to report safety concerns directly to authorities without fear of retaliation.The investigation began after the seaman alerted the U.S. Coast Guard about safety concerns aboard the Safmarine Mafadi, a 50,000-ton, 958-foot container ship, in December 2020. The concerns included lifeboat equipment in need of repair and replacement, crew members onboard in possession of, and possibly consuming alcohol, improper supervision of cadet seamen, and a bilge system not preventing cargo holds
Xeneta Appoints Finbow, Irvine to Exec Team
and experience will play a critical role in guiding the organization as it scales systems and processes across sales, marketing and other departments. Before joining Xeneta, Finbow served as Managing Director EMEA at digital freight platform Magaya. Finbow has also held management roles at INTTRA and Safmarine
Maersk Supports Maritime Education in South Africa
those from financially-disadvantaged backgrounds.A special event was held at Lawhill to commemorate the 25 year milestone and the retirement of long-standing maritime educators, Brian Ingpen and Captain Godfrey Schlemmer. Speaking at the event David Williams, Maersk Africa Region Managing Director and Safmarine CEO, commended the school on the important role the program has played in South African society, as well as in the transport and logistics sector. Several Lawhill alumni are currently in command of vessels at sea while others occupy important roles ashore, including Maersk.In the early 1990s Safmarine
Brookes Bell Expands Marine Casualty Capability
;s SCOPIC Committee for their exceptional level of expertise in the field of salvage and wreck removal.Joining the Brookes Bell team are William Leschaeve and Michael Riddell.Riddell is a senior master mariner, based in Brookes Bell’s Singapore office. Following an initial career at sea with Safmarine, he later served on ocean-going salvage tugs responsible for ocean towage and emergency response. Ashore, Riddell has extensive experience in emergency response, wreck removal, ship stability, condition surveys and other related work.Leschaeve operates from the Brookes Bell London office and is
Crowley Names Vargas VP, Business Development
services. Vargas has more than a quarter century of sales and marketing experience. Prior to joining Crowley, he led Canada and Eastern U.S. sales efforts at SeaLand, part of the Maersk Group. He also oversaw supply chain strategies and helped direct sales at Maersk and its subsidiary Safmarine (Maersk Group) from 1995 to 2007. Vargas previously served as vice president of sales and marketing at SeaFreight Agencies, successfully launching ocean cargo service offerings in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America. He is a graduate of Florida International University with a bachelor’s
Maersk Fights to Stay on top as Containership Downturn Deepens
to put it to use. Chief executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen said last month that the group held "plenty of liquidity reserves for unexpected and expected investments". The line last made a major acquisition in 2005 when it bought P&O Nedlloyd, about five years after buying Sealand and Safmarine. Stausholm held open the possibility of new deals. "If the right opportunity is there we will look into it," he said. "If you look at the history of Maersk Line, we have achieved our leadership position by combination of organic growth and acquisitions." However, he rejected
Metro Group Maritime Adds Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones has joined Metro Group Maritime, the New York headquartered commercial receivable management, debt recovery and consulting company focused on the maritime and transportation industry. Jones, formerly with Safmarine, a unit of Maersk Line, has spent the last decade working in the steamship industry. He brings industry-specific knowledge from his last three positions held during the last 10 years: Accounts Receivables Specialist, Account Manager, and Customer Relations Specialist.
Porter Appointed GM for Radio Holland
Arab Emirates, as Director Middle East and India. Porter started at sea as Deck Officer and has since 1989 further developed his career ashore. He worked, amongst other things, as Operations and Capacity Manager Container Trades at CMB N.V – CMBT N.V. and as Fleet and Operations Director at Safmarine Container Lines. In 2012 he started his own shipping consultancy company Antwerp Ship Partners. As consultant he took on assignments amongst others as Product Manager at Odense Maritime Technology and as Country Manager at Alphatron Marine.
Nagtegaal is Head of Containers, Rotterdam Port
been appointed the new Head of Containers at the Port of Rotterdam Authority. He is a highly experienced manager from the world of shipping and logistics, who enjoyed a successful career at P&O NedLloyd (in China, among other places), ultimately becoming director of the NileDutch Africa Line, via Safmarine. Hans Nagtegaal succeeds Joyce Bliek. The Port Authority has created a new position, in which Joyce Bliek will focus on improving and streamlining digital communication and the exchange of information in the supply chain. The increases in scale in container shipping result in peak volumes and
Senior Management Changes at Rickmers-Linie
remain connected to the company as a member of the Board of Rickmers-Linie (America). Waldemar (Val) Poulsen has been named President and CEO of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc. based in Houston, Texas effective the same date. Before joining Rickmers-Linie, Poulsen was Director/Country Manager with Safmarine in Houston, responsible for the activities of the multi-purpose division of Safmarine in the Americas. rickmers-linie.com
