Profiles in Training: Marcus Cheesman, Founder, Seven Seas Preparatory Academy
and Marine operations and Training for Princess Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Disney Cruise Line. Throughout his career, Marcus always had a passion for teaching and sharing his professional experience and so it seemed natural to start his own maritime training school in his new home state of Florida.Seven Seas Preparatory Academy is a young but expanding maritime training business. Launched in 2018, it experienced 400% growth after its first year of operation, which led to expanded training programs to include yacht stewardess training, deckhand programs and cruise line entertainment training.&ldquo
ShipServ Appoints Hyldahn as CEO
customers and the wider market to develop products and solutions that service specific market segments. Hyldahn joined ShipServ in 2017 and was promoted to Chief Solutions Officer the following year. Prior to working with ShipServ, he was Chief Information Officer at global maritime services group Seven Seas and Managing Director at technical and strategic consultancy CUBISOL
ShipServ Names Hyldahn as SVP, Business Development
the business’ new ventures. Hyldahn joins ShipServ with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the marine business, gleaned through previous roles from both the supplier and buyer sides. Before joining ShipServ, Hyldahn was chief information officer at global maritime services group Seven Seas, before which he held the role of managing director at technical and strategic consultancy CUBISOL. Prior to working at Seven Seas, Hyldahn also held senior roles at Coca-Cola, the Carlsberg Group, and the Eitzen Group. According to ShipServ, this new appointment comes at an important
Eidesvik Named CEO of TTS Group ASA
Toril Eidesvik has been appointed as new CEO of TTS Group ASA after Björn Andersson. She enters the position immediately and resigns as Director of the Board of the company. Toril Eidesvik has previously been CEO of Green Reefers ASA and EMS Seven Seas ASA. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of TTS Group ASA since 2013 and has extensive board experience from several companies within the shipping and offshore industry. Eidesvik holds a law degree from the University of Oslo and has previously worked as a legal attorney with corporate law. She has also taken education at BI
Norwegian Cruise Line, Port of Seattle Ink 15-year Lease
Cruise contract is port’s largest ever, cruise line homeports at Seattle's Pier 66 for 15 years The Port of Seattle signed a 15-year lease with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The deal secures NCLH ships in Seattle for the full term of the lease and provides passenger volume guarantees estimated to bring $73 million dollars of revenue to the port. “We thank Norwegian Cruise Line for their commitment to Seattle and the Alaska cruise business,” said Commissioner John Creighton.
Montague named Prestige Cruise President, COO
culture and strong focus on financial discipline." Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Frank Del Rio noted that Montague had played a key part in creating the great brands that have been built at Prestige. "We are confident that both the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands will continue to prosper and grow with Jason at the helm," said Del Rio. Most recently, Montague served as Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Prior to the acquisition of Prestige, he served as Chief Financial
Navico Bolsters Global Marketing Team
team. Simon Conder joins Navico as EMEA Marketing Director from TUI Travel, where he had overall global brand responsibility for Sunsail, as well as UK and Ireland marketing responsibilities for the Moorings and Le Boat brands. Ben Smith is the Trade Marketing Manager, joining the team from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, where he was its European Trade Marketing Manager. Lucy Nicholson brings experience with Premier Marinas and Camper & Nicolson to her position as Marcoms and Trade Marketing. Ceri Mitchell brings extensive retail experience to Navico as a Trade Marketing Executive. Peter Cowell has
EMS Seven Seas Announces New CEO
EMS Seven Seas announces new CEO; enters into agreement to acquire Wave Shipping, a Singapore-based maritime and port agency services company. EMS Seven Seas, an international ship chandler and leader in the provision of goods to the marine, offshore and defense sectors, has announced that it has appointed Lars Rosenkrands as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Lars has 30 years’ experience in the shipping industry, having worked for a variety of ship supply and ship services companies across Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia, including Inchcape Shipping
