Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and RenewableUK are launching a new programme to support the transition of skilled workers from sectors such as oil & gas into renewables. In April 2021, the two organisations will launch GWO Safety Training Access Programme, which will allow workers from other sectors
The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has appointed Dr Cheryl Burgess as its new chief executive. Burgess will join the SUT in January next year. She takes over from Steve Hall who has held the post for the past four years. Prof Ralph Rayner, president of the SUT said: “We look forward to welc
Soren Toft started his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second-largest container shipping firm, on December 2, 2020. He reports directly to Diego Aponte, MSC Group President, and Gianluigi Aponte, Founder and MSC Group Chairman. In his role as
Jason Hayman, CEO of UK-based marine energy company Sustainable Marine Energy, has been declared a winner of this year’s Vi Maris industry award.
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships. The UN pointed to the need for an urgent and concrete respons
Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses, UK-based shipping consultancy Drewry said. The costs are expected to moderate in subsequent years as pandemic related spend unwinds, according to Drew
The OGTC and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have warned that the UK offshore energy sector would miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if it does not invest in technology innovation to create a net-zero North Sea.
The death of the second officer of the UK-registered general cargo vessel Karina C in 2019 was caused by several direct and indirect factors, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said in an accident report.
Marine minerals could create 21,000 jobs and a $20 billion market for Norway in the next decades, Rystad Energy report says. That is the most optimistic estimate in a new Rystad Energy report on excavation of offshore minerals on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). “We are looking to provide mine
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has expanded its commercial team with the appointment of Jorge Franco as regional sales representative based in Spain.
Acteon’s marine technology company Seatronics has appointed Derek Donaldson as its new Group managing director. Donaldson joined Seatronics in 2008 as vice president Asia Pacific, where he established Seatronics Pte as the regions key supplier. Following this success, Seatronics promoted him into th
Individual crew changes are costing up to an additional $2,000, doubling the price since last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Danish-managed crewing specialist Danica said. The crewing agency said that the figure resulted from analysing a combination of fully allocated additional costs an
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd reported that two of its vessels were facing delays amid COVID-19 infection cases among the crew. The two ships include CSL Manhattan, a 2005-built Panamax containership commercially controlled by Hapag, and Tsingtao Express, a 2007-built Post-Panamax co
DOF Subsea has appointed Martin Lundberg as acting chief financial officer (CFO) with responsibility for the corporate finance functions in the DOF Subsea Group.
