UK-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems is seeking an experienced candidate to join its team in a senior business development role.
The UK government has revealed its ambition to create 2 million green jobs by 2030 and has launched a Green Jobs Taskforce to help reach that goal as part of the government’s plan to build back greener and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. According to the official press release, the government ha
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has decided to permanently lay off additional 84 people after closing the latest phase of talks with unions, pushing the total count of job cuts to 250. As Offshore Energy – Green Marine reported in August, the first phase of the employee cooperation negotiations (YT
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have expressed their support for the safe resumption of cruise ship operations following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), along with SSI members, have launched a new project focusing on seafarers’ labour and human rights.
Subsea UK has decided to postpone its underwater engineering event Subsea Expo due to the current coronavirus-imposed restrictions. The industry body announced today that the three-day conference and exhibition, along with the annual Subsea Awards dinner, will now take place on 25-27 May 2021. Neil
Welsh-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has expanded its board with the appointment of Andrew Diplock as non-executive director.
Danish wave energy technology developer Resen Waves has appointed Roland Boysen as its new chief commercial officer. Boysen will be responsible for developing global sales of the Smart Power Buoy for a wide variety of applications. Per Resen Steenstrup, CEO of Resen Waves, stated: “Resen Waves is gr
Subsea services company Oceaneering has appointed Ben Hooker as director of business development – Renewables. Hooker is accounting and finance manager with sales and business development background within the upstream oil and gas; defense, marine and renewable energy sectors. He most recently serve
Energy transition is not a fast and temporary thing, and its reach goes beyond the existing industries, their operations and transformations. Next generation of experts is working in the good old energy sector as it moves through the transition and to what it will become in the future. The Young Ene
British armed forces have taken control of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda after seven stowaways reportedly hijacked the vessel in the English Channel over the weekend. The Liberian-flagged tanker arrived into UK waters on Sunday from Lagos, where the stowaways allegedly boarded the vessel. The crew i
A career at sea has lost much of its capacity to attract newcomers. This could lead to the global shortage of seafarers, Drewry believes.
Cathrine Kristiseter Marti has been appointed as the new CEO of Ulstein Group, replacing Gunvor Ulstein who has decided to step down from her operational role after 22 years. Cathrine Marti comes from the position as CFO, a role she has had for the past six years. Gunvor will remain Chair of the Boa
Danish shipowner Maersk expects to take a restructuring charge of around $ 100 million in the third quarter of 2020 related to the redundancies of around 2,000 employees. The redundancies are part of the internal reorganization announced last month, mostly affecting the major’s Ocean and Logistics &
