Maritime Job News

Canadian Shipbuilder Davie Names Maxie Lafleur President

Canadian Shipbuilder Davie Names
Canadian shipbuilder Davie announced it has appointed Maxie Lafleur as president, bringing in a business executive from outside the shipbuilding sector to help drive growth.

Union Bulk Names Michael Bonderup CEO

Union Bulk Names Michael Bonderup
Denmark-based Union Bulk announced Michael Bonderup will take over as chief executive officer, effective November 4.As part of this transition

Wilhelmsen Ship Management CEO Schou to Retire, Lenz Named Successor

Wilhelmsen Ship Management CEO
Wilhelmsen Ship Management announced its chief operating officer Haakon Lenz will assume the role of CEO, succeeding Carl Schou, who is retiring after 19 years of service, including 16 years as CEO.

ICS Launches eLearning Academy

ICS Launches eLearning
The world of maritime education and training continues to evolove, with the announcement last month that Lloyd's Register had acquired Ocean Technologies Group

Furetank Names Björn Stignor CEO

Furetank Names Björn Stignor
Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank is making a shift in management, where Björn Stignor steps into the CEO position from an international career in the Stena sphere.

Columbia Group to Overhaul Its Crewing Department

Columbia Group to Overhaul Its
Columbia Group has revealed plans to transform its traditional crewing department into a fully-fledged Maritime HR Department, in a move that aims to enhance its approach to crew management and

Fugro Names Annabelle Vos Director for Middle East & India

Fugro Names Annabelle Vos
Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Annabelle Vos as Group Director for the Middle East & India, effective January 1, 2025.Vos has been part of the Fugro family since 2016

Hornblower Names Michelle Manson Chief People Officer

Hornblower Names Michelle Manson
Hornblower Group announced it has named Michelle Mason as its new chief people officer, responsible for the global human resources strategy to support Hornblower’s 5,000-plus employees worldwide.

Van Der Wurff Tapped to Lead Yanmar Marine International

Van Der Wurff Tapped to Lead
YANMAR Marine International B.V., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, announced it has appointed Wouter-Jan van der Wurff as chief executive officer, effective October 1, 2024.

Pettengill Tapped to Lead Maine Port Authority

Pettengill Tapped to Lead Maine
Chelsea Pettengill has been selected to serve as interim Executive Director Maine Port Authority (MPA), taking over for Matthew Burns, who has decided to leave his position at the helm of the MPA to

Steamship Authority GM Robert Davis to Step Down

Steamship Authority GM Robert
Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority general manager Robert B. Davis announced he will step down from his role at the helm of the agency in approximately one year and

Bill Sanson Joins LeeWay Marine as President

Bill Sanson Joins LeeWay Marine
LeeWay Marine, a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia based owner and operator or survey and research vessels, announced Bill Sanson will be joining the team as President

Trafigura Names Richard Holtum CEO

Trafigura Names Richard Holtum
Richard Holtum will take over as chief executive of global trading house Trafigura from Jan. 1 next year, the company said on Tuesday.Holtum will take over the helm at a time when trading firms are

Cadmatic Names Detlef Schneider CEO

Cadmatic Names Detlef Schneider
Cadmatic, a developer of digital 3D-based design, engineering and information management software solutions, announced it has appointed Dr. Detlef Schneider as its new CEO effective from October 7.

LOGISTEC Appoints Liborio Fernandes Chief as Commercial Officer

LOGISTEC Appoints Liborio
Montréal-based marine and environmental services provider LOGISTEC announced it has appointed Cleidy Liborio Fernandes as chief commercial officer.

Robinson Heads Up Bunker Desk at Tankers International

Robinson Heads Up Bunker Desk at
VLCC pool Tankers International announced it has appointed Stephen Robinson to head up its bunker desk.Robinson will be UK-based and brings many years of experience to the business

Hildyard to Lead Operations for Raymarine and FLIR Maritime

Hildyard to Lead Operations for
Marine electronics company Raymarine announced Michelle Hildyard as the Vice President of Operations, responsible for managing supply chain, engineering

Lisa Young Joins SEACOR Marine Board

Lisa Young Joins SEACOR Marine
SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. announced it has appointed Lisa P. Young as an independent member of its board of directors, in a move that expands the marine services company's board from five to six

NBBB and ESR Names Goedhard Sales and Marketing Director

NBBB and ESR Names Goedhard Sales
Shared Ice Services LLC, responsible for the professional services of both Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) and Everett Ship Repair (ESR)

Mr. Marine Names Laarhuis CEO

Mr. Marine Names Laarhuis
Mr. Marine announced it has appointed Charles Laarhuis as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 15. Laarhuis succeeds Karel Peters in leading the global operations of the testing