Interviews – Page 10
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NewsGrzegorz Mazerski: Deltamarin
“I thought I’d understood vessel design during my university courses,” said Grzegorz Mazerski of Finish ship designers Deltamarin, “but the three years I spent in a Polish yard after college were the real school.”
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NewsDennis Doerffel: REAP Systems
Being one of the first can be challenging. But the idea is to make sure that you are not also one of the last, Dennis Doerffel, founder of battery specialist REAP Systems, told ''MJ''.
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NewsHerman Groot Beumer: a ship-shaped future
Herman Groot Beumer of Netherlands-based motion compensated access systems specialist Barge Master, is sure “that the future of offshore construction will be ship-shaped”. However, there are a few hurdles to overcome first.
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NewsNiko Dalpis: Emigreen
It was either find something interesting “or take up Soduku” admitted Niko Dalpis, the man behind Emigreen, a company responsible for the ‘greening’ of a truly huge range of high profile workboats that cover everything from Dutch harbour craft to Norwegian polar exploration vessels.
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NewsPieter Kroezen: InandAut
“Back in the mid-90s, after the wall came down, West German companies were trying to sell into the former East Germany,” said Pieter Kroezen of Netherlands-based InandAut, but sometimes without as much success as they’d hoped.
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NewsPerry van Oossanen: Looking over the overlooked
“I don’t think innovation is the result of a clever idea in a single moment; it’s more about putting together all the pieces of a puzzle,” Perry van Oossanen told ''MJ''. “Slowly the lightbulb begins to glow.”
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NewsDenis Hogan: Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
“Getting three or four ‘options’ back from a straight question asking for advice isn’t good enough,” said Denis Hogan of LEEA, “an industry association should be able to give solid guidance on what to do”.
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NewsChris Feibusch: Drew Marine Signal & Safety
When Chris Feibusch of Drew Marine Signal & Safety moved across from his largely leisure marine background in 2010, he found himself in a world that matched time-sensitive logistics with the demands of Class 1 explosives.
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NewsChris Jakeman: B Marshall Marine
It’s been an interesting shift for Chris Jakeman: from working as a engineer with a specialism in mechatronics to boatbuilding. Especially as he wasn’t, in the beginning, even particularly interested in boats.
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NewsWind rotor for ships
Norsepower and Bore Ltd of Finland have announced the successful sea trial of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution, a new wind propulsion technology for ships.
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NewsDon Cockrill: the realities of pilotage
Don Cockrill and his team in the UK Maritime Pilots Association are involved, he says “in trying to remedy, literally, centuries of mistrust”.
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NewsJas Singh: Auriga Energy
It was the closure of a small, space industry site that got Jas Singh thinking about “being involved in the energy industry of the future”: hydrogen.
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NewsSeawork International 2015 map and guide
Mercator Media Limited’s Seawork International looks set to be yet another exciting three days from 16-18 June 2015, and over the next pages of ''MJ'' you can plan out your route around this varied event. Held in ABP Docks in Southampton, UK this long-established event embraces an exhibition, innovations showcase, ...
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NewsThe big Five-Oh
Opening its doors in Oslo from 02-05 June 2015, the leading and longest-running maritime event week is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an expanded program.
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NewsSteady progress on Caithness-Moray transmission link
In recent months, steady progress has been made on the £1.2 billion scheme to install a new electricity transmission link across the Moray Firth between Caithness and Moray. So, what work has been carried out on the link so far? What work is currently being carried out? ...
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NewsDavid Rogers: ITS Marine
Getting the appropriate technology for an extremely dynamic marine environment is one thing, but as David Rogers of ITS Marine told MJ, putting in place the right crew is equally demanding.
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NewsOcean Business 2015
Ocean Business 2015 will take place from 14 – 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Taking place every two years, Ocean Business is widely recognised as one of the most important events in the ocean technology calendar - and this year, the event’s organisers claim, ...
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NewsIan Ellis – MacDuff Ship Design
Some builds, admits Ian Ellis of MacDuff Ship Design, have taken him out of his comfort zone. However he seems, like the company, to thrive on a challenge.
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NewsNeil Kermode - EMEC
When travelling abroad we need to pack electrical plug adaptors but with wave and tidal energy expected to become a global industry, developers also have to consider, will my device plug in in foreign lands?
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NewsPete McIntosh: A fresh pair of eyes for CTruk
Pete McIntosh of CTruk has returned to boatbuilding, something that a few years ago he was quite certain he’d never do. So what made him change his mind?
