Interviews – Page 7
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NewsRoy Torgersen: Nido Robotics
Roy Torgersen, founder of Nido Robotics told MJ there’s already been a change of plan: “Today, we’re calling it ‘robots at your service’, providing the ROVs and basic training.” Tomorrow, however, the robot will let you know about its own discoveries.
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NewsGrant Brown: Sterling PBES
“It’s unfortunate… but I really think that the Norled ferry battery fire is significant in that it’s bringing additional scrutiny to safety systems,” Grant Brown of Sterling PBES told ”MJ”.
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NewsAlbert Ten Busschen: Windesheim College of Technology
Albert Ten Busschen is passionate about making wind energy truly green. He pointed out that at the moment, “turbine blades are made from materials that can’t be returned to their original components”. But, he added “they can be reused”.
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NewsJames Morfee: MacKay Marine Engineering
You might assume that vessel design would present the steepest challenge for a new type of electric ferry to be launched this spring, but no, for James Morfee of McKay, New Zealand, “it”s the charger”.
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NewsGeert Hendriks: Royal HaskoningDHV
Small movements “can, together, have a very large and unexpected impact”, explained Geert Hendriks of Royal HaskoningDHV. That applies equally to grains of sand and the soft-skills of diplomacy.
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NewsTor Østervold: ECOsubsea
Traditional hull cleaning methods are “a major issue for our industry”, said Tor Østervold, ECOsubsea CEO, as it impacts not just ports and vessel owners but the waters around them.
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NewsThijs Verstraete: Parkwind
Most of the time Thijs Verstraete’s asset management job is making sure nothing happens to Belgian-based Parkwind’s turbines.
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NewsJulien Le Feuvre: Dometic
“It’s all about keeping people warm in winter, cool in summer – that’s the same, whether it’s a leisure or work boat,” said Julien Le Feuvre of Dometic. “But crossing over, we had to adapt to different priorities”.
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NewsKimmo Rauma: Danfoss Editron
Kimmo Rauma of Danfoss Editron, the company that helped bring hybridisation to the Estonian Police and Border Guard, is more than happy that the results from its latest installation onboard the 4.3MW ‘Ellen’ will be openly shared. In fact, he believes it’s the only real way forward.
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NewsMervyn John ‘Jack’ Gaston: 1941-2019
Following the recent passing of MJ’s former Tugs and Towing correspondent we take a more detailed look back at the life of this key contributor to both the magazine and the industry as a whole.
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NewsDirk Illegems: Dockmate
“Five years ago, we had no help at all from any of the other product manufacturers,” said Dirk Illegems of Dockmate: that’s particularly troublesome if you’re producing a highly integrated system.
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NewsKevin Rough: Daniamant
Kevin Rough of Danish headquartered Daniamant is getting used to pushing for change. But, he admitted, “it wasn’t something I was originally looking for”.
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NewsAngelo Bovo: Veritas SPA
The ubiquitous waste collection boats seen around Venice, 130 of them in all, are getting a makeover: one of the original designers, Angelo Bovo of Veritas SPA, admitted it’s “satisfying” to get another shot at it.
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NewsCornelius von der Heydt: Hydrogenious
Hydrogen as a fuel for support vessels? “People worry about safety,” said Cornelius von der Heydt of German-based company Hydrogenious. However, there is a form “that’s even slightly easier to handle than diesel... and it’s liquid at room temperature” he told ''MJ''. No cryogenics, no 300bar tank necessary.
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NewsDor Raviv: Orca AI
We now need ‘eyes’ able to spot trouble in the most crowded waters, says Dor Raviv of Orca AI.
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NewsJonas Pedersen: Tuco Marine
It’s not just about high-tech materials or modularity “but both together” Jonas Pedersen of Tuco Marine Group told MJ.
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NewsUlf Kanne: Charged with our future
For Ulf Kanne, Green propulsion and investment expert, we may be closer to the end for internal combustion marine propulsion than many think.
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NewsSofia Fürstenberg Stott: Nor-Shipping
The maritime industry “needs to unlock opportunities a little outside its current remit” Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Nor-Shipping’s development director told ''MJ''. And she’s determined to hand it a key.
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NewsUgo Pavesi: Transfluid
When it comes to hybrids, Ugo Pavesi doesn’t want anyone to think that Transfluid does something ‘special’.
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NewsPeter Van Bruggen: Projectwise
Despite Tanzania’s many lakes and waterways, there was a time that buying a locally built, commercial vessel “was impossible”, Peter Van Bruggen of Dutch-based Projectwise told MJ. “In fact, it was the same story across the whole of East Africa,” he said. “You couldn’t award a contract to a local ...
