Interviews – Page 7
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NewsGiacomo Castoldi
Electrification and decarbonisation have slid firmly to the top of the commercial marine agenda in recent years. MJ spoke to Giacomo Castoldi to find out where jet propulsion slots into the rush to maximum efficiency.
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NewsThe Big Conversation: BAR Technologies
BAR Technologies, an innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, recently announced that Simon Roberts, former Williams Racing Managing Director and Team Principal, has joined the business as Chief Operating Officer.
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NewsErica Grey: Mammoet
Moving towards a low carbon future for the heavy industries is a hugely challenging endeavour, especially offshore says Mammoet’s Head of Sustainability, Erica Gray.
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NewsDr Henry Robinson: Dynautics Limited
According to Dr Henry Robinson, CEO of Dynautics Limited, the design and build of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) is complex and challenging.
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NewsIan Baylis: Seacat Services
Offshore wind decarbonisation is here to stay, says Ian Baylis, Managing Director of Offshore Energy Support Vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services.
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NewsRob Baker: Briggs Marine Contractors
“Assuring complex marine operations may seem like trying to hit a constantly moving target, but with the right partnerships and approach, greater confidence levels are achievable,” says Rob Baker, Group General Manager for (Seawork Connect exhibitors) Briggs Marine Contractors.
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NewsDag Pike 1933-2021
We are sad to report the loss of ”Maritime Journal” contributor and maritime expert and prolific author Dag Pike, who ‘crossed the bar’ over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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NewsDr Uwe Lauber: MAN Energy Solutions
“The maritime industry currently has a goal, but not yet a way to get there,” said Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions.
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NewsMarcel Flipse of Orcan Energy
“Waste heat is the world’s largest unused energy source,” Marcel Flipse of Orcan Energy told MJ. “We have solar, hydro, wind… but this is so simple - and it has vast potential for the maritime industry.”
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NewsArie Palmers: Dangerous ladders
If you’re intent on getting a message out about dangerous, potentially fatal mistakes to the man in the street, “you need to use street language - not three pages of technical text”, Dutch pilot Arie Palmers told MJ.
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NewsOff-topic corner: submarine day trips
We don’t cover much charter/ pleasure cruising, and we normally prefer our boats to stay afloat in Maritime Journal, but when this fascinating story from the archives of Windermere Lake Cruises in the UK came up, it was far too interesting to ignore.
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NewsOddgeir Indrestrand: OIM
“I don’t know if many people really grasp the sheer scale of these coming turbines, and what it will take to carry and install them,”
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NewsMarket dynamics of offshore support vessels
According to Andrew Calderbank-Link, Operations Director, Seacat Services, balancing offshore energy support vessel market dynamics is crucial to maintaining offshore wind growth.
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NewsDavid Millar: Fugro Americas
A big step forward in understanding the oceans and oceans’ floors was taken by “a simple, cost-effective” flick of a switch, David Millar told MJ.
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NewsEast coast ports ready for Brexit
Charles Hammond OBE, Group Chief Executive, Forth Ports, which operates eight ports on the UK East coast says his team is ‘Brexit ready’.
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NewsBård Haug: SpillTech
It all started when Norway’s SpillTech were posed a question: “OK, we know you can clean up oil, so can you apply the same thing to marine litter?”
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NewsAsbjørn Halsebakke: Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch
“Ask who wants a change? Everybody. But ask who wants to change – the answer is usually, ‘nobody’…” Asbjørn Halsebakke told MJ.
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NewsThe new art and science of successful bid writing
According to Jason Cooney of Tsaks Consulting, winning maritime and shipping industry tenders should now always involve ‘best practice bid writing techniques’.
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NewsAlfonso Jurado: Técnicas y Servicios de Ingeniería (TSI)
Groundbreaking innovation has a hard time getting a foothold. Especially when all the rules and experience seem set against it. But it is possible – and when the stakes are high, the effort is worth it, said Fibreship project lead Alfonso Jurado of TSI.
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NewsHerman Jorgensen: GAC UK
Herman Jorgensen, MD of GAC UK has learned a lot from running remote supply chains: after all, “there’s no ordering missing small spares” when you’re in the Kara Sea, “four days sailing from the coastlines of Norway or Russia”.
