Interviews – Page 8
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NewsErik Lanssen’s 80 million target
“My mission, my aim now, is to reduce Norway’s diesel consumption by 80 million litres,” said Erik Lanssen of Selfa Arctic.
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NewsEuroport 2017 Programme
Europort, from 7-10th November 2017 in Rotterdam is a must attend event for ship owners, shipyard managers, ship designers, marine superintendants, fleet managers, ship brokers, technical engineers, naval architects and all other maritime professionals that are involved in shipbuilding, repair or conversion.
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NewsRobin van der Bij: KML
“There’s an upward curve to negotiate when you start a new kind of pioneering project, you only have the existing kit of the time – and your ingenuity,” Robin van der Bij of KML told ''MJ''.
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NewsSteve Cha: Intellian
Originally from another tech house, the concept for a new type of antenna had been a victim of takeovers Steve Cha of Intellian told ''MJ'': “We thought of it as our baby and didn’t want to kill it.”
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NewsThe future of WFSVs
What will the wind support vessels of the future look like? Stevie Knight finds out that it’s all surprisingly close.
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NewsJayesh Vir: SAFT battery systems
Over the last couple of years French specialist company SAFT has supplied battery systems for a number of hybrids, including, notably, the ''Sir David Attenborough'' research ship, CalMac’s ro-ro ferries and even megayachts “where you can’t ask for a couple of centimetres more space without ending the discussion” Jayesh Vir ...
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NewsGuillaume Gautier: AXYS Technologies
One thing Guillaume Gautier of AXYS Technologies has learned from managing teams at a distance is - close that distance as soon as possible. “If you send an email and there’s some kind of misunderstanding, if you’ve met they’ll probably just ring you. If they haven’t, it’ll escalate before they ...
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NewsLooking for a place of refuge
The recent episode off Lands End, UK, in which a disabled coaster was taken in tow by two RNLI lifeboats in the absence of a dedicated salvage tug points up the continuing demands to reinstate the four Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) that were once based at strategic locations around the ...
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NewsThe unbreakable dreams of Bruno Tideman
“There we were, three of us, trying to break up this old fuel tank with a sledgehammer. We even took a forklift to it,” said Bruno Tideman, of Tideman boats. “I thought, ‘if after all that we’ve only managed a few dents and scratches, this material would be ideal for ...
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NewsChris Loizou: Orolia
According to Chris Loizou of Orolia, the France-headquartered parent of the McMurdo brand, the central issue is no longer a lack of trust in technology: times have changed so much that the problem is often quite the reverse.
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NewsMarcel Roelofs: Chevalier Floatels
“In the beginning, installing permanent ‘walk-to-work’ access on a vessel was a very expensive gamble,” said Marcel Roelofs, CEO and founder of Chevalier Floatels
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NewsPeter Robinson: MPI Workboats
“Back in wind’s early days we’d go merrily putting the jackup’s feet down with just a few borehole samples taken here and there to tell us what we were standing on - like a farmer tramping round a cow-field, lucky to avoid the obvious hazards,” said Peter Robinson of MPI.
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NewsMarielle Gehlert: Ahrenkiel Steamship Company
“Sometimes I miss the physical work of refitting vessels,” Marielle Gehlert of German vessel managers and owners Ahrenkiel Steamship Company told Maritime Journal. "At least that was relatively straightforward.
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NewsKerrie Forster: Acta Marine
Human nature is at least part of the reason workboat regulations will never be perfect, explained Kerrie Forster: “If you change the goalposts someone will make something that will only just fit - and eventually you’ll have to change the rules again to deal with the new issues.”
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NewsRob Voskuil: Dutch Workboats
While modern technology can help you make some “very clever decisions”, said Dutch Work Boats MD and founder Rob Voskuil, it is definitely a mixed blessing.
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NewsDamen opens the doors on its first Workboat Festival
Damen Shipyards Group opened its doors recently welcoming a cross-section of customers and industry partners to a one-day event showcasing a selection of vessels from its varied workboat catalogue.
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NewsTime for change: a view from Lord Jeffrey Mountevans
While Jeffrey, Lord Mountevans, described the initial City of London reaction to Brexit as “shock”, as Lord Mayor he was on the spot to evaluate the fallout.
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NewsNeeme Muru: Design and Sales Engineer at Baltic Workboats AS
“In 13 years at Baltic Workboats, I’ve performed just about every role in the company” says the 42-year-old in the airy boardroom of the Saaremaa, Estonia-based manufacturer.
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NewsIan Greenwood: WFSV skipper
Life as a workboat captain “can be really varied” Ian Greenwood told ''MJ''. However, this turns out to be something of an understatement.
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NewsBart van der Helst: Esco Power
It was, said Bart van der Helst of Belgian marine transmission specialist Esco Power “an easy transition” from aircraft to the marine industry, “the main difference being that I am usually in the cockpit”.
