Appointments

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

A new managing director has been appointed to lead Svitzer's operations in the UK 'at a time when port congestion, larger vessels and adverse weather conditions is making maritime and harbour operations more challenging," says Svitzer. Matthew Gordon has run…

14th September 2026

Svitzer UK appoints new head of Operations

14th September 2026

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Teignbridge Propellers Group managing director Mark Phare has announced his retirement after more than two decades.

6th May 2026

Leadership change announced at Teignbridge Propellers

6th May 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has appointed Rob Loder as its new chief inspector, replacing Andrew Moll OBE, who retired earlier this month after 21 years’ service.

10th April 2026

MAIB chief: Sea safety among tides of change

10th April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Supervisory Board of Fugro and Barbara Geelen have jointly agreed that Geelen will step down from her role as chief financial officer at the close of the company’s Annual General Meeting…

27th February 2026

Fugro CFO to step down

27th February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Major marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime will become its own standalone entity, shareholders have decided.

27th January 2026

Shareholders agree to let Kongsberg Maritime go it alone

27th January 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WindEurope has appointed a new CEO at what it calls ‘a critical time’ in Europe for energy security, industrial competitiveness and climate commitments.

12th January 2026

WindEurope appoints new CEO

12th January 2026

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Former Ørsted CEO Mads Nipper has been appointed chairman of the board at MacArtney Underwater Technology.

16th December 2025

Former ​Ørsted CEO takes seat as chair of MacArtney board

16th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Luxury yacht brand Sunseeker has confirmed that CEO Andreas Frabetti has left the firm just three weeks after denying he had done so.

9th December 2025

Sunseeker confirms CEO’s immediate departure

9th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Superyacht giant Sunseeker has denied a media report claiming that the company’s CEO, Andreas Frabetti, had stepped down ‘with immediate effect’.

18th November 2025

Sunseeker denies reports of CEO departure

18th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fuel-performance technology specialist Fuelre4m has strengthened its leadership team and expanded its UK footprint with the appointment of Paul Bayliss as general manager of Maritime and the opening of a new office…

14th November 2025

Fuelre4m expands maritime leadership

14th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Volvo Penta has appointed Hanna Ljungqvist has head of the Marine Business. She will also join the Volvo Penta Executive Group.

19th August 2025

Volvo Penta hires new Marine Business chief

19th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peel Ports Group has appointed Captain Susan Cloggie-Holden as its new group harbour master, following Gary Doyle’s retirement from the business.

14th July 2025

First female group harbour master for Peel

14th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The ebullient CEO of the European wind association WindEurope has announced he will hand over the reins to an as yet undecided successor.

9th July 2025

WindEurope CEO steps down

9th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Forth Ports chief harbour master Captain Alan McPherson has been voted in as the new president of one the world’s largest and oldest harbour master associations.

7th July 2025

UK Harbour Masters vote in new captain

7th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Outboard manufacturer Cox Marine has replaced its CEO just two weeks after it announced a shift in business strategy to focus on output rather than R&D.

3rd June 2025

Cox Marine replaces CEO weeks after strategy shift

3rd June 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new CEO has been appointed at Navantia UK as the Spanish shipyard continues integrating the four Harland & Wolff shipyards that it saved from bankruptcy just before Christmas.

15th May 2025

Former Harland & Wolff shipyards in leadership shake-up

15th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cox Marine has shifted its focus from R&D to high-volume manufacturing as it ramps up global marine power production and overhauls its leadership structure.

12th May 2025

Cox Marine shifts to high-volume production

12th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second-largest port operator, has appointed a host of contractors which will cover a £750 million programme of construction works across its UK and Ireland sites.

3rd April 2025

Peel Ports’ £750 million construction framework

3rd April 2025

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Norwegian insurance firm Gard says its purchase of Danish firm Codan brings 90% of non-Chinese offshore wind projects into its portfolio.

5th March 2025

Gard snaps up Codan marine and energy portfolio

5th March 2025

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Marine survival systems firm Zelim has made three changes to its leadership, including the appointment of former Survitec CEO Doug Baxter as chairman.

6th February 2025

Top tier changes at survival systems firm Zelim

6th February 2025