London, UK, 05 April 2022. The Board of Directors of Comité International Radio-Maritime (CIRM) has appointed Richard Doherty as Secretary-General, succeeding Frances Baskerville.
Richard Doherty previously served as Chief Technical Officer and Deputy Secretary-General for eight years and will retain responsibility for the technical output of CIRM, whilst taking on general managerial and administrative duties as company secretary.
Frances Baskerville stepped down at CIRM’s 75th...
Sanctions and resultant ripples throughout the Maritime Industry
I never thought I would write about the effects of recently imposed sanctions affecting trading for the CIRM member companies and the wider maritime world, but the issue became rather important on Wednesday last week when our company Bank rang up to say that unless we took positive action we would lose the account!
We had to confirm to them “as from today no longer intend to trade with...
Why more and more marine businesses are opting for one-stop-shop technology suppliers
In our current market, where focus on cost and Time to Market is higher than ever, we see a clear trend in which more and more marine businesses gravitate towards technology suppliers who can provide a multitude of products and services through one single point of contact.
These one-stop-shops offer comprehensive support covering many aspects of their...