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253 Emma Mark, Executive Coach, EJB Coaching

Who leaves the maritime industry?

Meet Emma Mark, Executive Coach at EJB Coaching. She left the maritime industry for a while but has returned to contribute with her experience and knowledge.

We discuss our similar experiences as women in the maritime industry and share the good and the bad. What is the current role model when entering the industry? Has it changed, or do we need to take action to make it less traditional and moulded after its predecessors?

Are women in the maritime industry clear...

https://shippingpodcast.com/253-emma-mark-executive-coach-ejb-coaching/

Erik Froste, CEO Swedish Roadferries – take 2, improved sound quality

On a maritime mission in Ukraine

Meet Erik Froste, CEO of Swedish Roadferries, assigned by the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine), to go to Odesa and find out when Ukraine can fulfil the crucial maritime requirements of becoming a member of the European Union.

Erik was on this mission for six months earlier this year, and you must listen to his story about everyday life in Ukraine. He also speaks about the brave people he met and how he...

https://shippingpodcast.com/erik-froste-ceo-swedish-roadferries-take-2-improved-sound-quality/

Senator reintroduces legislation to support American shipbuilders

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., reintroduced legislation that supports Wisconsin’s manufacturing and shipbuilding industries. The Made in America Shipbuilding Act (S. 4687) strengthens Buy American requirements for the federal government’s purchase of ships by expanding current law to cover all federal agencies, all classes of ships and substantially more shipboard components, including items made in Wisconsin.

“For decades in Wisconsin, we’ve worked to make things: paper, engines, tools and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/senator-reintroduces-legislation-to-support-american-shipbuilders/

Wight Shipyard breaks into wind farm market

Wight Shipyard Co Ltd (WSC) is breaking into the Windfarm Support Vessel (WFSV) market with the launch of its new Vortisea brand.

The Vortisea brand, designed in collaboration with Australia’s Incat Crowther, is specifically geared towards European and UK windfarms, particularly those further offshore, with the operator’s expectancy for flexibility, speed and operational efficiency.

“It’s fitting that being so well established in the fast ferry sector we have chosen to enter the WFSV market....

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/wight-shipyard-breaks-into-wind-farm-market/

Ally Cedeno, Founder Women Offshore

Meet the brightest shining star in the maritime industry right now, Ally Cedeno, Founder of Women Offshore. She is the passionate young woman who went to sea and unfortunately ended up on a ship where she didn’t feel comfortable but had to endure for another 6 months.

Ally felt alone in the world and especially on the water, which she loves so much, and had experiences to be the best workplace ever, so she decided to start Women Offshore – a safe place online where you can share your...

https://shippingpodcast.com/ally-cedeno-founder-women-offshore/

Inland waterways development making progress, more to do, WCI official says

WCI wants a permanent change in the IWTF to 75 percent federal and 25 percent trust fund. Ken Hocke photo

The inland waterways are enjoying a healthy infusion of federal support for building and maintaining an aging lock and dam system, but unprecedented Midwest flooding and an ongoing trade war with China are taking a toll on river transportation, the head of the Waterways Council Inc. said on Monday.

As a result of a formula change made by Congress in 2014 to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF), which covers the cost of new infrastructure spending on the rivers, more money has become available...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/inland-waterways-development-making-progress-more-to-do/

Safe Boats signs teaming agreement with Al Blagha

Officials from Safe Boats International and Al Blagha Industrial. Safe Boats International photo

Attendees of the Naval Defense Exposition (NAVDEX) last week witnessed the executive leadership of Safe Boats International LLC and Saudi Arabia’s Al Blagha Industrial Co. entering into a formal teaming agreement for long term service, support and production of Safe Boats products, including the MK VI Patrol Boat, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The agreement formalized a partnership to ensure Safe Boats vessels in the region receive the support and maintenance required for maximum mission...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/safe-boats-al-blagha-sign-teaming-agreement/

Gulf Craft delivers fast support vessel to Seacor

New fast support vessel was designed by Incat Crowther and built in Franklin, La. Incat Crowther photo

Incat Crowther recently announced the delivery of the 194’x32’x15′ Libby L. McCall, the third vessel in a series of new class monohull fast support vessels (FSV) for Seacor Marine. The new boat was built at Gulf Craft in Franklin, La.

According to a statement from Incat, Libby L. McCall advances the traditional offshore support vessel model and offers a more cost efficient, comfortable, flexible, and safe option to helicopter transportation. The vessel’s passenger lounge features spacious...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gulf-craft-delivers-fast-support-vessel-to-seacor/

Metal Shark commits to support Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park

Through its partnership with the BNT, Metal Shark will support the park’s full-time staff and volunteers by providing support including boats. Metal Shark rendering

Alabama and Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has partnered with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) to support the preservation of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.

Created in 1959 as the world’s first protected area of its kind and home to the second-largest coral barrier reef in the western hemisphere, the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park spans 176 square miles in the Exumas region of the Bahamas, which is a chain of over 365 islands also known as “cays.”

Globally recognized for its...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-commits-support-exuma-cays-land-and-sea-park/

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