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Paddy Rodgers,

CMA at EuroNav

Credit: Chris Preovolos on speci? c type of engine and or equipment.”

Mr. Kim Ullman, President at Concordia Maritime, another large tanker owner (13 vessels, mainly Panamax sized product carriers) also elaborated on recruitment of talent for the tanker sector, saying that an important objective of Concordia’s ongo- ing training is to “…ensure they are competent to operate the advanced equipment now found on board our vessels….” Mr.

Ullman, a long-time executive with Stena Group companies, augments Concordia’s internal and externally contracted train- ing with several manufacturers of the equipment they use for speci? c training on plant, machinery, and automation systems.

Tanker companies are thinking about technology, though many are reluctant to discuss its impact on hiring practices.

A spokesperson from Euronav, when asked about whether the company’s recruiting practices have responded to changing technologies, told MarPro, “Euronav is strongly investing in this area. But as this is still in the initial phase, it is too soon to take a position on this matter.” When asked about how in- terconnections between in-house systems with those of char- terers are impacting staf? ng practices, the company ? rm re- plied, “It is indeed a fact that the linkages among systems from charterers to the ship owners (at least to a considerable level)

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