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TANKER TRANSPORT appeared in shipping life almost con- recently listed specialist in the product currently with the booming of informa- tanker sector – told MarPro, “Our hiring tion and technology systems as well as and training of crewing is handled by a communications in the marine industry. leading technical manager, International

The direct contact with charterers (both Tanker Management, but we review all ashore and on board) tends to become personnel decisions and monitor perfor- a standard practice on various levels in mance of all seafarers. We continuously the company and in some cases through discuss HR matters, policies and proce- data exchange.” dures with the manager. In addition, it

Euronav also noted the need for com- is our desire that vessel of? cers be tech- petencies beyond the “data engineers” nology savvy so that Pyxis can remain that ABS had highlighted; the spokes- at the forefront of regulatory and com- person explained, “Adding to that the mercial initiatives.” amount of data exchanged as well as the need for data validation and production New Technology – of several performance or key perfor-

New Normal in HR mance indicators Euronav couldn’t do For Euronav, whose VLCCs trade in

Eddie Valentis, anything but exercise its ‘re? ective evo- the Tankers International pool, the bot-

Chairman & CEO, lution.’” tom line is that new technologies have

Pyxis Tankers

Eddie Valentis, the Chairman & CEO indeed shifted recruiting paradigms. of Pyxis Tankers (Nasdaq: PXS) – a The company tells MarPro, “In this

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