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PROFILE: ARDMORE SHIPPING

BUILDS A BETTER FLEET hile Cork, Ireland-based Ardmore Shipping,

Innovators Innovate founded in 2010, is relatively new in ship-

Noonan joined Ardmore from BP Shipping in October ping circles, it is hardly a neophyte, sporting 2014, where he had been sailing as a Marine Engineer for 11

Wa management team that is long on experi- years in various positions, most recently as Second Engineer. ence with a modern product and chemical tanker ? eet at its disposal. “Ardmore Shipping is predominantly a product In his sea going career he has worked on VLCC’s, product tankers, LPG and LNG vessels and as a result has extensive tanker company,” said Noonan. “We have a couple of small- experience with various steam, motor and dual fuel diesel er chemical tankers, but overall, we have 22 owned vessels, electric propulsion systems, particularly relevant for his role just shy of 30 operated.” of Director, Innovation at Ardmore.

Altogether it has a team of 50 employees in the company, “My main role is looking for ways to make our vessels more plus 15 more in a joint venture with Anglo Eastern, which ef? cient, make our processes more ef? cient, looking towards is Anglo Ardmore, with another 15 people permanently em- the energy transition in the future,” said Noonan. “There are ployed in Hong Kong, and a pool of around 900 seafarers. two of us on the innovation team, but we operate within the

According to Noonan, gross revenue last year was around wider energy transition plan team. So we have a team of 10 the $450 million, “so things are going well right now, the mar- people, one from every department within the corporation, to kets are hot, life is good.” www.marinelink.com 35

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