This is a re-published interview, originally created February 2020. Norman Finlay passed summer 2020. Norman Finlay MBE, FCMS: First Secretary of the Workboat Association gives his story on how the Association was conceived and some of the challenges it has overcome. “Tom explained what they wanted to do, we were to create a Code that […]
This month, Danielle speaks with Dave Peratt, owner and founder of Workboat365, to find out about his life in Maritime Journalism. Can you tell us about Workboat365? Workboat365.com is the go-to website for all things related to the commercial marine sector. With a focus on showcasing the best in the commercial marine, shipbuilding, marine propulsion […]
Get to know Jacob Smith, part of the team behind Aquatic Towage.
Danielle interviews Lys Johnson, who has been working behind the scenes of the Workboat Association since August 2023
In this month’s edition of our ‘Member Profile’, we spoke with Darrell Bate from the Marine Society & Sea Cadets, Britain’s oldest, and the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning… Can you tell us about Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC)? Marine Society is Britain’s oldest maritime charity, dating back to 1756, […]
Danielle met with Ben Pym to find out what the story is behind new-start, south coast business ‘EMS’; Can you tell us about Engineered Marine Systems? Engineered Marine Systems (EMS) is based in Southampton, UK. We specialise in marine systems design, working with naval architects, shipyards, OEMs, owners, and operators. Our business offering is […]
Following the inaugural WA golf day, Adrian Birkin spoke with us to tell us more about the man behind the UK business Can you tell us about Vulkan? Vulkan is one of 21 subsidiaries of the Vulkan group, Vulkan is family owned and market leader in couplings for ships with approximately 1400 people worldwide. […]
Based in the centre of London, on the Greenwich Peninsula. Thamescraft has been servicing the Thames fleet since the 1980’s, but more recently the company has been working further afield… Can you tell us about Thamescraft? Thamescraft was set up as a boat yard on The River Thames nearly 40 years ago by my […]
Danielle spoke with Tim Greenwood to find out about the Wicklow based workboat operator Alpha Marine Can you tell us about Alpha Marine? Alpha Marine is a tug, workboat and marine services company based on the east coast of Ireland in Wicklow – just south of Dublin. We own and operate two tugs and […]
This month we spoke to Karl Birgir Björnsson of Hefring Marine to understand their history and why they joined the Workboat Association. Can you tell us about Hefring Marine? Hefring Marine is an Icelandic deep-tech company that offers advanced maritime solutions to professional fleet operators. Their flagship product, IMAS, is an on-board AI […]
In this month’s Newsletter we are getting to know Danielle Metcalfe, who has recently joined the Workboat Association on a part-time basis whilst also working for Carmet Tug Company… What is your career background? After leaving school I went to Liverpool Hope University to study teaching and after 3 years I decided to tell […]
Harvey Tebay caught up with Taras Pavlyuk of AST Applied Telematics to find out more about his background and his role within the organisation What is your career background? I completed a degree in Business Computing and took a year travelling in 2009. I started my sales career working for an insurance broker Adrian […]
