Host: Liv Dyrnes
CFO Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC)
Guest: Torbjørn Eide
VP Maritime Personnel, Klaveness Ship Management (KSM)
The Philippines has long been the world’s largest supplier of seafarers, serving up no shortage of talent to the pool of over 1.6 million sailors that make up the backbone of global logistics. At KCC our fleet is largely made up of its own share of dedicated Filipinos, Romanians, a minority share of other Europeans, and now, thanks to the vision of VP Maritime Personnel Torbjørn Eide, a 5% (and growing) share of South Africans.
The South African project has primarily been pioneered by Eide for the past decade, who has previously commented, “complementing the nationalities aboard our vessels is an important and valuable experience for our sailors, and we see South Africa as a well of untapped potential from a skills and people development perspective.”
With KCC’s specialist combination carriers requiring specific competence, Liv Dyrnes quizzes Edie on how he and his team have spent the past 10 years developing South Africa’s Ugu District as our new ‘center of gravity’ for recruiting the skilled seafarers now serving as Ratings and Cadets in the fleet.
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About Eide: Vice President of Maritime Personnel for Klaveness Ship Management, a position he has held for more than 20 years. Brings extensive experience within maritime from crewing, ship management, and a leading figure in KSM’s 97% seafarer retention rate.
