ABS names Patrick Ryan CTO

ABS has appointed PATRICK RYAN as chief technology officer. Ryan has served in the key executive leadership role of ABS senior vice president, global engineering and technology, since 2019. His appointment as CTO reflects the increasingly pivotal role of technology in the global energy transition.

Royal Caribbean Group has named PALLE LAURSEN as executive vice president, head of marine, effective May 1, 2023. Laursen will report to Royal Caribbean Group’s president and CEO, JASON LIBERTY, and will join the company’s executive committee.

SEMIRAMIS PALIOU, director and CEO, Diana Shipping Inc. and chairperson, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association, is one of five 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame honorees announced by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ).

Crowley has appointed CLAY HEIL as vice president of global government relations. In that role, he will lead the company’s government advocacy for all of its company’s business interests and activities. Heil will spearhead Crowley’s engagement with federal, state and local government partners and elected officials on policy and regulatory matters.

Ports of Indiana has named JODY PEACOCK as its new CEO, succeeding VANTA E. CODA II. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the statewide port authority, which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan, since 2001.

Ockerman Automation Consulting has named JON HOLVIK as executive vice president for sales, overseeing business expansion activities for the design and integration of a wide variety of propulsion, power conversion, advanced energy storage and automation systems for hybrid and all-electric vessels.