Today, Royal Caribbean Group named Palle Laursen as government vice chairman, head of marine, efficient May 1, 2023.
Laursen will report back to Royal Caribbean Group’s President and CEO Jason Liberty and can be a part of the corporate’s Executive Committee.
According to a press launch, with this newly created place, the corporate will centralize its international and model marine operations capabilities underneath Laursen. He will oversee all marine operations for the corporate’s whole fleet, in addition to strategic oversight of marine operations of its TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which it’s a 50% joint-venture proprietor.
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Palle Laursen to the Royal Caribbean Group,” stated Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “Palle has had a long and distinguished career with Maersk and is a recognized leader in the maritime industry. With more than 25 years of experience, his direct technical and operational knowledge will serve our company well, especially as we continually work to decarbonize our business.”
Most not too long ago, Laursen served as chief fleet and technical officer at A.P. Moller – Maersk and was accountable for its whole fleet of greater than 750 container vessels, 400 chartered vessels and 350 owned vessels in addition to chartering, technical administration, crew administration, security and compliance, newbuilding actions and engineering providers. He additionally led Maersk’s effort to have the complete fleet working absolutely carbon impartial by 2040.
Having joined the Maersk Group in early 1998, Laursen has spent his whole skilled profession on the Danish transport firm. Previously, he was vice chairman and head of Ship Management and in addition held a number of different roles with rising tasks, together with head of technical providers, ship engineering and technical vessel operations.
“This is an exciting time for the Royal Caribbean Group, and I very much look forward to helping the company deliver the best vacations in the world, responsibly,” stated Palle Laursen. “I look forward to joining the most innovative team in the industry at Royal Caribbean Group and lead the marine team alongside a team committed to operational excellence, and environmental stewardship.”
Laursen graduated from the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark as a marine engineer and has since accomplished a number of government and management growth applications.