Taylor Smith Shipyard (TSS), the oldest ship restore yard on Mauritius, has appointed Willy van Niekerk as new Common Supervisor.
van Niekerk is aware of the yard nicely and was Assistant Common Supervisor since 2022. He has broad expertise within the maritime and offshore industries, taking to sea at 14 as a faculty vacation job on a transformed fishing vessel and deciding to review marine engineering because of this.
All through the years, van Niekerk sailed on container ships and bulk carriers buying and selling worldwide, turning into chief engineer within the course of, earlier than launched into a shore based mostly profession. His roles ashore different from Technical Superintendent, Newbuild Superintendent, Ship Supervisor and Dry Dock Supervisor, working in South Africa, Germany and South Korea.
In his new position, he can be liable for modernising the yard, increasing its regional scope and portfolio, and tapping into new markets. van Niekerk stated: “Understanding the yard, the staff and the Group, I’m wanting ahead to rising the corporate and its actions to such an extent that we turn out to be the yard that everybody desires to make use of.”
Former MD Thierry Bétuel turns into CEO Marine Cluster. Bétuel managed the yard for 29 years, after spending 11 years within the Service provider Navy and being a Salvage Grasp earlier than becoming a member of Taylor Smith Shipyard in 1994.
van Niekerk stated: “Thierry’s are massive footwear to fill! He was and is integral to who we’re and what we do. Be aware that he took over from his father, Yves Bétuel, who additionally headed up our yard for many years. The Bétuel household may be very skilled in maritime issues, has a coronary heart for the enterprise and I’m wanting ahead to proceed working along with Thierry.”
Operations at TSS date again to 1868. The shipyard is positioned in Port Louis, Mauritius, and shaped the idea of what’s now Taylor Smith Group, an organization comprising of 38 companies, six affiliate corporations and 1,650 workers.
