ORCADES MARINE - Key Persons


Akmal Hakim

Job Titles:
  • Naval Architect
Akmal is a Naval Architect with Orcades Marine with an MSc in Naval Architecture from Newcastle Universty. He is experienced in mooring design and analysis… More.

Alastair Whyte

Job Titles:
  • Chief Engineer Class 1
  • Class 1 Chief Engineer
  • Senior Engineering Consultant
Alastair is a Class 1 Chief Engineer and has been carrying out vessel survey and engineering consultancy works including bunker surveys and ballast water sampling, and working on the tendering for new build vessels. More Alastair is a Class 1 Chief Engineer and has been carrying out vessel survey and engineering consultancy works including bunker surveys and ballast water sampling, and working on the tendering for new build vessels. Having been employed for over 20 years on passenger ferries Alastair has worked closely with both Lloyds Register and MCA surveyors while in service and throughout annual dry dockings/refits. During this period, as well as day to day operation and maintenance of plant, he has been involved in preparation and execution of dry dock schedules, ensuring machinery survey complies with Certificate of Class and ISM code issues including regular audits/inspections. In addition to the operational side he was involved in planning of the present generation of local outer island ferries, and attendance at the builders for the later stages of building, final fitting out, sea trials and completion.

Alex Ng Ding Feng

Job Titles:
  • Director
Alex is a Director of Orcades Marine and is primarily based in the Singapore office, Orcades Marine Asia. More

Alexandra Thomson - COO

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director
Alexandra is an experienced quality and marine risk control manager with a particular emphasis on marine and port operations. More

Bruce Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Marine Support Assistant
Bruce completed basic sea training at Gravesend nautical collage 1996 before embarking on nearly 10 year career with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary , through out this time serving in many theatres of operations on multiple class of vessels. More

Captain Alan Cook

Job Titles:
  • Captain
  • Senior Consultant
Alan has extensive experience in the marine industry specialising in port and oil terminal operations and management. More

Captain David Thomson - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Captain
  • Managing Director
David has harnessed many years of technical and practical operational experience in the Maritime and Ports Industry. More

Captain Graeme Smith

Job Titles:
  • Captain
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant With
Graeme is a senior consultant with Orcades Marine. He is a Master Mariner and an experienced Class 1 Marine Pilot and has made significant contributions to the production and refinement of standard operating procedures for pilotage and towage. More Graeme is a senior consultant with Orcades Marine. He is a Master Mariner and an experienced Class 1 Marine Pilot and has made significant contributions to the production and refinement of standard operating procedures for pilotage and towage. He is also offshore manager during OMMC marine operations and Marine and HSE Representative for Clients. He is a specialist in port navigation and assessment of navigational and berthing risk. His knowledge of port and vessel operations is diverse from VLCC's, cruise ships offshore support vessels, to tugs and tows and berthing some of the largest tankers afloat which demands the expert management of several powerful tugs for each operation. Graeme has also worked ashore in Counter Pollution and as Safety Officer in a Management role, and his career has been underpinned by a varied seagoing background including container vessels and offshore supply vessels.

Dave Cousins

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Dave is a resourceful, adaptable consultant experienced in the operational and safety management of installation and operational activities for marine renewable technology. More

Frank Budge

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Marine Consultant With
Frank is a senior marine consultant with Orcades Marine. He is a Master Mariner with a wide career in marine operations spanning 38 years. He is a Warranty Approved Tow Master, having moved Semi Submersibles, FPSO and Jack Up type drilling units in various locations in the world i.e North Sea, Europe, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, West Africa, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and India, with over 130 rig moves to date. Towage of floating wind turbines is another sector Frank has been part of.

Marine Renewables

Job Titles:
  • Offshore

Mike Holgate

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Michael has over 30 years HSE consultancy and project management experience in the oil & gas sector, together including more than 9 years of experience in the marine renewables sector. More

Richard Thomson

Job Titles:
  • Lifting Engineer
Richard has over 10 years' experience in the offshore industry working up from General Assistant at Flotta Oil Terminal to a Rigger offshore in the North Sea, where he was a part of the core maintenance team. More

Shuaib Sayed

Job Titles:
  • Naval Architect
Holding a MEng in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering , along with a Bachelors in Mechatronics Engineering, Shuaib brings a diverse skill set to the team at Orcades Marine, as a Naval Architect and Trainee Marine Surveyor. More

Steve Davies

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Steve has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and specialised in International Marketing.. More

Tracy Thomson - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director
Tracy has been involved in the shipping and port operations industry for more than 25 years.. More