Course specialist Seascape returned to Odfjell for the third edition of their five-day leadership training. Seascape has developed their course after extensive training experience, and has worked with VP Ship Operations Svend Foyn-Bruun to tailor it specifically for Odfjell. This third edition was also improved based on feedback from the Odfjell’ers attending the previous courses, and this time, Seascape also introduced Mental health as a highlighted theme.
Twelve Odfjell leaders attended the course in Bergen, ten seafarers and two from shore. The attendees took part in lectures covering leadership and communication, group sessions, case studies and role-plays. Each one also received individual consultancies where they addressed relevant challenges or questions concerning their own leadership roles. The leadership course is part of the competence development program for seafarers.
The next course is held in Manila on March 23 to 27 for two Norwegians and eight Filipino seafarers, as well as two from the Manila office.
Colleagues from Manila, Sao Paulo and Bergen gathered for a four-day course to kick off the ‘KISS’ project. In the coming two years, all Ship Management procedures will be revised and simplified to secure that we have the most user-friendly working documents for both shore and ship personnel.
The ‘Lovoy method' has become a preferred standard in writing procedures, and the attendees got introduced to writing tips and tricks by Lovoy CEO Terje Løvøy and Senior Partner Jodi Lee. The Lovoy method is developed to help companies write documentation short and to the point – saying what needs to be said with as few words as possible.
Some key takeaways from Løvøy and Lee’s presentation:
The final day of the course was spent in workshops to get started on the revisions. All in all, approximately 400 procedures are up for revision.
Nautical students and Engine students have visited the headquarters on two separate occasions for a full-day introduction to Odfjell. The students got a general introduction to Ship Management by Geirmund Drivenes. Manager Competence Development Karianne Grønseth and Manager Cargo & Port Operations Eyvind Bremseth covered cargo handling, equipment, operations and cleaning, while Manager Fleet Performance Kristoffer Ramstad introduced weather routing, propeller and hull cleaning. Safety, future fuels and demurrage were covered by RM Superintendent John Anders Kvinge, VP Technology Erik Hjortland and Manager Demurrage Ingelin Jacobsen respectively.
Eighteen Social Economics students from Ullern in Oslo also visited. They were introduced to Odfjell by VP Commercial Analysis Per Christian Jæger, Kristoffer Ramstad and Ship Operator Karoline Gjellestad. This is the second time this school visits Odfjell, following the positive feedback from their peers from last year. Same goes for Metis high school, who will return with a new class of Social Economics students in March.
School visits are a good arena to share knowledge about Odfjell and our industry to potential future stakeholders. The Naval Architects from Hamburg University of Technology who visited late last year sent the following feedback:
“Besides gaining theoretical knowledge in lectures, we are constantly trying to widen our practical horizons. The best way to do so is by arranging a visit to our future employer and getting insights into their daily tasks. Especially Norway with its unique shipbuilding, shipping and offshore industry offers high potential for us. Our visit to Odfjell was very enjoyable and extremely interesting. Especially the presentation and short discussion concerning alternative fuels in shipping really helped increase our knowledge in that field."
