New Intermanager president named

Evitt, who was elected unopposed at the InterManager AGM in Dubai, succeeds Roberto Giorgi, President of V.Ships, who has completed his two-year appointment in the role.

Evitt is managing director of Meridian Marine Management and brings to his role at InterManager many years of experience in the shipmanagement industry.

Welcoming his election as President, Evitt said: “I am really looking forward to taking the helm of InterManager at an important time in the Association’s history. In particular I look forward to helping to roll out InterManager’s pioneering KPI project to the wider shipping industry. This project is in harmony with our aims here at Meridian where we work in partnership to optimise operational efficiency and ensure the highest standards. I was very pleased to hear Roberto Giorgi announce at the InterManager AGM today that the KPI project has now finalised the pan-industry key performance indicators and I look forward to being part of the next step of this important project.”

Evitt is a master mariner with more than 36 years experience in the marine industry. He spent 15 years working at sea before coming ashore to work in ship management in 1990. His diverse ship management roles have included postings in Cyprus and Singapore in management roles for a large third party manager. He returned to the UK in 2004 to take up his present position as managing director of Liverpool-based Meridian Marine Management.

Alastair has served on InterManager’s executive committee and is a member of the North West Branch of the Nautical Institute. He has previously served on the committees of both the Cyprus Shipping Council and the Singapore Shipping Association and was honoured to be appointed as a councillor to the Singapore Shipping Association in 2003.

InterManager now has a membership of 88 – both full and associate members – involved in the management of more than 4,250 vessels and some 200,000 crew.