New president for MARIN

He took over from Arne Hubregtse, now general director of heavy lift shipping company Biglift. Buchner said: “Under my predecessors George Remery and Arne Hubregtse, MARIN has evolved into an entrepreneurial organisation at the heart of the Dutch and international maritime market and the biggest of its kind. We’re going to keep pursuing that course: enthusiastically extending the boundaries of our expertise and know-how so that we’re able to offer our clients timely solutions in a fast-changing maritime market. In that market it’s all about innovations geared to boosting efficiency, safety and sustainability.”

Buchner was previously manager of MARIN’s offshore department where he set up a string of international Joint Industry Projects in the oil and gas industry. Buchner studied ships’ engineering in Delft and began his career at MARIN in 1991 as project manager. In 2000 he was appointed head of the Offshore Department.