Captain Alex Staring (1965) graduated in Maritime sciences from the Maritime Institute in Flushing, The Netherlands and started his career at sea in 1985. He gained his master's and chief engineer's license and spent the majority of his time at sea on Shell and CMB's tankers whereof the last 3 years as Master. He came ashore in 1997 and headed up SGS training and gas centre.
In 1998 he rejoined CMB and moved to London to head the operations team at their subsidiary, Euronav UK.
In early 2000, international shipping companies, AP Moller,Euronav,Frontline,OSG, Osprey Maritime and Reederei'Nord' Klaus E Oldendorff agreed to consolidate the commercial management of their VLCC's by operating them in a Pool. Tankers International LLC was set up and Captain Alex Staring became Director of Operations.
In July 2005, Captain Alex Staring was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Euronav a listed Tanker company on Euronext and also Chairman and CEO of Euronav Ship Management SAS. |
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