Dermot Loughnane

CEO at Tactical Marine Solutions Ltd

Speaker

Dermot Loughnane has the experience of 15 years at sea combined with 25 years in shore positions in the shipping industry and the marine operations of oil and gas companies. He is a Master Mariner, and holds both a MBA and a post graduate diploma in shipping management (DMS). Dermot’s executive experience includes a position as Managing Director of Teekay Shipping Australia and CEO of Skaugen PetroTrans, a ship lightering company. Earlier he managed the marine department of Petro Canada.

For the Arctic he has a background in Arctic operations both from the sea as an ice pilot and from the management of ice class ships ashore.

Presently he runs Tactical Marine Solutions Ltd., a marine management group with the proven ability to design or evaluate shipping systems, find and negotiate the acquisition of specialized ships, and manage ships, safely, economically and effectively.

Tactical Marine Solutions offers better solutions for complex shipping requirements, whether you are a shipping company, the marine department of a resources company, a research institute, or a government agency.

He is a past board member of the Australian Shipowners Association, Australian Maritime Defense Council and Shipping Australia and Chair of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.