Major global independent common carrier, X-Press Feeders and Bibby Ship Management have put training at the forefront of their investment into the next generation of highly trained and capable crew, by enrolling a group of young aspiring seafarers onto their Trainee Engineering Officer and Trainee Deck Office programmes.
The four cadets – Luke Jakes, Conrad Dempsey, Claire Allan and Jonathan Jones – have just started their three-year Officer Cadet training and, as such, will experience a wealth of maritime activity, both at sea and academically at various marine institutions throughout the UK.
Under an agreement with X-Press Feeders, Bibby Ship Management will undertake management of the cadets and the trainee officer programme.
Welcoming the enrolment, X-Press Feeders North Europe Operations Manager, Andrea Del Giudice said: “It’s fantastic to see young people come to Liverpool to embark on making their own waves in the shipping industry. Luke, Conrad, Claire and Jonathan will learn a great deal over the next three years and contribute to the growing pool of British Officers. I wish all four Trainee Officers the best in their roles and look forward to guiding them in their career.”
X-Press Feeders has always recruited into a management trainee scheme, as part of a policy to secure the right calibre people for commercial and operational management roles within the company. Seagoing experience is crucial to the way the industry can move forward and develop, in the hope that the current trainee officers will fill the pipeline from which future general managers and directors can be drawn.
Julie Arnold, Training and Cadet Manager for Bibby Ship Management, said: “X-Press Feeders will give these young Trainee Officers the right training and assistance, which will give them the grounding they need for a long and successful career in the industry. All of us at Bibby Ship Management wish them well as they embark on their seagoing careers.”