Van Ameyde Marine Appoints Captain Stephen Norman as Commercial Director in International Shipping News 29/04/2026 Van Ameyde Marine is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Stephen Norman as Commercial Director for it’s UK operations, further strengthening the company’s senior leadership team as it continues to expand its global marine services capability. Captain Norman joins Van Ameyde Marine following a distinguished career with DNV, where he built extensive experience across marine assurance, technical consultancy and senior client engagement within the maritime and offshore sectors. A Class 1 Master Mariner, he brings more than three decades of operational, commercial and risk-management expertise spanning the energy, oil and gas, renewables, decommissioning, shipping and marine warranty sectors. A respected industry figure, Captain Norman is a founder Director and former Chair of the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors (SOMWS) and remains an active board member, contributing to the development of global best practice for Marine Warranty Surveyors (MWS) engagement. He is a recognised presenter at Lloyd’s and major industry conferences. Throughout his career, he has supported clients across the insurance market, infrastructure developers, vessel owners, ports and offshore operators. His recent work includes delivering integrated assurance solutions for onshore and offshore transmission, distribution, and renewables projects, with a strong focus on early-stage risk management, supply-chain assurance, digitalisation, cyber-risk and technology qualification. Captain Stephen Norman, Commercial Director, Van Ameyde Marine In his new role, Captain Norman will lead commercial strategy across Van Ameyde Marine’s portfolio, strengthening client relationships and support the development of new service offerings aligned with evolving market demands and international growth. Chris Boyd, Managing Director of Van Ameyde Marine in the UK, commented: “Stephen brings a rare blend of operational credibility, commercial leadership and deep industry insight. His appointment reflects our commitment to senior-led delivery, transparency and technical excellence across the marine and offshore sectors.” Captain Stephen Norman added: “Van Ameyde Marine has a strong reputation for independent, fact-based marine expertise. I am delighted to be joining the business at an important stage of its development and look forward to working with the team to support clients and to grow the marine offering globally.” Source: Van Ameyde Marine 2026-04-29 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share