Ship Routing Services Firm Appoints New Director

Jones will be a member of the parent company board of directors

California based ship routing services company Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT) today announced the appointment of Haydn Jones as the company's Director of International Operations.

According to the press release, Jones will be responsible for sales, marketing, and business development of the company's range of maritime ship routing services and onboard systems, in addition to overseeing the international support organisation.

Jones will be a member of the parent company board of directors.

AWT said Jones, a Britannia Royal Naval College graduate, has extensive experience in the marine industry having worked for marine organisations including Nera Ltd., the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), and AWT business partner ChartCo Ltd..

Most recently he has been marketing director and business development manager of Fugro Satellite Positioning based in Oslo.

Commenting on the appointment, AWT Chairman Jung Soo Kang said, "With the increasing focus of ship operators on energy-efficient vessel operations, there is a need to look at how AWT's ship routing services, fleet management system and BVS onboard product are best utilized on ships and by shore-based operations teams.

"Haydn's knowledge of the international maritime industry and in particular navigation, communications and ship efficiency systems will help us in achieving that strategic goal."

Coinciding with the introduction of the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), in August last year AWT said its on-board weather-routing BonVoyage System (BVS) can use ECA information in its calculation tools to evaluate the most cost effective voyage track.