Paul Townsend

Paul Townsend

    Overview

    Profile summary

    A Master Mariner holding a B.Sc. (Hons) in Maritime Business Studies and over fifteen years’ experience as a Deck Officer on a variety of merchant vessels, trading worldwide and coastal, including product tankers, bulk carriers, container ships and VLCC's. 

    Shore based appointments include two years in the marine insurance and surveying industry, prior to a command in the UK passenger ferry sector,. 

    Fifteen years with the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency. 

    Five years as a Ship Management Consultant and 

    Two years as an Education & Training Practitioner.


    Professional memberships

    Member of the Nautical Institute (MNI)

    Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation (MRIN)

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production