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Mooreast Group, a Singapore based company providing international mooring expertise, has appointed Mr Roderick Ruinen as Technical Advisor. He will also be heading Mooreast Europe which has been incorporated in The Netherlands this year.

Being in the offshore mooring industry for more than 15 years, Mr Ruinen specialises in geotechnical and structural engineering of offshore foundations. He is also well versed with the classification societies’ requirements as well as the installation procedures for mooring equipment.

During his time as Technical Director in his previous company, he oversaw the technical operations as well as the R&D activities in the company. He has also published several technical research papers and patent applications on mooring and anchoring.

With Mr Ruinen as Technical Advisor, Mooreast is able to provide more design and engineering services for the customers in the aspect of mooring systems. He will also be involved in the company’s R&D activities to develop the next generation mooring equipment to benefit the offshore industry.

Currently based in Rotterdam, Mr Ruinen will lead Mooreast Europe to open up new markets especially in the North Seas region and also establish Mooreast brand in other parts of the world especially Africa and America. He and his team will work very closely with Mooreast Asia to increase the competitiveness of Mooreast Group.

“For me it is a very interesting point in time to join Mooreast. Though I foresee a lot of challenges ahead, I will do my best to overcome them. My aim is to grow Mooreast to be a successful company as a mooring equipment provider and also in the area of offshore engineering and construction,” says Mr Ruinen.