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Trinity House Appoints a New Director for Major Projects

19th February 2024
Trinity House appoints Damien Oliver who will lead the way on major projects for the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England, Wales, Channel Islands & Gibraltar. The GLA is a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers. Above AFLOAT has identified in the background, the merchant shipping vessel of CLdN, the ro-ro freight ferry. Sixtine which operates in both English waters and the Irish Sea on routes between Dublin and continental Europe.
Trinity House appoints Damien Oliver who will lead the way on major projects for the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England, Wales, Channel Islands & Gibraltar. The GLA is a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers. Above AFLOAT has identified in the background, the merchant shipping vessel of CLdN, the ro-ro freight ferry. Sixtine which operates in both English waters and the Irish Sea on routes between Dublin and continental Europe. Credit: Trinity House

Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England, Wales, Channel Islands and Gibraltar, has recently appointed Damien Oliver as its new Director of Major Projects. 

Damien’s appointment sees him as the lead on the Vessel Replacement Project, where he will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive forward the procurement process to a successful conclusion.

The Vessel Replacement Project is to replace the veteran aids to navigation tender, THV Patricia as Afloat previously reported dating to 1982, which made a rare call to Dun Laoghaire Harbour on the occasion of Irish Lights officially opening its new headquarters in 2008.

Damien joins Trinity House direct from a short-term secondment to Sellafield where he led major decommissioning programmes to make safe their 75-year-old nuclear legacy.

He also has over 20 years’ experience in senior roles within the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) making him ideally suited to Trinity House as a GLA and our specific responsibility for navigational safety.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals. 

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