ESVAGT A/S

The Fisheries and Maritime Museums cutter E1 with an ESVAGT vessel in the background

11 November 2021 08:30

ESVAGT helps the Fisheries and Maritime Museum keep the cutter, E1, afloat

ESVAGT’s Senior Club and the shipping company’s technical department will help keep the E1 afloat.

27 October 2021 08:30

MORE PEOPLE – FEWER INCIDENTS: ESVAGT reaches 500 days without LTI

ESVAGT has grown in terms of people and activity, yet the shipping company has managed to keep its focus on safety and responsible behavior. Now it’s a question of maintaining this positive trend.

Skipper Jan Ole Kristensen and the ‘Esvagt Cantana’-crew has donated the 25,000 kroner from the Maritime Award 2021 to the Danish Heart Association. The crew received the award for giving CPR for 104 minutes to a colleague.

6 October 2021 10:00

Crew from ‘Esvagt Cantana’ donates seafaring prize to the Danish Heart Association

The ‘Esvagt Cantana’ crew was awarded 25,000 kroner for providing relentless first aid to a colleague who suffered a cardiac arrest. Now, the crew has donated the award to the Danish Heart Association.

ESVAGT has many vessels working in the energy sector in Great Britain, where ESVAGT supports offshore wind and oil and gas production.

20 September 2021 08:30

Brexit demands more planning

Brexit has changed the way ESVAGT works in Great Britain. Having the right equipment and personnel in place now takes more planning and more time.

New long-term contracts with TotalEnergies on seven vessels for operations in the North Sea have resulted in great activity in the HR-department in ESVAGT.

1 September 2021 08:30

New contracts send ESVAGT on the hunt for 50 new seafarers

New contracts in the North Sea require ESVAGT to mass-recruit. Boosts in Denmark and the Faroe Islands have resulted in great contacts.

ESVAGT and TotalEnergies have closed several contracts as part of the marine spread for the Danish part of the North Sea.

5 August 2021 10:16

ESVAGT lands large contract with TotalEnergies in Denmark

Focusing on innovative solutions, two of the key stakeholders in the Danish North Sea are joining forces to create the logistics of the future in the North Sea.

’Esvagt Froude’s Ida Teglgaard is the first woman in the world to be person in charge of an Ampelmann walkway system.

20 July 2021 08:30

Ida is the world’s first Ampelfrau!

’Esvagt Froude’s’ Ida Teglgaard is the first woman to be trained as person in charge of an Ampelmann operation.

'The Goliat lies in 350-metre-deep ice-cold waters north of the Arctic circle. It's dark half the year and our work demands our constant, unerring attention. We are justifiably proud that the vessel and crew have done their job perfectly for 8 years'

14 June 2021 08:10

’Esvagt Aurora’ doing a fantastic job

Eight years of service on the Barents Sea have demonstrated that the ’Esvagt Aurora’ is ideally suited to working in Arctic regions. The vessel and its crew have saved lives and even extinguished a fire on land.

The ‘Esvagt Preserver’ has operated as service vessel in the North Sea for 30 years without a single leave of absence due to a work-related incident.

21 February 2021 08:16

30 years without work-related incidents – ESVAGT vessel reaches notable milestone

On Sunday, February 21st, the ‘Esvagt Preserver’ has completed 30 years of operation without a single severe work-related incident. Approach and company culture are crucial.

19-year-old Asbjørn Morell suffered a cardiac arrest in the middle of the North Sea and was dead for almost two hours, while his colleagues performed CPR on him. He is now back to work and his colleagues nominated for the 2021 Heart Saving Award.

7 January 2021 12:51

Almost two hours of CPR saved Asbjørn’s life

The young seaman Asbjørn Morell was healthy, in good health and fit, when he most unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest in the North Sea. His colleagues on board the vessel ‘Esvagt Cantana’ fought for hours to save him.

’I will never forget them’ - Laila Ausland Cock

25 August 2020 10:17

West Gamma 30 years on: ‘I had decided to say goodbye’

The Norwegian radio telegraphist Laila Ausland Cock had spent 20 minutes in a frothing sea and had given up any hope of rescue when the ’Esvagt Protector’s crew found her.

‘It’s impossible to put your finger on anything in this rescue mission. Anything.’ Asbjørn Rislaa

21 August 2020 09:09

West Gamma 30 years on: ‘I was completely calm because they knew their job!’

While the ’Esvagt Omega’ was saving the rig West Gamma’s offshore workers from the waves, Asbjørn Rislaa was lying in the water and admiring the professional rescue team at work.

Together with current and former ESVAGT employees, Nichlas Holm, ordinary seaman on the ’Esvagt Faraday’, helps sailors in need in his spare time.

21 July 2020 09:25

ESVAGT employees assist in sea rescue during spare time

Volunteer-based rescue service is making a difference in the South Funen Archipelago – and several ESVAGT employees give a helping hand in their spare time.

15 June 2020 08:34

Legendary rescue vessel retires

The ‘Esvagt Bravo’ has been a turning point in the development of ESVAGT’s competences and safety culture. Earlier this year, the vessel signed off after 39 years of loyal service.

Injured individuals are pulled aboard the FRB in ESVAGT's training "Tour de North Sea"

27 March 2019 08:30

ESVAGT on its “Tour de North Sea”: ‘Practicing strengthens our emergency preparedness and maintains our competences’

Daily training in the entire fleet keeps ESVAGT sharp, and the shipping company’s own assessor team is visiting the North Sea in ESVAGT’s “Tour de North Sea” to strengthen and deepen competence levels.

Svend Bech Poulsen, Captain of the ’Esvagt Charlie’ and employee representative in ESVAGT's Board of Directors.

3 May 2018 11:45

"We have many years of experience on every vessel"

Svend Bech Poulsen, Captain of the ’Esvagt Charlie’: "You shouldn't be afraid of the sea but you do need to respect it!”

Peter Markwick, ESVAGT’s first FRB level 5 expert is now one of four FRB assessors in the internal FRB competence training programme.

4 April 2018 12:16

“You feel appreciated and competent!”

Peter Markwick is ESVAGT's first certified 5 grade boatman.

“It is essential that ESVAGT maintains its advantage in sailing Fast Rescue Boats (FRB) and a team of recently appointed FRB assessors will contribute significantly to that” says Steffen Rudbech Nielsen, Head of Ship Management, Operation.

24 November 2017 10:05

Raising FRB competences

ESVAGT is investing significantly in strengthening and developing Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) sailing skills for its employees.

ESVAGT is mapping boat handling competences to maintain and develop its competitive advantage.

25 April 2017 09:00

Safety and quality strengthened by developing boat handling competences

“Whether the job is rescuing people in high seas or sailing wind technicians safely around an offshore wind farm, the skills of those on board the vessels are critical for ESVAGT's success. That is why we are mapping and developing the competences on board our vessels”, says Steffen Rudbech Nielsen, Head of Ship Management, Operations.

ESVAGT FRB launched to rescue the crew on board the pleasure craft

28 February 2017 17:39

‘Esvagt Sigma’ and ‘Esvagt Alpha’ save 4 lifes at sea

This morning ‘Esvagt Sigma’ received a mayday from a small pleasure craft who was taking water in and had lost propulsion. ‘Esvagt Sigma’ was released from standby duties and send to rescue.

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