Alexander Shterev to lead ABL Romania
Highly experienced marine engineer and principal surveyor, Alexander Shterev, is to take on the new role of Country Manager for ABL in Romania.
Shterev, a long-standing colleague in ABL’s expanding Black Sea operations, is an ex-Chief Engineer and Marine Superintendent, with nine years of seafaring experience and more than 20 years as a marine surveyor.
His track-record in maritime, covers a large variety of vessel types, with particular expertise in capesize bulk carriers, reefer vessels and yachts.
Since coming ashore, Shterev has been an integral part of ABL’s marine consultancy team in Bulgaria, providing a range of technical services to de-risk and drive value in both maritime and offshore energy projects in the Black Sea. Shterev specialises in superyacht surveying, hull and machinery (H&M) claims support and marine warranty survey.
He takes on his new position having been a driving force in the inception of ABL’s operations in Romania, based in Constanta.
“Alex is a valued member of our team not only in the Black Sea, but in supporting clients across Europe with marine solutions. Having been central to setting up our Romania office and helping drive many of our projects in the Romanian offshore energy space, Alex is the ideal candidate to take our local operations further, so we can support more clients in this important chapter in the Black Sea’s history.”
Lyubomir Djambazov, Sub Regional Director for ABL in the Black Sea
ABL Romania provides energy, marine and engineering consultancy solutions to support projects and assets across renewables, maritime and oil & gas sectors. The team has been providing marine warranty survey (MWS) on two of Romania’s most significant offshore energy construction projects in recent years – the Midia Gas Development and Neptun Deep.
Some of the ABL Romania team: Loredana Carcea, Technical Assistant, Alexander Shterev, Country Manager, and Alexandra Coman, Engineering Manager.
In addition to this, utilising the wider ABL Group’s in-house expertise in renewable energy consulting, ABL Romania has supported the Black Sea’s first steps into offshore wind and floating solar with feasibility and market studies.
The local operations has rapidly grown and continues to do so, with a multi-disciplined engineering team, led by engineering manager Alexandra Coman, and assisted by technical assistant Loredana Carcea. ABL’s wider Black Sea operations include offices in Bulgaria and Turkey.
ABL is the energy and marine consultancy branch of Oslo-listed global consultancy ABL Group.
Discover more on our experience in Romania and the wider Black Sea or get in touch with the team in Constanta, Romania, to discuss how we can support your project or asset in energy and oceans: