Michael Morland
General Manager Americas AAL Shipping
Michael Morland is one of AALs Senior Managers and is responsible for the strategic development for AAL in the Americas, as well as the Oil & Gas vertical. He brings over 18 years international experience in the shipping, offshore and maritime industries. This specifically includes the heavy lift, project cargo and breakbulk market, having previously served in senior executive roles at Global Ocean AS and T.P. Shipping AS. Morland has been working in the Projects remit throughout his career and has seen the Project Cargo market from several perspectives, firstly as a specialist Project Cargo Broker, thereafter as consultant for Principal & EPC and lastly now as an Shipowners representative for AAL in the Americas.
AAL is an award-winning and global multipurpose & heavy Lift project operator that has served the breakbulk, project heavy-lift and dry bulk sector for over 25 years. Its triage of service models – tramp chartering solutions, fixed trade routes and scheduled liner services – provide competitive ocean transport solutions that connect the world. AAL operates one of the sector’s youngest and largest fleets of multipurpose heavy-lift vessels. The fleet is employed by a global network of in-house commercial, chartering, engineering and operations professionals that have accomplished numerous industry firsts for customers representing dynamic industries like oil & gas, mining, energy, construction, agriculture and leisure.
