Christoph Knudsen

Director Marine Operations - DPA | CSO at Nordic Cruise Management

Moorhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

Qualifications | Certificates | Achievments CoC - Master l DNV Designated Person Ashore l DNV Company and Ship Security Officer (CSO/SSO) l DNV Incident Investigation l DNV Internal Auditor for Integrated Management Systems l DNV Interview Techniques l Certified user of People Test Systems (PTS) l T&T Salvage Incident Management Seminar l KENYON – Crisis Management l CVSSA by IMS l Member of IAATO Marine Committee l Creator of IAATO approved Whale Strike Mitigation training course

Experience

  • Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement (Hamburg, Germany · Hybrid)
    • Director Marine Operations - DPA | CSO at Nordic Cruise Management
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Marine Manager - DPA | CSO at Nordic Cruise Management
      Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos

  • Marine Fleet Manager | CSO - Hurtigruten Expeditions at Hurtigruten Expeditions
    Oct 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Sr. Marine Superintendent - Expedition Cruise Vessels at Hurtigruten
    Apr 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • COLUMBIA Cruise Services (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Marine Superintedent | Deputy DPA
      Nov 2020 - Apr 2021 · 6 mos

    • Marine Superintendent | Deputy DPA
      Jul 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Fleet Safety Superintendent / Deputy DPA
      Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr

  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (4 yrs 3 mos)
    • 1st Officer Safety
      Mar 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

      MS HANSEATIC

    • 2nd Officer Navigation
      Oct 2012 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      MS BREMEN