We are driven by the belief that the maritime industry is not only about ships; it is also about the people who operate and manage them, both on board and ashore.

SURVEYING

Pre­purchase, condition, on/off hire, hull and cargo damage

INCIDENT/
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Crews, ships, shore facilities; safety, security and the environment

HUMAN
RESOURCES & TRAINING

Recruitment, staff development, coaching and be­spoke course development and training

LEGAL SUPPORT & CLAIMS HANDLING

Litigation, arbitration and mediation; collision, grounding, salvage, towage, wreck removal, cargo, pollution, injury/death, stowaways and piracy

.

THE ENVIRONMENT

Pollution risk management, risk assessments and plans, recovery and clean-­up operations support

SAFETY, SECURITY & QUALITY

ISM, ISPS, MLC and ISO 9001:2015 projects; risk assessment, mitigation and management

Joe Gabriele Master Mariner, LL.M – Managing Director

Joe is the founder of Rise Company Ltd.

He comes from a seafaring family of ship masters spanning three generations.

Joe obtained his Class One Master Mariner’s certificate of competency in Glasgow in 1997 and was conferred his LL.M in Maritime Law by London Metropolitan University in 2012.

His experience in the maritime industry now spans more than 33 years. Starting in 1983, he served at sea on international-trading general cargo, bulk, container, ro-ro and ro-pax high speed craft for over 20 years, the last years as master. Amongst others, he served with South African Marine Corporation, Gearbulk, National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia and Virtu Ferries.

Ashore, Joe held the posts of Port and Flag State Inspector and later, Marine Superintendent, Fleet Manager and Director of a fleet of ships which included tankers, offshore supply vessels and ro-pax high speed craft.

In his career ashore, Joe was involved in conversions of ships into oil recovery vessels for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), new buildings, dry-dockings, chartering, personnel recruitment & training and insurance claims handling. He also served as Designated Person Ashore (DPA) and Company Security Officer (CSO).

In recent years, in addition to marine surveying and consultancy work, he also lectured on approved STCW subjects which included ship stability and construction, orals, crises management & human behavior and business & law at OOW, Chief Mates and Masters levels.

Joe is a trainer for Det Norske Veritas-Germanischer Lloyd (DNVGL), running courses on Accident Investigation in Shipping, Analysis & Root Cause, Marine Risk Assessment and Crowd & Crises Management.

Joe is frequently appointed as an assessor or investigating officer by the Law Courts and the Marine Safety Investigation Unit of Malta and has been involved in several recent high profile marine accident investigations. He is a member of the Malta Maritime Law Association, sitting on the Merchant Shipping, Salvage and Maritime Labour Convention sub committees.

Joe is appointed Government Surveyor for Malta and for St. Vincent & Grenadines.

Nadine Gabriele B. Psy (Hons) – Director

Nadine is an HR professional.

Nadine possesses strong interpersonal, communication and managerial skills which, combined with her sound background in organisational psychology and over 20 years of experience in training and management of human resources, has enabled her to help local and international organisations, in the maritime and other industries, capitalise on their staff potential and growth.

Nadine designs and implements bespoke management and staff development mentoring programmes, where she coaches individuals and groups to effectively improve their job satisfaction and performance. This helps organisations maximise staff retention and productivity. She also manages recruitment, organisational restructuring as well as developing and implementing HR policies.

Nadine is also an experienced trainer in customer service, sales techniques, team building, stress management and leadership. Her broad knowledge in these fields has aided organisations to produce winning individuals and teams that have contributed directly to company growth and success.

Early in her career Nadine was commissioned to work on a project to develop policies and procedures to bring about economic and efficient use of financial, information technology and human resources management for the Maltese civil service. She was also involved in the launch of a telecommunications company in Malta in 1992 where she received extensive and intensive customer care and sales training in America. Nadine was then instrumental in setting up, developing and heading one of the first call centres in Malta. She also actively participated in an EU-funded project to prepare and retrain mothers returning to work to specifically gain customer service and sales skills.

Nadine has a proven track record of exceeding performance expectations, remaining client-focused and adapting to shifting environments whilst continuously striving for, and achieving, excellence. She believes that peak-performing employees will ultimately generate savings and profits for the companies they serve.

Her work ethos is that she doesn’t get a second chance to make a first impression. For Nadine, Human Resources Management is not just a profession; it is a passion.