Dr Willingale has worked in different sectors of the shipping industry for over 40 years including freight forwarding, ship management, tank storage and the shipping media. Before establishing his consulting and training company in 2008 he was a director of V.Group, the parent company of V.Ships the world’s largest independent ship manager. Dr Willingale currently manages the learning & development function of Clarksons Platou: he is also a director and shareholder of the Cambridge Academy of Transport, a long-established provider of business of shipping training.