About Our Organization — Miko Marine AS

Organization

Buksér og Berging (BB) is Norway’s leading tug owner operating a fleet of 33 harbor and offshore tugs/AHT. BB provides a range of marine services stemming from long-standing experience within port towage, marine contracting and salvage. Further, BB operates a fleet of 25 high performance pilot boats stationed at 16 pilot stations along the Norwegian coast ensuring safe and efficient transfer of pilots.

Miko Trading buys damaged goods from insurance companies to recycle and reuse them. Miko Plast produces plastic products from recycled material. All three sister companies in the Miko group share the same level of innovation and commitment to protect the environment.

Miko Marine AS is a privately owned business. The ownership is split between Buksér og Berging (Neptun) and the Miko group. Miko Marine US LLC and Miko Marine Asia PTE LTD are subsidiaries to Miko Marine AS located in Louisiana and Singapore, respectively.

Buksér og Berging (BB) is Norway’s leading tug owner operating a fleet of 33 harbor and offshore tugs/AHT. BB provides a range of marine services stemming from long-standing experience within port towage, marine contracting and salvage. Further, BB operates a fleet of 25 high performance pilot boats stationed at 16 pilot stations along the Norwegian coast ensuring safe and efficient transfer of pilots.

Miko Trading buys damaged goods from insurance companies to recycle and reuse them. Miko Plast produces plastic products from recycled material. All three sister companies in the Miko group share the same level of innovation and commitment to protect the environment.

Our team

Cato Stoll

Managing Director

Cato holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from University of San Francisco. He has more than 30 years of work experience within banking, shipping, landbased industry and the service industry.

cis@mikomarine.com
+47 90088664

Kåre Anthonsen

Business Development Director

Kåre is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years experience in the maritime and offshore industry. He has experience from both operators/technical suppliers and has been involved in a series of maintenance projects. He holds a double EMBA from BI Norwegian Business School and Nanyang Technological University within Shipping, Offshore and Finance.

kare.anthonsen@mikomarine.com
+47 97081489

Espen W. Lepperød

Technical Lead/HSEQ Manager

Espen graduated as a Mechanical Design Engineer in 2014. Since then he has worked in Miko Marine as Project Engineer, Product Manager and Technical Lead in various projects. Espen specializes in product development and customized solutions.

ewl@mikomarine.com
+47 93014497

Truls W. Krogstadmo

Marine Engineer

Truls graduated from NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2019 with a Master of Science in Marine Technology specializing in Marine Structures. During the course of his education, Truls gained knowledge within structural engineering and marine operations which he will continue to develop in Miko Marine.

twk@mikomarine.com
+47 48125676

Emilie Voraa

Marine Engineer

Emilie graduated from Chalmers University in 2016 with a master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. She has previous experience from a northern based ship design firm before joining the Miko team in October 2020, as a Marine Engineer. Emilie has specialized in hydrodynamics and ship design.

emv@mikomarine.com
+47 452 70 937

John Gunnar Refsnes CDR SG (Ret.)

Damage Control and Technical Executive

John Gunnar joined Miko Marine in June 2021, after 42 years in the Royal Norwegian Navy. He has served on various type of naval vessels as Marine Engineer Officer and Damage Control Officer and Military Commander on STUFT Civilian vessel. John was national delegate at NATO Specialist Team on Ship Combat Survivability 2000-2021, and he was Commanding Officer at The Naval Engineering and Safety Centre (NESC) from 2009 until joining Miko Marine.

jgr@mikomarine.com
+47 40038317

Raghunanthan Sripathy

Marine Engineer

Raghunanthan graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 2018. He has worked as a Design engineer in cranes, pipe handlers and moonpool equipment in the oil and gas industry. He is experienced in product design and development.

ras@mikomarine.com