User:Welden050

Intro

James Lightoller
Nationality	Manx
BriSCA Ministox career
Debut season	2003
Current team	Team Lightoller
Car number	102
Best finish	1st in 2005, 2006
Championship titles
2005, 2006	Manx Ministox Champion

James Lightoller is a Manx student and Ministox driver.

Current career listings below. Served 12-month ban from July 2007–2008 for incorrect engine parts.

Season	Car #	Class	Car Type	Grade	Points	Information
2003	2	Ministox	Austin Mini 1000	Novice	29n
2004	2	Ministox	Austin Mini 1000	Novice/White	87
2005	74	Ministox	Riley Elf	White/Yellow	134	Champion
2006	74	Ministox	Riley Elf	Yellow	129	Champion
2007	74	Ministox	Riley Elf	Red	25	Deducted 100 points and banned.
Assumed incorrect engine parts led to ban. Ministock sold to a UK buyer.
2008	102	Ministox	Austin Mini 1000	White	N/A	Restart from ban. Points not counted.
2009	102	SuperMinistox	Nissan Bluebird T72	White	TBA

Liverpool FC

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	GER	Marcell Jansen
3	DF	ENG	Paul Welden
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä
5	DF	RUS	Roman Petrenko
6	MF	ENG	Gareth Barry
7	FW	EIR	Robbie Keane
8	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Torres
15	FW	ENG	Keith Albiston
18	FW	NED	Dirk Kuyt
20	MF	ARG	Javier Mascherano
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher
25	GK	ESP	José Manuel Reina

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	GK	AUT	Hans Mayer
32	MF	RSA	Mark Woodward
36	MF	ESP	Pablo Manuel Garcia
39	FW	POL	Marek Dąbrowski

Maritime Alliance

Maritime Alliance Maritime Allianz
Mueller Group Chairman: Rudolf Mueller Ocean Queen Line Corporation Chairman: Sir Paul Herbert Welden Marine Chairman: James Welden

The Maritime Alliance is an international group of shipping companies with the objective of introducing greener and more futuristic sea travel by 2010. First started by James Welden of Welden Marine after the failed Green Alliance conference, there are currently three members of the group. The current chair of the Maritime Alliance is James Welden.

Members

Mueller Group (Rudolf Mueller)

Joined: 2008

Ocean Queen Line Corporation (Sir Paul Herbert)

Joined: 2008

Welden Marine (James Welden)

Joined: 2008

Meetings

Date	Venue	Hosting Company	Chair
August 20, 2008	Douglas	Welden Marine	James Welden
December 20, 2008	Leicester	Ocean Queen Line Corporation	Sir Paul Herbert
April 20, 2009	Rostock	Mueller Group	Rudolf Mueller

• Meetings are held on a four-monthly basis, with each member company taking it in turns to host the meeting. In August 2009, Welden Marine will again host, same for OQLC and the Mueller Group in their respective months.

Snaefell Steam Packet Company

Snaefell Steam Packet Company

Company type	Limited Company
Founded	1808
Headquarters	Douglas, Isle of Man
Key people	Chairman Ken Woodward CEO James Welden
Net income	£15m (2007)
Number of employees	1,500
Parent	Welden Marine
Website	http://titanfleet.freewebsites.com

The Snaefell Steam Packet Company (Manx: Sheshaght Phaggad Bree Sniaull) is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2008.

The company provides passenger and freight services to seven ports around the Irish Sea with a current active fleet of one conventional vessel and three fastcraft.

The Steam Packet Company is a subsidiary of Lightoller Sea Containers.

Current Routes

• Douglas to:

Belfast, Birkenhead (from Nov 08), Dublin, Fleetwood and Liverpool

• Liverpool to:

Dublin

User Agreement

The Manx Government operate a User Agreement with the Steam Packet Company to receive sole user rights to Douglas Harbour. To receive these rights, the company must:

• Inbound freight of 7,500 lane metres of freight each week.
• Operate at least 800 return sailings to two ports in the range of North West England per year.
• Operate at least 70 return sailings to Ireland per year.
• Invest a minimum fleet investment of £20 million by 2010.
• Operate a daily fastcraft summer service to Liverpool.

As of 2008, the company is exceeding the above and receives sole user rights to Douglas Harbour. Note that the Steam Packet Company does own the linkspans in Douglas Harbour.

Board of Directors

Position	Holder	Years in role	Notes
Chairman	Kenneth Woodward	1992-2009	Due to retire.
CEO	James P. M. Welden	2007-2009	Will be promoted to Chairman.
Operations Manager	Raymond K. Murdoch	1998-2009	Will be promoted to CEO.

Fleet (2009 onwards)

Ship	Built	Entered service	Route	GT	Builder	Registry	Notes
Manxman [3]	2005	2005	Douglas–Heysham	13,742 GT	Van der Giessen de Noord	Douglas	Flagship of the Company
Princess Cliona [7]	2004	2009	Douglas–Belfast/Dublin	5,101 GT	Fincantieri	Douglas
Snaefell [8]	2002	2009	Douglas–Liverpool	7,062 GT	Incat	Southampton

Snaefell Down

Snaefell Down is a new disaster film planned to revolve around the sinking of the RO-RO ferry Snaefell, with filming currently underway.

215 Years

215 Years is a docu-drama based on Welden Marine coming up to it's 215th Anniversary, however things have changed for the worse and the Company is in a rapid state of decline and is close to bankruptcy. James Welden is still in charge of the Company, however he is suffering from severe depression. The film was praised for the portrayal of the characters and the storyline, however also criticsed for apparently being very "morbid". It picked up "Manx Film of the Year" none the less. It also caused problems in the Welden family, however these were quickly resolved.

Characters

The Weldens

• James Welden: Welden has been the Chairman of the Company since late 2008, and has recently began to suffer from depression. Welden was widowed when his wife Ilze died in 2011. He blames himself for the apparent loss of the Company. Already heading for an early grave at 47, Welden breaks down about ⅔ of the way through the film, leaving Paul in charge. Played by himself
• Paul Welden: Paul was the Company's financial advisor, which left him the task to break the news to his father the Company was a matter of a few days or weeks from disaster. When is father dies, he takes charge and saves the Company by selling it to the Manx Government. Paul continues in charge of the Company and plans to rebuild the fleet. Played by John Derbyshire (adult) and himself (child)
• Cliona Welden-Collins: Cliona left school and joined the Company at a young age to care for her father. In 2011, Welden's wife Ilze had died, leaving Welden devastated. Shortly after, Cliona married, to Welden's disgust. She cared for him until he committed suicide, and was appointed CEO shortly after the last-ditch revival of the Company. Played by Meghan Murdoch (adult) and herself (child)
• Anna-Rose Welden: Welden's youngest daughter. She is not seen on screen.
• Reuben Welden: Welden's youngest son. He is not seen on screen.

The Board

• Captain Alan Albiston: He is one of the Company's four Commanding Officers, and continues to be Welden's closest friend after the death of Paul Herbert. After Welden's admittance to hospital, Alan takes custody of Anna-Rose and Reuben as to Welden's wish. He is the only remaining advisor to Welden at the end of the film. Played by himself.
• Paul Herbert: Herbert is not seen on screen, however it is known he joined the board in 2012 and he died in 2020. Part of his funeral is seen.
• Raymond Murdoch: Murdoch plays one of Welden's most trusted advisors, however in 2015, Murdoch loses confidence and strength due to Parkinson's disease, leaving Welden devastated even further. It is not known what happens to him, however it is assumed he also died. Played by himself.
• Other unnamed advisors are seen in short scenes.

Plot

Act 1: 2011 Welden and his family attend the funeral of his wife, Ilze. This has left the family in a large state of disrepair and has made Welden suffer from a breakdown. Despite advances from an ex girlfriend, Welden vows that he will never marry or have a relationship again. At the funeral are friends and family, and Ilze's family. They blame Welden for her death, and Welden has to be restrained by Alan Albiston and his son Paul to prevent him throwing a chair across the room in his anger and frustation. He goes back to work and orders that a new board photo is taken to replace the one with his widow on. Shortly after this scene, Welden takes his family out for a drive, however he runs out of fuel in a remote part of the Island, leaving them stuck in the middle of nowhere. After a short scene with the family being driven back home on a low-loader, it switches to 2023.

Act 2: 2023 The Snaefell Steam Packet Company is beginning to fail, and with Welden now severely depressed, with the deaths of Paul Herbert and the illness of Raymond Murdoch getting to him, as well as his daughter's marriage to a man Welden does not like and doesn't think is for her. None the less, he attempts to get on with him, but fails and ends up injuring Cliona's husband. In a rage, Welden destroyed the boardroom in the Welden Buildings and vanished for a days on end, much to the worry of his family. When he does return, Paul announces that the Company has a matter of a few days to a few weeks to run before bankruptcy. Upon hearing this, Welden dismisses all staff except for Paul, Cliona, Alan Albiston and Raymond Murdoch. He says that he is prepared to close the Company in a bid to ensure that it was independent for the time it existed, however this causes revolt against the Company. In his deluded state, Welden announces his vessels will stand down from service, with riots breaking out outside the office. This forces Welden into restoring a schedule, however a riot soon breaks out aboard the ferry Snaefell, causing the inside vessel to become badly damaged, further money issues being placed upon the Company.

The resulting chaos causes Welden to suffer from a panic attack. Cliona rushes into his office to see Welden destroying his office. After he is restrained, he is taken into hospital, with Paul taking charge of the Company, which is still failing. After officially releasing the Company's state to the public and Government, anger turns into fear that the vessels will not be able to run once there is no money left to do so. Paul Welden is contacted privately by the Manx Government to discuss the sale of the Company to them. When Paul brings this proposal to the board, they all vehemently disagree, however in a secret meeting away from the board, Alan Albiston, Cliona and Paul consider this proposal, however the Company would lose all independence and become property of the Isle of Man. After seeing that the Company will be bankrupt in 24 hours, and still resisting money for the Princess Cliona and Snaefell, Welden sells the Company to the Manx Government.

Act 3: 2024 The Manx Government has made the Company thrive, and now under the management of Paul and Cliona (who has since divorced her husband), they have begun rebuilding the fleet and are beginning to make the Company thrive. The last two scenes show Paul, Cliona and Alan at James Welden's grave, which is near the sea, and then they look out to see the Snaefell cross the sea.

Welden Marine Fleet

The Company's fleet has been rapidly depleted due to loss of money, and only two ferries remain in service to the Isle of Man, these being below: NB - These vessels are currently preparing to enter service, hence their probable selection. Due to this, both vessels were remote control models.

• MS Snaefell (8) - The Snaefell is the last conventional ferry of her type in the world at the time, and has become somewhat an interest of many companies, with the Company refusing to sell the vessel for any cost. According to Paul, the Snaefell has not been refitted/overhauled since her 2011 refit.
• HSC Princess Cliona (7) - The Princess Cliona is the last fastcraft in operation on the Irish Sea, with all operators disposing of their own. The craft has become the Company's prized asset after many years in operation and has according to Paul, not been refitted/overhauled since 2010.

James Welden

James P. M. Welden, CBE
Born	(1976-01-02) January 2, 1976 Douglas, Isle of Man
Occupation	Shipping magnate
Spouse	Meghan Murdoch (1994–)
Children	Cliona, Paul and Emily
Website	www.james-welden.co.im

Vice Admiral James Paul Mark Welden MHK CBE (born January 2 1976 in Douglas, Isle of Man) is a Manx-born businessman and qualified marine officer. His wealth is estimated at over £660 million, which includes self-made and inherited money.

History

Welden was born to Alan Lightoller and Barbara Welden in January 1976 at Noble's Hospital as the third of four children. He was born 8 weeks premature and at the time was given a few days to live, however he made a full recovery and was released from hospital four months later in May 1976 after having gained sufficient strength to not need round-the-clock care.

Welden attended Murray's Road Primary School from the age of 5 in 1981, but he was suspended from the school due to numerous outbursts of bad behaviour. He was instead sent to the Illiam Dhone School in Castletown on the Isle of Man, which he attended from 1982–1994, where he was reported to have achieved up to 10 GCSEs and 3 A-levels. He met actress Meghan Murdoch the same year, before attending Marine School in Fleetwood, gaining his officer tickets in 18 months instead of the usual two years. He was posted to the Lightoller Steam Packet Company in August 1995 aged 19.

The Snaefell under Welden's command in 2002.

Welden's first assignment was aboard the sideloading vessel MS Snaefell of 1976 as the chief helmsman. It was during this time that Welden said he felt "youthful and daring". It was a matter of five years until Welden got his first command in 2000, coinicidentally, the Snaefell. During this period, Welden rotated between the "classic" vessels, the Snaefell and the RO-RO vessel Viking. Welden was a popular master during his second tenure as master of the Snaefell, taking passengers on "FunBoat" excursions to various ports around the Irish Sea, which he was in charge of right up until the vessel's sale in 2007, which coincided with the death of his father. Welden became CEO of the Lightoller Steam Packet Company, and went back to the drawing board, with the entire company becoming rebranded with the classic livery and traditional vessel names. It appears recently that Welden has removed himself from the PR (Public Relations) exercise of his company as his blog has not been updated since July 26 2008.

Welden Marine

Welden started the Welden Marine company in 2007 aged 31 as the company to supercede Lightoller Sea Containers as the spearhead company of his entire operations, which has so far proven to be a stronger hand in business than it's predecessor. It's related businesses are as follows:

• Snaefell Steam Packet Company, which offers ferry services to and from the Isle of Man at various destinations around the Irish Sea currently operating with a fleet of three vessels.
• Welden Line, which offers cruises across the Atlantic Ocean twice a month with the Snaefell 3 ocean liner.
• Welden Raceway, which is a non-profitable stockcar racing company using the Nivison Stadium.

Welden received a CBE for his services to transport from HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.

Personal Life

Welden is engaged to actress Meghan Murdoch. They have three children, child actress Cliona Tallulah Welden (born July 28 1995), Paul William Welden (born January 22 1997) and Emily Madeleine Welden (born August 2 1998). It is rumoured that the couple are expecting a fourth child in 2009.

Welden is the current listed legal owner of the Isle of Man fastcraft HSC Tynwald, according to an interview that he gave to the Manx Independent in April 2008. Welden is an avid supporter of Liverpool F.C.. Welden also enjoys attending stock car racing at the Nivison Stadium, which he recently purchased from government and started the company Welden Raceway in support of the venture.

Relationship with the Press and Public

Welden has been known to give frequent interviews in Manx columnist Tony Ronan's article in the Manx Independent and occasionally in the other Manx newspapers. He has been known to give generally well-answered and structured interviews, however a comment during one interview gave Welden unwanted attention and for six months publicly refused to contact the press. After an apology was printed, Welden resumed an article alongside Ronan.

Since 2007, Welden provided a blog on the Snaefell Steam Packet Company website allowing the public and customers to contact him with their opinions of the Company, however it has been suggested by numerous sources Welden is now unwilling to use the blog and will continue his PR exercises via another source.

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Welden Manor

Welden Manor
General information
Type	Mansion
Architectural style	Georgian
Location	Onchan, Douglas, Isle of Man
Construction started	1780
Completed	1782
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William J. Welden
Awards and prizes	Grade II* listed

Welden Manor is an 18th-century manor house on the Isle of Man, currently owned and resided in by James Welden CBE. It is currently the largest manor that is still resided in today, and despite it being a place of interest in the National Manx Heritage listings, it is not open for public viewing for "personal reasons" cited by James Welden.

History

The manor was constructed in 1780 by Lord Welden, who was at the time, the richest shipping operator in the world, boasting a fleet of large paddlesteamers and clipper ships, however he was close to retirement at the age of 60 and chose to build a new pad to base his operations from, this being Welden Manor. Welden himself designed the manor and oversaw it's construction, taking just over 2 years. Since construction, the manor has seen various extensions, with it now suggestively two times as big as it was at completion. James Welden has implied that another wing is planned for the manor in the next few years.

Design

Welden Manor currently consists of 5 wings, all of which have been added from around 1830 to 1975, all of which have been constructed by private contractors. There is a large circular driveway infront of the house around a large fountain. Currently, the house boasts around 25 acres of surrounding land, some of which has been privately leased.

Current Parts of the Manor

• Charles Lightoller Wing (1953)
• North Wing (1872)
• Lord Welden Wing (1838)
• Main Wing (1782)
• Snaefell Wing (1975)

HSC Princess Cliona

History
Isle of Man
Name	2002—6: Mueller Express 2007-8: Express 2008-: Princess Cliona
Owner	2002-6: Mueller Line 2007–8: Express Ferries 2008–current: Welden Marine
Operator	Snaefell Steam Packet Company
Port of registry	2002–8: Nassau 2008–: Douglas
Route	2002–6: Kiel/Rostock-Copenhagen 2006–7: Cancún-Kingston 2009– Douglas-Liverpool
Ordered	2000
Builder	Oberlander AG Werke
Cost	€37,500,000
Yard number	6882
Laid down	2000
Launched	2001
Christened	as Princess Cliona: August 2008 By Cliona Welden
Acquired	2002
Maiden voyage	2002
In service	2002, 2006
Out of service	2006, 2008
Identification	Callsign: PRCL1
Fate	Operational
Status	Undergoing refit
General characteristics
Class and type	N/A
Displacement	6,437 GRT
Length	120.6 metres (395 ft 8 in)
Beam	27.2 metres (89 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	4x BMW P6 V26 engines
Propulsion	4x KaMeWa water jets
Speed	38.5 knots (44.3 mph) (cruise) 49 knots (56 mph) (maximum)
Capacity	Passengers: 880 Cars: 210
Crew	34

The HSC Princess Cliona (7) is a high speed catamaran car ferry owned and operated by the Snaefell Steam Packet Company, currently being refitted in Southampton. The Princess Cliona was named for Cliodhna and in context to CEO James Welden's daughter Cliona. The craft is currently the fastest vessel of her type in operation in the world. The craft was originally built by Oberlander AG for Mueller Line, before being sold on to Mexican firm Express Ferries.

Concept and Construction

The Express was ordered as the Mueller Express as already mentioned for Mueller Line, who planned to operate the vessel on their Rostock/Kiel to Copenhagen fastcraft services. Orignally designed with a top speed of 43 knots () using BMW P4 engines, however it was decided to upgrade to the more powerful BMW P6 engine. The Mueller Express achieved a record-breaking 49 knots (56 mph) on her trials on the Baltic Sea in 2002. The craft was then fitted with a mezzanine car deck to allow higher vehicle loads to be carried without the need for refit. The Mueller Express is built from aluminium.

The Princess Cliona is fitted with four stabilisers, with two forward and two aft. To propel the craft, four KaMeWa water jets were fitted in a resiliently mounted position, which was found to improve the craft's overall power. After the fitting out of the craft, she ran three speed trials, one in the Baltic Sea and two in calm and moderate conditions in the North Sea just north of Denmark. The craft was signed over to Mueller Line in May 2002.

History

When the vessel entered service, she was awarded with the "Fastcraft of the Year" award after completing just 10 return sailings. It was in 2005 it was first rumoured Mueller Line were looking to sell the craft due to the high amounts of fuel it uses, however it was found the vessel consumed 15% less than a Mark II Fincantieri MDV-1800-class fastcraft. However, in 2006 the Mueller Express was laid up in Rostock and put up for sale for undisclosed reasons. To make the name available for a newer vessel, the Mueller Express became simply the Express.

It was rumoured that Lightoller Sea Containers were interested in acquiring the Express for use by it's Lightoller Steam Packet Company on the Irish Sea, however the company quickly denied these rumours. Two days later, the vessel was purchased by Mexican firm Express Ferries, who operated fastcraft from Cancún in Mexico to Carribean Islands. The large craft was acquired for €27.5 million and then left Germany in Express Ferries livery headed for Mexico. The craft retained it's flag, which was (and still is) in the Bahamas and commenced operations for Express Ferries in 2006. The Express was proving a very successful operation on the Cancún-Kingston route, and quickly became popular with the travellers using the route, however at the end of 2007, it was announced that the craft would be sent for lay-up in Barbados and be put up for sale due to high operation costs. The Express completed it's final sailing in September 2007, was destored and then sailed light to Bridgetown. The Express has been laid up in Bridgetown ever since, with numerous operators reportedly looking at the craft.

In July 2008, it was announced by Welden Marine that they were planning to take a team out to inspect the craft for a possible purchase for Irish Sea service. On July 22, 2007, the Snaefell Steam Packet Company announced that they had purchased the Express for £27 million, and is set to enter service in 2009 after an extensive refit in Southampton. In August 2008, the craft was renamed to become the seventh Princess Cliona.

Welden Family

Meghan Murdoch
Born	(1979-07-04) July 4, 1979 Douglas, Isle of Man

Cliona Tallulah Welden
Born	(1995-07-28) July 28, 1995 Douglas, Isle of Man

Paul William Welden
Born	(1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 Douglas, Isle of Man

Evanna Meghan Welden
Born	(1998-08-02) August 2, 1998 Douglas, Isle of Man