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52MNOctober 2011STX Canada Promotes Carroll STX Marine promoted Mike Carroll to the position of Vice President ? Operations for the Houston office. He has Bachelors of Technology Degree and Diploma of Naval Architecture from Memorial University in Newfoundland. ACL Appoints Blocker American Commercial Lines appointed Robert M. Blocker as Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Service. He rejoins ACL after 16 years leading AEP River Operations business development. Nichols Joins Vigor Bryan Nichols has joined VIGOR Industrial as a sales representative. Nichols had been sales and marketing manager at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash. Nichols, based in Seattle, will repre- sent VIGOR and its new-build and fabrication division, US Fab. Dolson New Ops Manager at Titan Titan Salvage, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, appointed Dan Dolson to the senior manage- ment team as operations manager forthe Americas. Dolson graduated from SUNY Maritime in 1995. H2O Adds Pryor H2O, Inc., a water system equip- ment provider, has named Ira Pryor Gulf Coast Sales Consultant. Pryor will focus on the Gulf Coast drilling market. M.E.B.A. Appoints Kincaid andCaponiti to AMC The Marine Engineers? Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) and theAmerican Maritime Congress (AMC) announced the permanent appoint-ment of Captain Lee A. Kincaid asPresident of the AMC, and James E. Caponiti as Executive Director. Kincaid, a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), sailed for 15 years. Caponiti currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Maritime Administration Lopez Joins T&T BissoOscar Lopez joins T&T Bisso as an Assistant Project Manager and On- Site Coordinator, bringing more than 10 years of experience in Salvage Logistics support and Project Management. Cosalt Appoints DrummondCosalt Offshore appointed Ian Drummond as a new customer rela- tions manager to maintain high levels of client support and help drive busi- ness growth both in the UK and internationally. Drummond joins the team at Cosalt Offshore with over 10 years management experience, having previously held senior positions with Universal Inspection Systems Ltd. Streit Joins Seakeeper Seakeeper named Brook Streit as regional sales manager for North America. He formerly served as sales manager for Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn. Crowley Establishes New "Project Solutions" Enterprise Crowley Maritime Corp. estab- lished a new Project Solutions group that bundles company-wide capabili-ties and assets with project manage- ment skills to provide complete turnkey marine solutions. This spe- cialized team, which now has a Project Management Office (PMO) in Houston, Texas, allows Crowley to provide greater value to customers with multifaceted marine and off-shore construction-related projects. Crowley's Project Solutions group, led by Crowley Vice President Craig Tornga, is a project management organization staffed with trainedProject Management Professionals (PMPs) who can evaluate customers' overall project requirements to deter- mine what services and assets Crowley can bring to the table - whether they are company-provided or from third parties - to provide comprehensive solutions. Bollinger Safety Program Achieves MilestonesBollinger Shipyards, Inc. continues to achieve safety milestones changing PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS CarrollBLockerNicholsPryorDolsonKincaidMN#10 (50-57):MN 2011 Layouts 10/5/2011 10:08 AM Page 52