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Gulf Coast Shipyard Group Consolidates Global Branding Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc. will consolidate its global brand-ing under the Gulf Coast Shipyard Group. Gulf Coast Shipyard Group manufactures offshore supply vessels, tank barges, military patrol vessels, tugs and superyachts from two fa- cilities located in Gulfport and New Orleans. Gulf Coast Shipyard Group re-entered the commercial vessel mar- ket in 2010 and has invested signiÞ -cant capital into its facilities to serve the commercial vessel market. The company also expanded its presence in the military vessel market. Ear- lier this year, private investment Þ rm Littlejohn & Co., LLC invested in Gulf Coast Shipyard Group to sup- port their strategic growth plans and continue investments in its shipyards. Trinity Yachts will continue as a divi- sion of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group. Harvey Gulf Closes ACO Asset Purchase Harvey Gulf International Marine closed its asset purchase of Abdon Cal- lais Offshore, a deal worth $460m in cash, while simultaneously selling six of the older assets to Adriatic Marine for $72m. CEO Shane Guidry said, ÒItÕs been a very busy year. Abdon Callais is the third company I have purchased in the last 12 months, adding 58 vessels to my ß eet. Today, I have 14 vessels at 5 shipyards ranging in size from 220 to 340-ft. in length under construction to meet our customerÕs needs today and for the future. Our LiqueÞ ed Natural Gas (LNG) vessels, LNG marine fuel dock and the large IMR vessels presently un- der construction are the future of vessel support services for the Gulf of Mexico and soon to be around the Globe.Ó ASA Names New OfÞ cers The American Salvage Association (ASA) elected a new slate of ofÞ cers at its fall meeting in Arlington, VA. Paul Hankins, Vice President for Sal- vage Operations at Donjon Marine Co., Inc., was elected President, suc- ceeding Tim Beaver, Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., who served as Presi- dent from 2011-2013. Todd Schauer, Resolve Marine Group, was elected Vice President, and Jim Elliott, Tei- chman Group, was named Secretary/ Treasurer. In addition, David DeVil- biss (Global Diving & Salvage, Inc.), Robert Tyson (Svitzer), George Wit- tich (American Marine Corporation), were elected to ASAÕs Executive Com- mittee. John Cameron (Charleston Pilots) was elected chairman of the Associate Membership Committee, and will serve on the Executive Com- mittee in that capacity. OMSA Announces Leadership Transition The Offshore Marine Service Asso- ciation will begin a transition of leader-ship. Several months ago, President and Chief Executive OfÞ cer Jim Adams informed the OMSA Board of Direc- tors that he would be stepping down by the end of the year to manage a startup business that he and his partners have developed in his hometown of Lou- isville, Kentucky. Billings comes to OMSA from Washington, DC, where he has worked for the past nine years on maritime issues in the U.S. Senate for Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisi- ana and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Jones Joins TOTE Services Scott Jones has joined TOTE Servic- es as Vice President for Business Devel- opment and Strategy. In this position Jones is responsible for developing new business portfolios in the Government and commercial sectors, strategic plan- ning and contract management.InterMoorÕs Guidry is Global QHSE Manager InterMoor announced the appoint- ment of Cohen Guidry to the role of global QHSE manager. Guidry joined InterMoor in 2006 as HSE manager and has more than 20 years of experi- ence in the offshore oil and gas indus- try. He will be based at InterMoorÕs ofÞ ces in Morgan City, LA. Vigor Renames Two Subsidiaries Vigor Industrial CEO Frank Foti has announced the renaming of two of the companyÕs subsidiaries. US Fab, VigorÕs fabrication and shipbuilding subsidiary, is now Vigor Fab. Alaska Ship and Drydock, which operates the Ketchikan shipyard in Alaska, is now Vigor Alaska. Vigor Fab and Vig- or Alaska join three other subsidiaries under the Vigor name. These include Vigor Shipyards, which provides re- pair, maintenance and modernization PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS GuidryElliottHankinsAdamsClemonsDanewww.marinelink.com MN 49MN November2013 Layout 32-49.indd 49MN November2013 Layout 32-49.indd 4910/28/2013 3:21:59 PM10/28/2013 3:21:59 PM