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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Port of Oakland ILAMA

Wan Parslow Butner Klaverstijn Poulter Maloney & Mørk BaczkowskiJohnson for certi? cation services for the na- pliance Manufacturers’ Association

Sea Machines scent offshore wind industry. DNV (ILAMA) appointed Harry Klaver-

Demonstrates First

GL selected its Medford, Mass. of? ce stijn and Dave Parslow as its new

Autonomous Spill-Response as base for its U.S. Renewables Certi- chair and vice-chair respectively. To-

Vessel’s Capabilities ? cation group, given its proximity to gether, they bring over 70 years of ex- As a part of its cooperative agree- both Boston and New York City. The perience and expertise in the marine ment with the U.S. Department of

U.S. operations will be managed by and offshore safety industries to their Transportation Maritime Administra-

David Maloney, who ? rst served as roles. Klaverstijn has represented tion (MARAD), Boston-based Sea

Certi? ed Veri? cation Agent (CVA) on Pal? nger Marine in ILAMA since Machines Robotics last month dem- the Cape Wind Project in 2012. “By 1998. Parslow represents Survitec onstrated its autonomous systems establishing a presence for Renewables Zodiac at ILAMA and has acquired in action on board a Kvichak Marco

Certi? cation in the U.S., DNV GL many years of experience in the de- skimmer boat during events held along can be more responsive to the localized sign and manufacture of Rigid In? at- the Portland harbor. Sea Machines’ needs of the industry as it grows while able Boats, liferafts, rescue boats and technology opens a new era of capabil- drawing upon our thirty years of expe- escape systems. ity for the marine industry, and today rience in offshore wind globally,” said the company demonstrated its abil-

VT Halter Marine Wins $2.9M

Kim Mørk, EVP, Renewables Certi? - ity to increase the safety, productivity

U.S. Navy Program Study cation at DNV GL Energy. and predictability of response for ma-

VT Halter Marine has won a contract rine oil-spill operations. The on-water worth nearly $2.9 million by the Na- demonstrations took place aboard the

Port of Oakland gives val Sea Systems Command. VT Hal- world’s ? rst autonomous spill response

Butner Third Term

Cestra “Ces” Butner will serve a third ter Marine was one of four U.S.-based vessel, owned by Marine Spill Response term as President of the Port of Oak- companies awarded a contract under Corp. (MSRC), before a live audience land Board of Port Commissioners. The the Common Hull Auxiliary Mission of MARAD, government, and other in-

Board re-elected President Butner and Platform – called CHAMP. In 2018, dustry stakeholders. “Our operation of

Andreas Cluver as First Vice President the Navy implemented the CHAMP the world’s ? rst autonomous, remote- and chose ? rst-year Commissioner Bar- study to ? nd a replacement for sev- commanded spill-response vessel is yet bara Leslie as Second Vice President. eral types of auxiliary ships that are another signi? cant industry ? rst for Sea

At the same meeting, Commissioners rapidly approaching the ends of their Machines,” said Michael G. Johnson, formally selected Port Attorney Danny service lives – hospital ships, com- founder and CEO, Sea Machines.

Wan as Acting Executive Director. Both mand and control ships, submarine

Butner and Wan ? rst joined the Board tender and aviation logistics ships,

The Carlyle Group, Stellex in 2012. Wan is a former member of and sealift ships.” We are extremely

Capital Management to the Oakland City Council. honored to receive this newest Navy

Acquire, Merge Vigor, award and appreciate the con? dence

MHI Holdings

New ILAMA Chair and that the U.S. Navy shows toward VT The Carlyle Group and private eq-

Vice-Chair to Tackle

Halter Marine,” said Ronald Bacz- uity ? rm Stellex Capital Management

Safety Challenges kowski, Chief Executive Of? cer of announced an agreement to acquire

The International Lifesaving Ap- VT Halter Marine. and merge Vigor Industrial LLC and 53 www.marinelink.com MN