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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

ToernerLinden Buzby Sendagorta, Cudós (MARAD) Administrator Mark H.

Brandes to Lead Port of Oakland

Buzby with the SCA Maritime Leader-

Bryan Brandes has been named Mari- time Director at the Port of Oakland. ship Award, given annually to national

The 25-year maritime veteran replaces leaders who demonstrate exemplary

John Driscoll who left to manage the dedication and support of the U.S. ship- building and repair industry.

Alabama State Port Authority.

New Leadership at SENER Group

Steerprop Promotes Rekola

Engineering ?rm SENER Group an-

Azimuth propulsion expert Steerprop nounced Andrés Sendagorta has been said it has merged sales and project man- agement with the appointment of Juho named President of the SENER Group,

Rekola as the company’s new Director and Jorge Sendagorta Cudós its new CEO.

Sales and Project Management. Rekola

Berg Propulsion AB

Furuno Acquires EMRI has been with Steerprop since 2017.

Maritime navigation, communication and acoustic systems supplier Furuno

The Shearer Group Hires Toerner

The Shearer Group, Inc. announced has acquired EMRI, a Danish company a new addition to its naval architecture, specializing in autopilots, steering con- trol, joystick dynamic positioning and marine engineering and marine survey- maneuvering systems.

ing ?rm, Daniel Toerner. A recent grad- uate from Texas A&M University, Col-

Austal USA youth apprentices

Gula Skrinet Acquires Caterpillar lege Station, with a Bachelor of Science

Propulsion AB in Ocean Engineering, Toerner joins

Gula Skrinet AB reached an agree-

TSGI as a naval architect.

ment with Caterpillar Luxembourg Sarl to acquire Caterpillar Propulsion AB

Bristol Harbor Group Hires Linden and its subsidiaries. Caterpillar Propul-

Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. said Tom- my Linden has joined the company as a sion AB, formerly Berg Propulsion AB, naval architect. Linden graduated from is a manufacturer of mechanically and electrically driven propulsion systems

Webb Institute with a B.S. in Naval Ar-

Lewis and marine controls for ships.

chitecture and Marine Engineering. Dur- ing his time at Webb, Linden interned at

Austal USA Graduates Apprentices

BHGI, as well as the Naval Surface War- the workforce earning over $15 per hour fare Center Carderock Division, Eagle Alabama shipbuilder Austal USA said with full Austal employee bene?ts.

Bulk, Newport News Shipbuilding and it graduated 28 youth apprentices into full-time paid positions this spring. The

IMarEST Names Lewis

General Dynamics Electric Boat.

graduates, high school seniors from Mo-

Chief Executive bile and Baldwin County when they be- The Insitute of Marine Engineering,

SCA Honors Buzby

The Shipbuilders Council of Amer- gan the program, will work in production Science & Technology has appointed ica honored Maritime Administration as Fabrication Trades Assistants, joining Gwynne Lewis as its new chief executive.

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