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Mr. Hearn resigned from the FMC in 1975 and was appointed maritime administrator for the government of the Sultanate of Oman. He was hired at Waterman in 1982 and was elect- ed to his current position in 1986. Upon his retirement he will serve as an ISC consultant.

V. Ships Adds Branch Office

V. Ships Marine Ltd., based in Mineola, N.Y., will add a branch to its U.S. operations in

Miami, Fla. The company is a full-service inter- national marine transportation management and operations organization. The company pro- vides planning and development, new construc- tion, engineering, budget preparation, mainte- nance and repair, supervision and development of vessel personnel on behalf of private owners and conglomerates operating a wide range of seagoing vessels.

Safmarine Division Opens U.S. Office

SafBulk of Cape Town, South Africa, a divi- sion of Safmarine International, has opened a representative office in Iselin, N.J. Claus

Burwik has joined SafBulk USA as a vice pres- ident and will expand the company's current bulk chartering activities in the country.

Blue Star Promotes Cole

Tim Cole has been named assistant vice president, Sales, for Blue Star Line's (BSL's) western region. He joined the company in 1991 and had more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry. Tim Cole

BSL specializes in shipping refrigerated cargo, and also handles dry, breakbulk and heavy lift shipments between North America, Australia,

New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

O'Gara Satellite Hires Thompson

O'Gara Satellite Networks (OSN) has appointed Adam

Thompson as sales manager for Consumer Products. He will focus on U.S. sales of satel- lite communications products, particularly the Compact-M phone, and will further devel- op the company's business fol- lowing the The O'Gara

Company's February acquisition of Next

Destination Ltd., a worldwide satellite distribu- tion company based in the U.K.

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