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(vaerner Yard Wins

S26.3M Ship Deal

Norway's Kvaerner Kleven won $26.3 million contract to build an nchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel for Havila Shipping

AS of Norway, with an option for a second vessel. The vessel is to be built to Kvaerner Maritime's

KMAR 404 design, a specialized design for ships intended to service offshore oil and gas production units in medium-to-deep ocean depths. Work is to commence in

June 1998, and delivery is sched- uled for June 1999. If the option is exercised, the second vessel will be built at the Kvaerner Leirvik ship- yard in Norway, with delivery scheduled for late 1999 or early 2000.

Kvaerner Makes

Appointments

There were major personnel changes recently announced for both Kvaerner Masa-Yards and

Kvaerner Warnow Werft.

The yard manager at Kvaerner

Warnow Werft, Martin

Landtman, will return to Finland after three years of being away.

He was named yard manager at

Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Helsinki

New Shipyard.

The yard manager at KMY's

Turku New Shipyard, Robert

Stenius, has been named the new yard manager at Kvaerner

Warnow Werft. The yard manager at KMY's Helsinki New Shipyard,

Seppo Kuosa, has been named yard manager at KMY's Turku

New Shipyard. At the same time, he is also responsible for the coor- dination of purchasing at KMY.

All appointments take force as of

July 1, 1998.

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Drew Marine Names Kay

New Marketing VP

John P. Kay

Sr. was appointed vice president marketing and business develop- ment by Ashland

Chemical's Drew

Marine Division.

He will be respon- sible for Drew's global marketing functions, in addition to the New

Business Development teams he managed in his previous role as vice president planning and dvel- opment. Mr. Kay holds a bache- lor's degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy in Kings Point, NY. He joined Drew Marine in 1964 and has served in various positions.

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Bollinger Promotes Roussel

Craig Roussel has been named director of business development for Bollinger Shipyards.

He will be involved with expan- sion programs, infrastructure improvements, workforce develop- ment, environmental issues and government relations.

Prior to his position at

Bollinger, Mr. Rousell served as

CEO of the South Central

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Planning and Development

Commission (SCPD). "Bollinger Shipyards has always played an important role in my life. My first part-time job was at Bollinger when I was 16, and now 18 years later I am going back home to Lockport," said Mr.

Roussel.

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