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Hext Named V. Ships Marine CEO

V.Ships has appointed Richard Hext as

CEO of the Groups' Marine Services

Division, effective April 7, 2003. The move follows a restructuring of the

Group into two operating divisions —

Ship Management and Marine Services.

Hext previously was with LevelSeas, and before than worked with the Swire

Group for more than 20 years. $129M Deepwater Contracts

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship

Systems sector has been awarded two

Deepwater contracts totaling $129 mil- lion for the detail design and long lead material procurement for the U.S. Coast

Guard's first new National Security

Cutter (NSC).

Pair of MAN B&W Engines To Japan

MAN B&W Diesel AG has secured an order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, for the production and delivery of two 9L58/64 large-bore Diesel engines for use on a RoRo passenger ferry as from next year.

Radio Holland Opens Curasao Office

Radio Holland Group will open a new regional branch office in Curasao, which will be in full service by June/July 2003.

MHI Suffers Fire Damage on LNG

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) extinguished a fire on an LNG being built at the Nagasaki yard.

According to reports, the nearly com- pleted ship is being inspected for possi- ble damage.

GD Wins $59.2M Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded General

Dynamics Electric Boat a $59.2 million contract modification for Virginia-class submarine lead-yard services. Under the terms of the contract. Electric Boat

Micky Arison chairman and CEO of Carnival

Corp. & pic, and his wife Madeleine applaud traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor

Tuesday, April 22, 2003, during the first day of trading for the cruise conglomerate on both New

York and London exchanges. Carnival's dual- list- ed company transaction with P&O Princess

Cruises closed April 17. The new corporation fea- tures 13 distinct cruise brands encompassing 66 ships with more than 100,000 berths. (Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Corp. & pic) will maintain, update and support the

Virginia-class design and related draw- ings and data for each submarine, including technology insertion, through- out its construction and post-delivery maintenance period.

EB Granted $7.1M USS Seawolf Plan

The U.S. Navy has awarded General

Dynamics Electric Boat a $7.1 million contract for planning in support of the

USS Seawolf (SSN-21) selected restrict- ed availability (SRA). Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will per- form advance planning, design, and doc- umentation in preparation for the SRA, which is scheduled to be performed at the Groton shipyard from February to

September 2004.

Glerum Joins Multraship

Paul Glerum has joined the Dutch towage and salvage company,

Multraship, as senior salvage master.

Furuno Promotes Four

Furuno U.S.A. has recently promoted four executives. Dean Kurutz has been promoted to marketing manager. Matt

Wood has been promoted to the position of Sales Manager. Eric Kunz has been promoted to Senior Product Manager.

Brad Reents, Furuno USA, Inc.'s

Controller, has been appointed to the

Furuno USA's Board of Directors in the capacity of Treasurer.

Wren Joins EBDG

Reginald Wren has joined Elliott Bay

Design Group (EBDG) as a senior mechanical engineer. Wren, who is a licensed Professional Engineer, holds a

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and a

M.B.A. from Seattle University.

New Head of KH Chart Services

The international team of Kelvin

Hughes has been strengthened with the appointment of Dr. Yiorgos Palierakis as Director of Charts and Maritime

Services based at the company's London headquarters.

Rogowski Named Global GM

Honeywell, Colonial Heights, Va., has named Gregory S. Rogowski as general manager of its Performance business.

Rogowski, who was most recently gen- era] manager of the Americas for

Honeywell Performance Fibers, will succeed David Knowles, who was pro- moted to vice president and general manager of the newly formed

Honeywell Performance Products.

Fein, Navy Lab Exec, Retires

Executive Director James A. Fein will retire from Naval Surface Warfare

Center's Carderock Division in

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Bethesda, Md., completing 34 years of service. Fein, a naval architect started in 1969 at what was then the David Taylor

Research Center. His previous position was that of Director, Hydrodynamics

Group, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) where he served as the sen- ior technical advisor to the Navy for hydrodynamics issues related to ships, submarines and undersea weapons.

Sim Kee Boon Retires from Keppel

Keppel Corporation Limited (KCL) announced that Sim Kee Boon will retire from the position of Senior

Advisor at the end of June. Boon was appointed Senior Advisor to the Keppel

Group in January 2000, when Lim Chee

Onn succeeded him as Executive

Chairman of KCL.

MTN, Xantic Signs Agreement

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), provider of satellite-based com- munications, networking and other serv- ices to the cruise and offshore oil and gas industries, has signed a cooperative agreement with satellite communication providers Xantic, which will offer a complete range of Inmarsat services.

MedLink Receives USCG Approval

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved

MedLink to teach STCW-compliant medical training courses at Colonna

Yachts' mega yacht refit yard in Norfolk,

Va. In order to receive STCW certifica- tion, MedLink had to obtain U.S. Coast

Guard approval on the courses' curricu- lum, instructors and locations.

BC Ferries Becomes British

Columbia Ferry Services

Effective April 2, BC Ferries became a new, independent company called

British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

East Coast of Florida - July 22"<*

The M/V PATRIOT, 710 ft, 35,000 ton tanker sustained a fire in the engine room while off the east coast of Florida. After sealing the vents the crew activated the vessel's fixed C02 system. Response & Results:

Owners then contracted Titan to respond over the water with a salvage team and specialized equipment to access engine room space, ensure fire was extinguished and prepare vessel for tow. Vessel was safely delivered in Charleston, South Carolina 3 days later.

USA " P.O. Box 350465 • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335 UK " New Road, Newhaven • East Sussex • BN90HE

Tel: 954-929-5200 • Fax: 954-929-0102 Tel: ++44 (0) 1273 515-555 • Fax: ++44(0)1273 515-456

TITAN

DAMAGE STABILITY • FIREFIGHTING • LIGHTERING SALVAGE

BR " Rua Gen. Mena Barreto 708 • Sao Paulo, Brasil

Tel: ++55 11 887 9217 • Fax: ++55 11 887 2687

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