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52Maritime Reporter & Engineering News NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES GL Strengthens Inland Focus ermanischer loyd appointed a new Busi- ness Development Man- ager (BDM), Tom Dorsman, and a dedi-cated Technical Coordi- nator, uben oeleveld, specialiing in Inland Marine. Dorsman willprovide a dedicated sales specialist for theinland waterway vessel (IWV) market. oeleveld will be re- sponsible for coordinat- ing activities between plan approval surveyors, field surveyors, business development managers and clients. oeleveld will also be s contact with the IVW (Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat), the Dutch Ship- ping Inspectorate. Both Dorsman andoeleveld are based in otterdam. Andersen New Head of DnB NOR,Shanghai BranchDnB NO appointed Vidar Andersen as the new head of its Shang- hai branch succeedingEspen und who has re- turned to the bank?s headquarters in Osloafter an eight year stintas China country head.DnB NOR Markets Appoints Three DnB NO Markets announced three analyst appointments to its energy, off- shore and maritime equity research teamin Singapore. Kay im, CFA, has been appointed the bank?s new ead of Secu- rities esearch for Asia. Erik Bergöö joins the Singapore office as regional shipping analyst from the bank?s head- quarters in Norway. And ucas uang is the regional energy analyst for Asia Pa- cific, focusing on the upstream oil gas sector. W&O Transforms Corporate Structure WO has transformed its corporate structure by creating six regional man- agement positions for a more strategic approach to the marketplace. The follow- ing individuals have been appointed to these positions. Scott endrickson, Northeast egional Manager will leads the inden, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa. branches, which serv- ice the entire New England and northern Midwest regions, extending from Nova Scotia to the reat akes to Baltimore. Carl erman, Southeast egional Man- ager will lead the Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; and Jacksonville, Ft. auderdale and Tampa, Fla. branches. Debbie arner, ulf of Mexico e- gional Manager will lead WO?s ulf branches, which include ouston, Texas; Mobile, Ala.; and ouma and New Or- leans, a. Jim eynolds, Pacific Southwest e- gional Manager, has been with Valve Au- tomation and Controls (VAC) in San Diego, Calif., since 199. VAC was ac- quired by WO in 2000. Bruce Mcachlin, Pacific Northwest egional Manager oversees WO?s Pa- cific Northwest branches, which include Seattle, Wash., and Vancouver, British Columbia, that service from Alaska to Alameda, Calif., and around the Pacific im. Kristof Adam, European egional Man- ager joined WO in March of this year, oversees WO?s European branches in Antwerp, Belgium and otterdam, Netherlands.Kirby Retires from SeaArk SeaArk Marine an-nounced the retirementof Vice President of En- gineering, CasmerCas Kirby. Kirby began his career with SeaArk Marine, Inc. in1991 and was promoted to Vice President of En- gineering for the com-pany in 2006. During that time, he led SeaArkMarine?s Engineering team through some ofthe most successful pe-riods of the company?s history. Kirby will be succeeded by SeaArkMarine?s current Engineering Depart- ment Manager onald onnie Mce- hee who is himself a 20 year plus veteran of the organiation. Transocean Appoints Shaw Transocean said that ob Shaw has been appointed to serve as Vice Presi- dent, Controller and Principal Account- ing Officer, effective December 1, 2011. Resolve Acquires Elliott Bay Design Groups New Orleans Office esolve Marine roup, Inc. acquired the staff and assets of the Elliott Bay De- sign roup?s (EBD) New Orleans, a., office. The addition of former EBD personnel in New Orleans expands e- solve?s in-house engineering team, creat- ing a new company and wholly owned subsidiary esolve Engineering roup, C. The roup will support esolve?s worldwide operations while continuing to serve both former and new clients as a full-service naval architecture and marine engineering group. esolve CargoMaxx Comes to Houston Van Aalst Marine Offshore, inven- tors of the multi application tank systemCargoMaxx, have opened an office in ouston, T. Contact details Van Aalst ouston C, 00 ouisiana, Suite 950, ouston, T 002; Tel (82) 90-2526.Wärtsilä Opens Workshop in Helsinki Wrtsil opened a new workshop in elsinki, Finland, enabling it to offer a wide range of workshop services with rapid response times. Operations inDeSimone Named President XL InsuranceXL Insurance, the insurance under-writing operations of XL Group, ap-pointed Richard DeSimone as President of its US Ocean and Inland Marine unit. DeSimone will be basedin New York and reports to Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, Global Specialty in London. ?This is a clearstatement of our intent to become amore significant market for both In- land and Ocean Marine business inthe United States? said Robertson. DeSimone will join XL Insurance in anewly created position as President of the US Ocean and Inland Marineunderwriting teams and will workclosely with Colin Sprott, Chief Un- derwriting Officer of Global Marine and Offshore Energy and Chris Smith as Chief Underwriter forOcean Marine in North America to further build XL Insurances global presence in the International Marine insurance market. Prior to joiningXL Insurance, DeSimone served asPresident of the Travelers Insurance Companies Ocean Marine unit. AUS Navy Veteran, he earned his un- dergraduate degree in Business Ad- ministration from Baruch College and a graduate degree in Trans- portation Management from SUNYs Maritime College.Luna Joins Hempel USAHempel USA hired Jose Luna as its new Regional Marketing Manager forthe Americas. Luna has more than13 years of experience in the paintindustry, experience gained at Ak- zoNobel/ International Paint and exformer ICI/Devoe Coatings where he worked in several countries androles. He has a broad range of expe- rience, from technical service, sales, engineering and strategicmarketing.Travelers Names Martino President of Ocean MarineThe Travelers Companies, Inc. an- nounced the appointment of Ray-mond T. Martino as the President of its Ocean Marine business unit. Mar-tino is responsible for the overall leadership and management of Trav- elers Ocean Marine, which provides highly specialized property and liabil- ity insurance products for maritime- oriented risks including commercial hulls, cargo, luxury yachts, port au- thorities, shipbuilders and numerous other specialized exposures. Prior to this appointment, Martino served as Vice President of Field Opera- tions for Ocean Marine. Previously, he was theChief Underwriting Officer for Ocean Marine, and from 2000 to 2003, he served as the head of theOcean Marine operation for AtlanticMutual. ABS: First Approval in Principle for Floating Renewable Energy Plant ABS issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses am- monia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. Unlike wind, tidal or solar power th eadvanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 2 hours a day. Developed by OTEC International (OTI) C of Baltimore, Maryland, the approach converts liquid ammonia into gas in a heat exchanger using warm ocean surface water. The ammonia gas then drives turbines that turn generators to produce electricity which is then exported through a submarine power cable to a land-based utility company. The ammonia is condensed back into a liquid phase using cold ocean water pumped from ,000 ft. below the water?s surface and the process begins again. The process is based upon the well-established thermodynamic ankine cycle. Key elements evaluated by ABS include spar hull siing for the deep draft spar design; energy conversion equipment located in the spar; handling and storage of haardous materials; deep- water mooring system; cold water pipe conduit suspended from the base of the spar; construction and attachment of the cold water pipe conduit; and power transmission cable with its securing, anchoring and suspension arrangements. ABS reviewed the design for an extended 0-year facility on-station life. RoeleveldDorsmanAndersenKirbyMcGehee