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Texaco Elects Tilton Sr. VP

Glenn R. Tilton has been elected a senior vice president of Texaco,

Inc. Mr. Tilton is currently vice president of Texaco Inc. and presi- dent of Texaco USA. He will remain in Houston and continue to serve as president of Texaco USA, the unit dealing in exploration, production, refinement, transportation and marketing of crude, natural gas and petroleum products in the U.S.

Guido Perla Names Carman

Project Manager

Guido Perla and Associates, Inc. has named veteran shipbuilderTom

Carman head of project manage- ment for the firm during the con- struction of the $17 million casino vessel Kanesville Queen. He was formerly vice president of marine operations for the Delta Queen

Steamboat Company. While associ- ated with the Delta Queen, he su- pervised fitting a new hull struc- ture to the vessel as well as the design and construction of the 430- passenger, $70 million cruise ves- sel, American Queen. Mr. Carman has also served as president of a subsidiary of Clipper Cruise Line, and vice president of operations of its parent company.

For more information on Guido Perla

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Conference Programme U U —1 lobe held at Olympia 2

Conference & Exhibition Centre

London on 16-17-18 May 1995

Session 1: A current snap-shot overview of each of the three sectors - Cruise - Ferry - Fast Ferry

Klas Brogren, Editor-in-Chtef, Cruise & Ferry Info, Sweden.

The opening speaker will join an invited panel of leading operators to discuss sector issues

Session 2: The latest cruise products "Legend of the Seas"

Presented by Georges Lesavre, Commercial Director,

Chantiers de I'Atlantique "Orlana"

Presenter to be announced "Fascination"

Presented by Mikko Niini, Marketing Manager, Kvaerner

Masa-yards

Session 3: New Opportunities and Markets

Current situation and prospects for ferry lines between

Korea, China and Far East Russia

Tae-Woo Lee, Head of Shipping Mgmt Dept, College of

Social Science, Korea Maritime University, Pusan

The Gulf of Mexico - the pre-requisltes for a viable superferry operation are all In place

Jay J Lewis, President, Market Scope Inc, Miami

Asian Cruise Market - a candidate for multi-tier development?

AndrewCogginsJr, Department of Hospitality andTourism

Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

University, USA

Future developments In the Baltic region. Strategic options for a changing market

Erik0sterg3rd, Manager, Business Development & Planning,

DSB Ferries, Denmark

Session 4: New Passengership Types

SuperFast Ferries - 500 sea miles In 20 hours

K-W Braun, Sales Manager, Schichau Seebeckwerft,

Bremerhaven

Restaurant ship business Japanese-style

Mikihiro Kobayashi, Director, Seiryo Engineering, Kobe (subsidiary of Mitsubishi's Kobe Shipyard) and Kohiti

Kumano, President, Luminous Kanko Co Ltd, Japan

Session 5: Management Sore Spots - areas of neglect at the risk of cost and damage to the company

Passenger claims following a cruise ship casualty

Rolf-J Hermes, Director, Pandi Services, J&K Brons GmbH,

Bremen

Accident Response - The media and company credibility

Tony Redding, Managing Director, TPS, UK

Passenger Handling Systems

Nigel Powis, Computer Services Director, P&O European

Ferries, Dover

Managing the Revenue 8ob Zayas, Vice President - Marketing, Revenue Technology

Services Corporation, USA

Session 6: Fast Ferry Safety

Impact of the new IMO High Speed Light Craft Code and DNV Rules on Integrated Bridge Design on Fast

Ferries

Frode Klepsvik, Head of Section on Nautical Safety &

Computer Systems, Det Norske Veritas, Hcrvik

Stena HSS - the coming of age for marine evacuation systems lain Logan, Project Manager, ML Lifeguard Equipment Ltd, UK

The Importance of systems reliability and availability for the safe and efficient operation of fast ferries

Edmund Kr0to, Senior Technical Manager, Lyngsa Marine,

Norway

A completely new fall-safe conventional hull design for a fast passenger/car ferry

Jurgen Engelskirchen, Senior Technical Manager,

Blohm+Voss AG, Hamburg

Session 7: Fast Ferries - the Biggest and Fastest enter service

Operational experience from the first six months service of "Hayabusa"

Hisao Manabe, Manager, and Ichiro Tanaka, Deputy

Manager, Offshore Structures & Development Section,

Initial Design Department, Ship Group, Kawasaki Heavy

Industries Ltd, Kobe

A Giant Mestral - the "Alhambra" will carry 1250 passengers and 246 cars

Honorio Sierra, Project Manager and J Tejedor, EN Bazan,

Madrid

The World's fastest car ferry "Juan Patricio' - breaking the 50 knot barrier

Paul Miller, Marketing Manager, Advanced Multi-hull

Designs, Australia

TriCat In Servke - not Just a pretty boat'

Mike McSorley, Senior Sales Manager, FBM Marine Group,

Isle of Wight

Session 8: Crossing the Channel - the summer ahead

Light at the end of the Tunnel

Brian Langford, Passenger Marketing & Sales Director, P&O

European Ferries, Dover

A review of the Tunnel - now operating In the tum-up- and-go mode for passenger traffic

Speaker to be advised, Eurotunnel, Folkestone

The commercial and practical applications of fast ferries

David Benson, Vice President, Sea Containers Ferries,

London

First Evening Welcome Reception hosted by wartsila Diesel

Session 9: Future Financing Needs for the

Passengership Industry

Chairman's Introduction

Michael Parker, Vice President, Citibank, N.A., London

Bank Lending

Philip Bailey, Theisen Securities Ltd, London

Capital Markets Speaker to be advised, Goldman Sachs International, London

The Leasing Alternatives

Tom Budgett, Clifford Chance, Paris

Securitlsation

Speaker to be advised, Chemical Bank, London

Securitlsation Legal Issues

Jonathan Walsh, Clifford Chance, London

Credit Enhancement

David Porter, L P H Pitman, London

Equity Finance for the Industry

Speaker to be advised

Shipyard credits and subsidies

Philip Bailey, Theisen Securities Ltd, London

The Acquisition and sale of cruise ships and ferries

Paul Turner, Clifford Chance, London

Competition and EU Issues for the Industry

Rob Murray, Clifford Chance, Brussels

Fast Ferry Forum - A panel will discuss particular applications of the day's financial sessions to this sector of the market

Cruise + Ferry 95 Gala Evening

Hosted by Bremer Vulkan Werft / Schichau Seebeckwerft /

Lloyd Werft, STN Atlas and Volkswerft

Session 10: Ship Enhancement / Revenue

Passenger Entertainment onboard cruise ships and cruise ferries is changing

Jack Applebaum, Director of Cruising Operations,

Grosvenor Productions, a Forte subsidiary, London (clients include P&O, Holland America, North Sea Ferries etc)

Profit and passenger satisfaction through mobile telephone facilities

George Tsirimokos, Executive Vice President, World

Communications Systems, USA

Cross Channel Ferries - the new retailing opportunity

Pat Mollis, Hotel Services Manager, P&O European Ferries, UK

Session 11: Hull Design Developments

Safety, availability and operational continuity for the owner: a new approach to giant cruise liner design, already embodied In 1997 deliveries

AlessandroMaccari.ProjectCoodinator, Fincantieri CNI, Trieste

New aspects in the strength analysis of passenger ships

H G Payer and D Koster, Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg

The seakeeping performance of fast single and multi- hull passenger ferries

Tuomo Karppinen, Heikki Helasharju and Matti Helievaara,

VTT Manufacturing Technology, Finland

Session 12: Interior Design

Shopping Centres of the future

Barry Finnegan, Managing Director, Portland Design

Associates, London

Innovative design on Celebrity Cruises newbuilding

John McNeece, Chief Executive Officer, McNeece,

London

New thinking throughout the public space of the

Stena HSS

Nils Beijer, Managing Director, Figura Arkitekter AB, Sweden

The relaunch of the QE2 - evolution against pastiche

AlexMcCuaig, Managing Director, MET Studio Ltd, London

Session 13: Passenger Terminals

Passenger Terminal Trends and Developments for the super mega cmise ships

Donald Goddeau, Executive Vice President, Gee & Jensen

Engineers-Architeds-Planners Inc, West Palm Beach, USA

A new cruise terminal from the Past

John Turgoose, General Manager (Shipping), Dover

Harbour Board, UK

An all-ship llnkspan (Including HSS)

John Rose, Managing Director, Marine Development Ltd,

Scotland

Session 14: The ISM Code and Safety Management

Senior Management - their role In the Implementation of the ISM Code

David Ward, HeadoflSMCertification,ABS Europe, London

An Alternative View Graham Botterill, Partner, Ferriby Marine, UK

Safety Management - Reduced Risks - Increased Margins

Haakon Eriksen, Head of Division Safety Management and

Operation, Det Norske Veritas, Hcrvik

Session 15: Fast Ferry Propulsion

High-speed propellers or waterjets? An update for owners and designers

Sytze Vouion, Engineer, Lips BV, Netherlands

Beyond 5MW

Daw Dunlevy, Manager, Marine Applications, Caterpillar

Solar Turbines, USA

Keeping fast ferries In service

Gflnther A Rechtsteiner, General Manager, Ship

Applications, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany

Session 16: Shipboard Operation Issues

Passenger health In the Galley

Speaker to be advised, Mareno Marine Equipment, Italy "Oriana's" mutti- purpose Waste Management System

Jochen Deerberg, Owner & CEO, Deerberg-Systems,

Germany

Environmental correctness coupled with operational economy can enhance ship appeal and cut alr- conditlonlng costs

Ingo Hansen, Director, Sabroe Marine, Denmark

Session 17: NordComPass Session

Introduction by the chairman

Anders Flising, Safety Director, Stena Line, Sweden,

Chairman of NordComPass

Stability and survivability

Rolf Kjaer, Technical Director, Color Line, Norway

Bow access equipment

Kaj Jansson, Technical Director, Viking Line, Aland

Evacuation and llfesavlng

Ralf-Erik LindstrOm, Safety Manager, Silja Line, Finland

The human factor In ferry safety

Per NordstriSm, Safety Manager, Stena Line, Sweden

Panel discussion and chairman's summary

Session 18: Keynote Briefing on Ferry Safety

THE IMO PANEL OF EXPERTS REPORT

Decisions of the Maritime Safety Committee (9-17 May 1995)

Fernando Plaza, Senior Deputy Director, Maritime Safety

Division, International Maritime Organization

For the full conference programme and registration details, please fax or phone:

Cruise + Ferry Secretariat, 2 Station Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1QP, Ensland Teh+44 1923 776363 Fax:+44 1923 777206

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Walker Joins MAN B&W

Chris Walker has joined MAN

B&W Diesel, Inc. as director of sales.

Mr. Walker is ex- perienced in the diesel engine busi- ness, and has worked with

Mirrlees, GEC and

MaK. Formerly, he was the vice presi- dent in charge of engine sales for MaK North America in Toronto.

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Williamson Joins C. Plath

C. Plath North American Divi- sion of Litton Systems, Inc., an- nounced that Russell S. Wil- liamson, Jr. has joined the com- pany on a full-time basis as electron- ics manager for its U.S. operation.

Mr. Williamson has been affiliated with C. Plath in the past, and has 23 years of experience in the maritime industry. He also currently serves as the mid-Atlantic regional direc- tor for NMEA.

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BP Gets Quality Assurance

BP Marine's 18-month program to review and update its manage- ment documentation has met with the approval of Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Quality Assurance. The com- pany has been issued with certifica- tion no. 95-LON-AQ-098, which veri- fies that its Quality System con- forms with the requirements of BS

EN ISO 9002: 1994.

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Ocean Systems Appoints

Sperry As Marketing Agent

Dr. Henry Chen, president of

Ocean Systems Inc., and Paul D.

Miller, Sperry Marine president and

COO, have jointly announced that

Sperry Marine Inc., Charlottesville,

Va., will be Ocean Systems' exclu- sive agent for the worldwide mar- keting, sales and field service/sup- port of Ocean Systems' shipboard products, services and systems.

The agreement positions the two companies to develop state-of-the- art "smart" shipboard navigation advisory and control systems in the areas of track-keeping, weather rout- ing, voyage optimization, heavy weather damage prevention and performance reporting. All new de- velopments will be marketed under

Sperry Marine's Vision 2100 pro- gram.

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