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Hellespont Steamship

Achieves ISM Code

Compliance

Hellespont Steamship Corpora- tion has achieved ISM Code certifi- cation from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The ABS cer- tificate for ISM compliance was issued on April 16, following a suc- cessful audit, which also forms the basis of Quality Assurance certifi- cation for ISO 9002.

The Hellespont fleet is commer- cially managed by Piraeus-based

Seatramp Tankers Inc., which is represented in London by

Papachristidis Ltd. and Seatramp (U.K.) Ltd. According to John

Dunn, managing director of

Papacbristidis Ltd., Hellespont will achieve ISO 9002 certification within the next three months. "We took this initiative because we wanted to anticipate and exceed the statutory ISM Code require- ments which come into force in 1998," said Mr. Dunn.

Hellespont Steamship Corp. has a financial interest in 12 oil tankers — six of which are ULCCs over 300,000 dwt — with the rest of the fleet consisting of aframax vessels of between 80,000 and 100,000 dwt.

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C.N. Watson Passes Away

C. Neville Watson, executive chairman of Steamers Maritime

Holdings, passed away in late

April. Mr. Watson was involved in the maritime industry in Singa- pore for 27 years, working with the

British Swan Hunter Group to help the government corporatize the British naval base in Sem- bawang, and later becoming man- aging director of Keppel Shipyard.

He then served a 16-year stint at the helm of Sembawang Shipyard as group chief executive.

After retiring in 1991, Mr.

Watson became Keppel Corpora- tion's director of U.K. Operations, based in London. In January 1993, he returned to Singapore to head

Steamers Maritime Holdings.

Teo Soon Heo, Keppel Group finance director and a director of

Steamers, will oversee the compa- ny's business operations.

AMSC Names New VP/GM

For Satellite Telephone Unit

American Mobile Satellite Cor- poration (AMSC) has announced the appointment of Randolph K.

Piechocki to the position of vice president and general manager of the company's Satellite Telephone

Service (STS) division. Mr.

Piechocki will lead STS's market- ing, operational support and pro- gram management initiatives. He has been involved in telecommuni- cations for more than 20 years, and prior to receiving his new appoint- ment, served as president of TIE

Systems, Inc. Mr. Piechocki has also been employed as vice presi- dent and general manager of

CTG/British Telecom, and as cor- porate vice president at Teltronics.

AMSC offers a wide range of satellite-delivered mobile commu- nications, including telephone, data, fax and position reporting services to the transportation, maritime, land mobile, aeronauti- cal and fixed site markets. The company provides services to the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and hundreds of miles of U.S. coastal waters.

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Mobile Satellite Corporation

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Infl Shipholding Corp.

Announces New

Appointments

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