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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Sardex Redesigns Transfer System At

Request Of ROK Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy has requested that the blocking height of the shiplift and transfer systems at the new Pyungtaek Navy

Base be reduced, while still providing clearance for varying sized domes and other projections below the keel line on certain class vessels.

Bardex Corporation will modify selected bogie modules and connector links on the carriage, and sit the steel support structure onto the modified cradles to permit the positioning of appropriate wood blocking modules.

Good Results For GL Brazil

Germanischer Lloyd Brazil has reported good results for the first half of 1998. A bulk carrier, a multipurpose ship and 18 inland ves- sels are currently under construction in Brazil under GL class. In the past five years, accord- ing to area manager for South America, L. F.

Coelho da Silva, GL has classified two con- tainer ships, four multipurpose ships, a bulk carrier, 53 fishing vessels and two service ves- sels within the main markets of Brazil, Peru,

Chile and Argentina. The Brazilian shipping company Empresa de Navegacao Alianca has been certified by GL according to the ISM Code, and 32 companies in Brazil, Argentina and

Chile have been certified according to the ISO

Code.

ICCL Testified On Enviromental

Protection Issues

In July, the president of the International

Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL), Cynthia A.

Colenda, testified before the House Coast

Guard and Maritime Subcommittee, a hearing convened to review the U.S. Coast Guard's marine environmental protection programs.

Colenda stressed the cruise industry's contin- ued commitment to improving the environ- ment, "not only in principle, but also because we have a vested interest in maintaining the beauty of the oceans on which we sail." Also noted were the strict and comprehensive inter- national requirements addressing protection of the environment, and the strong record of the industry for improving environmental pro- grams and performance.

Chubb Expands Marine Liabilities

Offerings

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is expanding the availability of its marine liabili- ty underwriting facility from the southeastern part of the country to the entire U.S., as well as

Montreal and London. Chubb's marine liability products are distributed in the U.S. and

Canada by AXIOM Insurance Management.

Products are available on either a primary or excess basis and can also provide insurance for non-marine liability exposures.

WESMAR Appoints President And CEO

Western Marine Electronics (WESMAR) of

Woodinville, Wa. — designers and manufactur- ers of sonar systems, bow thrusters and roll sta-

September, 1998 bilizers — have announced the appointment of

Stuart F. Piatt as president and CEO. Mr.

Piatt was previously the president of DRS

Technologies Data Systems Group in Santa

Clara, Ca. Bruce F. Blakely, president and founder of WESMAR will become Chairman of the Board.

Launching Platform Passes Through

Suez Canal

The Kvaerner-built, converted oil rig

Odyssey passed through the Suez Canal via

Port Said on its way to Long Beach, Ca.

Odyssey is a semi-submersible platform which will be used as a launching platform for the first ever ocean-based commercial satellite launching project, Sea Launch. Kvaerner Corp. also built Sea Launch Commander, the mission control vessel for the Sea Launch project.

Timberland Purchases Almon A.

Johnson Inc.

Timberland Equipment Ltd. of Canada has purchased the marine equipment business of

Almon A. Johnson, Inc. Manufacturers and marketers of winches, hoists and related mate- rial handling equipment for use in the marine, construction, electrical utility and mining industries, Timberland intends to continue to sell marine products itself, as well as through the newly formed company of Almon Johnson

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