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News makers we expect MAN/B&W along with Wartsila to continue to dominate and also that Caterpillar will hold its market share."

EU Takes Case to WTO

The EC has requested the World Trade

Organization (WTO) to set up formal consultations under its Dispute Settle- ment mechanism over the unfair Korean shipbuilding practices. The EU and S.

Korea have been battling the subsidy issue for many years, with EU alleging subsidies are effectively destroying the

European shipbuilding sectory, while S.

Korea denies their existence.

Bollinger Restructures

Management Team

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has promot- ed and/or assigned new responsibilities to the following members of its manage- ment team. Mike Ellis has been promot- ed to executive vice president and COO of the company. Ellis joined Bollinger in 1998 as CFO and will now be responsi- ble for the overall operations of the company. Walter Berry, formerly

COO, has joined Bollinger/Incat USA, a strategic alliance between Bollinger

Shipyards, Inc., and Incat Australia Pty.

Ltd. to market and build high-speed alu- minum catamaran ferries and transport ships for U. S. commercial and military markets. Ben Bordelon, formerly spe- cial projects coordinator, has been pro- moted to executive vice-president, repair. Cathy Green, who joined

Bollinger in 1999 as corporate con- troller, and later became vice-president, controller and treasurer, is now vice- president, CFO and treasurer. Craig P.

Roussel, vice-president, corporate oper- ations has assumed responsibility for environmental affairs and compliance as well as the ISO department. He retains responsibility for procurement, corpo- rate foreign trade zone operations, tax incentives and related services. Doug

Taylor, formerly director of human resources, has been named vice-presi- dent, human resources.

Savannah Delivered

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. delivered

Savannah, a 4,000 hp, Z-Drive tug, to

Crescent Towing. Savannah is Cres- cent's 24th tug overall, and the compa- ny's second Z-Drive tug. Savannah mea- sures 96 x 34 x 14.7 ft. (29.2 x 10.3 x 4.4 m), and is powered by a pair of Cater- pillar 3516B's driving two Ulstein 1650H Z-drives. Ed Bazemore, Cres- cent Towing vice-president and port manager in Savannah, Ga., said "Upon her arrival she will be used to work

LNG and container ships."

I MO Considers Liability

Issues for Passengerships

At press time the IMO was meeting to consider the adoption of a protocol to amend the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their

Luggage by Sea, 1974. In opening remarks, IMO Secretary-General

William O'Neil stressed the crucial importance of a successful outcome to the Diplomatic Conference meeting this week and next at IMO to amend the lia- bility regime relating to damage suf- fered by passengers on international voyages. He continued that the success- ful adoption of the protocol would ensure that all those likely to be affected by a shipping incident will receive prompt and adequate compensation based on internationally accepted crite- ria.

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