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People & Company News

Andrasick

Hoppes

Andrasick Appointed Matson

President, CEO

James S.

Andrasick has been named president and

CEO of Matson

Navigation

Company, Inc.. the largest subsidiary of

Alexander &

Baldwin. Inc., effec- tive August 1. 2003.

Andrasick, who had been serving in that position on an inter- im basis since July 1, 2002, will contin- ue as executive vice president of A&B. while holding inter- im CFO responsibil- ities until a replace- ment is named in the near future. Also:

Dave Hoppes has been promoted to ^^^ V.P., ocean services;

I^^Jf^^^^l Jack Sullivan now

Sullivan holds the position of

V.P.. vessel opera- tions; Gary North will assume the title of senior V.P..

Pacific; Bal Dreyfus will assume the position of director-vehicle operations;

Matt Cox. Matson senior V.P and CFO. will assume responsibility for Matson's investment in Sea Star Lines and will join the board of managers of two oper- ating joint ventures.

Munoz to Head Fleet Ops at ACBE

Mario Munoz has been promoted to director of Fleet Operations for

American Commercial Barge Line LLC.

Munoz, whose responsibilities will include management of fleet operations. fleet vessel contractors and land leases, is a graduate of the University of South

Alabama and is currently pursuing and

MBA from Bellarmine University in

Louisville, Ky.

RCCL Appoints Danis as V.P.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. appoint- ed Jeff Danis as the cruise line's new vice president of Supply Chain

Management. Danis will be responsible for overseeing worldwide procurement, inventory management, distribution, warehousing, and shipping operations for both Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises.

Stolt-Nielsen Appoints Interim CEO

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (SNSA) has appoint- ed James B.

Hurlock as Interim

CEO of its

Transportation

Group. effective immediately.

Hurlock. who cur- rently serves as a

Director of Stolt Offshore S.A.. suc- ceeds Reginald J. R. Lee. who will serve as an advisor to the company until his planned retirement at the end of 2003.

Tom Crowley Jr. Receives Honorary

Degree From the USMMA

Tom Crowley Jr..

Chairman. President and CEO of

Crowley Maritime

Corporation, received an hon- orary doctorate degree from the U.S.

Crowley Merchant Marine

Academy at Kings

Hurlock

Point. NY, at the Academy's commence- ment exercises on June 23, 2003.

O'Neill to Head Ingram Vessel Ops

Inland Marine transportation com- pany Ingram Marine

Group has appoint- ed David O'Neill as

Vice President of

Operations for its

Ingram Barge

Company. O'Neill

Anil Raj Leaves VT Halter

Anil Raj has resigned as president and

COO of VT Halter Marine. According to

Boyd King, the company's CEO. Raj has parted company with the firm to pursue other opportunities.

New CEO at Sonsub

Sonsub confirms that Massimo "Max" Ferraris has been elected as

CEO of Sonsub Inc. as well as Saipem's

Manager of the Subsea Robotics

Business line. He has corporate respon- sibility for all of the Sonsub group activ- ities, coordinating and directing the regional areas around the world.

Ferraris has also been confirmed to the position of Area Manager- North

Atlantic for Saipem.

MTC Appoints New San Diego

Manager

Marine Terminals

Corporation (MTC),

West Coast contract stevedore and termi- nal operating com- pany. has promoted

Steve Nixon to the position of site man- ager for San Diego. Nixon

Roessland Sets out

Life Saving Priorities

Ove Roessland, managing director of lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding, has been elected as chairman of ILAMA, the

International Lifesaving Appliance

Manufacturers' Association. Roessland, who outlined his priorities and missions following the election at the ILAMA AGM in

Gothenburg this past June, stated his con- cerns and wishes for his upcoming tenure: "There are too many accidents occurring because critical parts of life saving appli- ances, such as the life boat hooks, are either not serviced or are serviced by untrained and unqualified people. We intend to put the technical strength of ILAMA to work at IMO to ensure that there is a clear and safe international regime for the inspec- tion and maintenance of life saving appli- ances. There is a very good regime in place for liferafts, and we want to get that extend- ed to cover boats and davits."

Hanby Appointed President,

COO at McDonough

David C. Hanby Jr. has been appoint- ed as president and COO of

McDonough Marine Service.

McDonough. a 26-year veteran of

McDonough, serves on the Board of

Directors of the American Waterways

Operators and is Chairman of the

Southern Region.

GAC Names Godfrey

Group Sales Director

GAC has appointed Neil Godfrey as its group sales director for the Shipping

Division, effective September 1, 2003.

Based in London. Godfrey will report to

Lars Peter Heisselberg. Group V.P. -

Shipping Division in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

Darren Martin, GAC's U.K. marketing manager will assume Godfrey's respon- sibilities.

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