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Severn Trent De Nora to

Supply Rigdon OSV's

Severn Trent De Nora will supply its

Omnipure marine sanitation device and

UltraDynamics ultraviolet disinfection system for Rigdon Marine's new fleet of 10 64-m offshore supply vessels (OSV) being built at Bender Shipbuilding in

Mobile. Ala. The equipment is part of the complete onboard sewage treatment plant that processes and purifies waste- water for overboard disposal. The ultra- violet system purifies potable water. while the custom-designed Omnipure marine sanitation system process all non-oily wastewater. "Severn Trent is an excellent company with excellent equipment," said Larry

Rigdon, chairman and CEO of Rigdon

Marine. "1 want only the best for my fleet, and 1 want to set the environmen- tal standard as the cleanest fleet in the

Gulf of Mexico." According to the man- ufacturer, the Omnipure IMO/USCG

Certified treatment process is the only electrolytic type sewage treatment unit available on the market. The skid- mounted solution is touted for its tremendous weight and space saving characteristics, as well as the fact that there is no storage of chemicals or chlo- rine, and that treatment of influent occurs in approximately 30 minutes.

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Arntzen Appointed

CEO of OSG

The Board of Directors of Overseas

Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) announced the appointment of Morten

Arntzen as the company's new

President & CEO. Mr. Arntzen, who last served as CEO of American Marine

Advisors, Inc., a U.S. based merchant banking firm specializing in the mar- itime industry, has extensive experience in the international shipping business.

Arntzen, 48, will succeed OSG's long- time CEO. Morton P. Hyman, who recently retired at the end of this year. "I am honored and excited to assume the leadership of OSG, one of the world's premier tanker companies," said

Mr. Arntzen. "Under the leadership of

Mort Hyman. the Company has modern- ized its fleet, streamlined its operating cost structure and strengthened its bal- ance sheet. He and his management team have built one of the best platforms for growth in the industry. I look for- ward to working with the management team to exploit OSG's unique strengths to build and enhance our business."

OSG, headquartered in New York, is one of the largest tanker owners in the world and the leading U.S. based bulk ship- ping company. Its modern fleet compris- es 53 vessels totaling 9 million dead- weight tons, inclusive of vessels owned in joint ventures.

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