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March 2012 www.marinelink.com 87 Northrop Grumman Delivers Megayacht IBS Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Ma- rine business unit has delivered a suite of nav- igation electronics for a new megayacht being built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey. The new megayacht is being equipped with acomplete Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Vi- sionMaster FT integrated bridge system (IBS)with TotalWatch multifunction displays. The 72.6-m (238.3-ft.) megayacht (NB54), currently named MY Vicky, is the largest ever built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts. The steel and alu- minum alloy vessel is scheduled for completionin the first quarter of 2012.  STX Finland Makes Management ChangesSTX Finland announced a number of manage-ment changes, citing the challenging marketsituation. The primary target set for STX Fin- land is profitable operation. In 2011 this target was achieved, and now the focus is strongly on how similar development could also be secured over the years to come.By consolidating sales and marketing into acorporate level activity, STX Finland strengthen and increase the efficiency of its strategic tar- gets which main focuses are diversification, dif- ferentiation and customer relationship management. Appointments and special areas of responsibil- ity:? Timo Suistiohas been appointed EVP, CMO of STX Finland. He is tasked with enhancing thefunctioning capacity of sales and marketingand boosting the order book of the shipyards to ensure long-term operation of the company. ? Jari Anttilahas been appointed EVP, COO of STX Finland. He is tasked with ensuring cost-efficient implementation of company projects, exploiting the resources of both Turku and Rauma shipyards. Mr Anttila will also continue as Director of the Turku Shipyard. ? Toivo Ilvonen has been appointed Director ? Tapani Pulli has been appointed Deputy Di-rector of the Turku Shipyard. He will also con- tinue as Vice President, Strategic Planning.  Markey Adds Professional Staff Markey Machinery has added two appoint-ments to the Markey engineering team; SrihariGowri Shankar andBrian Cox. Both havejoined Markey as De-sign Engineers. Sriharirecently graduated from UC Davis with a Master?s Degree in Mechanical Engineer-ing. His primary focuswas in the area of Dy- namics & Control En- gineering. Briangraduated from the University of Washing- ton with a Bachelor?s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2011.He focused his University studies on Computer-Aided Engineering and a Human-Powered Sub- marine Design.Hua Hai Long Joins COSCO Shipping Heavy Lift Ship Pool On February 1, COSCO Shipping Co.,Ltd. signed a POOL agreement withGuangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Min- istry of Transport (GSBMT) in Guangzhou Ocean Plaza. According to the agreement, M.V. Hua Hai Long, the 30,000 DWT semi-submersible vessel of GSBMT, will come into service under the management of COSCO Shipping Co.COSCO Shipping aims to become thelead integrator in the global semi-sub- mersible vessel market therefore they have initiated the first POOL model among the Chinese shipping companies.The new joint semi-submersible vessel MV Hua Hai Long is a 30,000 dwt new- building with a length of 182.2m, a width of 43.6m and a depth of 11m. The Vessel has a large deck area, advanced ballast system, and can handle a wide range ofcargoes. With the joining of the M.V. Hua Hai Long, COSCO Shipping?s semi-sub- mersible POOL has reached five vessels, giving them the capability of transport- ing small, medium and large offshore and onshore cargoes. WSS Appoints Hawley Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) hasappointed BrendonHawley as its new Regional Operations Manager for Asia Pa- cific. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, hewill be responsiblefor all operationsthroughout Indonesia reporting to GMCato Nordskog. Born in Durban and educated in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa, Hawley began his seafaring career in 1971 with UK-based shipowner T & J Harrison Lines, before joining SafmarineCorp & Unicorn Lines during which pe-riod he obtained his Masters License,serving on a range of vessel types, before becoming a Master on General Cargo Vessels. After coming ashore in 1986, he took up a position as P&I Surveyor in the Port of Richards Bay and went on to be-come a Director of P&I Associates (South Africa). Management and Technical Developments at Massoel Massoel, the Swiss based owner and operator of 14 bulk carriers, has ap- pointed a new CEO and made a number of changes to its management and opera- tional team. The Giorgio P Sulser headed company has appointed Lionel Fluckiger as the new CEO as from March 1, fol- lowing the departure of Michael Deslarzes at the end of 2011. ? We have looked at a number of candidates over the past two months and are now delighted to make the appointment from within our team? says Sulser. Lionel Fluckiger was appointed CFO of Massoel in January 2010 and retains thisrole within the Group. He holds a bache-lor?s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Geneva and a mas- ters in Finance from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Philip Lord has been appointed as Gen-eral Manager, Commercial, Operations and Insurance, again working out of the Group?s Geneva office. Rapp Hydema Establishes Office in Stavanger Rapp Hydema, the winch and deck machinery specialist, are opening a new office in Sta- vanger. ?We are pleased to be present in Norway?s most expansive offshore environment. This new establishment is both strategic and necessary to meet our customers? demands for serv- ice and support,? said Inge Henning Andersen, Managing Director of RH. Rapp Hydema has hired Runar Tunem (pictured) to head the Offshore Sales Division in Stavanger, where he will be responsible for global sales and marketing. The company intends to grow in the offshore vendor market, ?so the new office is strategi- cally important to us,? said Andersen. ?Stavanger is a central location, not just for the Nor- wegian market, but also so as to position the company relative to international players. By moving closer to our customers, we are making sure that our growth aspirations in global off- shore are attainable,? he said. Tunem brings 17 years of experience in sales, marketing and commercial development within drilling, subsea and maritime industry. ?Runar?s long track-record and genuine passion for the job mean we are delighted to have him on the team. This new office is an important step to meet customer demands for service and support, and a move they can look forward to,? said MD Inge Henning Andersen. Rapp Hydema AS is part of the Rapp Marine Group. Based in Bodø in Norway?s far north, the Group is renowned for its pro- duction and sales winches and deck machinery for the global market. Hydraulic and electric winches are key to the range, fea- turing computerized control systems.Hua Hai Long Joins COSCO Shipping Heavy Lift Ship PoolHawleyShankarCoxMR March 12 # 11 (81-88):MR Template 3/6/2012 1:26 PM Page 87