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www.marinelink.com 79neering services to clients worldwide, but more speciÞ -cally the Gulf Coast. Maersk Line CEO Visits Panama Canal Expansion Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou visited the Panama Ex-pansion construction site accompanied by Panama Ca-nal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano during his recent trip to Panama. Skou and other Maersk Line execu-tives had the opportunity to see the construction site of the new locks in the Atlantic side, which will allow the transit of Post-Panamax vessels through the Panama Canal. During the visit, Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Luis Quijano updated the delegation on the prog- ress of the Expansion Program.Polar Petroleum Appoints Brizzolara Polar Petroleum Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Donald W. Brizzolara to the Company?s Advisory Board as Chief Geological Advisor. Mr. Brizzolara rep- resents 25 years of experience in oil and gas explora-tion and development geology, and consulting experi- ence for Þ rms such as ConocoPhillips and Shell. Of particular importance to the Company, Mr. Brizzolara?s background includes work on the Prudhoe and Kuparuk Þ elds, which, together constitute the majority of the oil production on the North Slope (51% and 20%, respec-tively).Harkand to Acquire Veolia Marine Services Harkand, an international subsea inspection, repair, maintenance and light construction group, announced a deal to acquire the main assets and business of Veo- lia Marine Services (VMS). The acquisition will add 150 onshore and offshore staff, three dynamically-po- sitioned multi-purpose vessels (MSV), and six work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Harkand?s growing workforce and ß eet. Harkand was launched in February 2013 through the merger of Iremis, Integrated Subsea Services (ISS) and Andrews Survey following investment by Oaktree Capital Management. Employ-ing over 750 people at bases in Aberdeen in the UK, Dubai in the Middle East and Singapore and Perth in Asia PaciÞ c, the group aims to grow turnover to $1 bil- lion in the next Þ ve years. MLL Invests in Eight Newer Vessels Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) purchased and is reß ag-ging eight newer and larger containerships to upgrade the ocean transportation services provided to its U.S. military, government and commercial customers. MLL?s investment of approximately half a billion dol- lars in eight vessels is intended to improve the quality of service to the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea from the U.S. East Coast. ?These eight newer vessels, along with the global transportation network that con-nects them, demonstrate our commitment to our cus-tomers. We are proud to serve the U.S. military and to deliver U.S. food aid worldwide,? said John Reinhart, MLL?s President and CEO. ?MLL is focused on contin- ual improvement, and these ships will further increase reliability and shrink our environmental footprint.?All eight vessels will join the Maritime Security Pro-gram (MSP) and Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agree- ment (VISA). Design Alaska, Art Anderson Team on Ferry Energy EfÞ ciencyDesign Alaska, a Fairbanks-based architecture, engi- neering, and surveying Þ rm; and Art Anderson Associ- ates, its naval architecture subconsultant, were award-ed a contract for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) to investigate potential energy ef Þ ciency improvements. The contract was driven by new IMO regulations. The new IMO standards require vessels traveling internationally to obtain International Energy EfÞ ciency Certi Þ cates (IEECs) demonstrating that ves- sel owners and operators have developed energy ef Þ -ciency plans for their travel routes and vessel operating systems. SEEMPs provide a mechanism for identifying McAllisterPoggiDave Edwards & Koji SekimizuWiddows Nolande GóngoraPhotoCourtesyofthePanamaCanalAuthority.jpg MR #6 (74-81).indd 79MR #6 (74-81).indd 795/31/2013 10:47:48 AM5/31/2013 10:47:48 AM