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Engelstoft Takes Over as Maersk

Tankers CEO

Morten Engelstoft has been appoint- ed CEO of Maersk Tankers effective

January 1, 2014, following Hanne B.

Sørensen’s appointment as CEO of

Damco. Morten Engelstoft has also been appointed CEO of Services & Other

Shipping which consists of Maersk Sup- ply Service, Maersk Tankers, Svitzer and

Damco. Engelstoft brings with him sev- eral years of experience from the Maersk

Group.

Nordic American Tankers CEO:

Market is Improving

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) issued a letter to sharehold- ers from the company’s chairman and

CEO, Herbjorn Hansson, in which he noted improved market conditions for

NAT’s Suezmax tankers. “We do not predict spot tanker rates,” Hansson said. “I would note, though, that we are very pleased to see this strongly improved rate picture for Suezmax spot tankers.”

Philippine Coast Guard Chief

Appointed Vice Admiral

President Aquino has promoted Philip- pine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant

Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena to the rank of Vice Admiral (VADM). Isorena is the 25th Commandant of the Philip- pine Coast Guard.

MOL America Promotions

MOL (America) Inc. announced chang- es to its North American sales manage- ment, including the promotion of Rich- ard Craig to the position of executive vice president, sales and operations.

Richard Jung, who currently assistant vice president of sales, central region, wasappointed to assume the duties of vice president of sales in replacing Den- nis Sheehan.

New England Ropes Cofounder

Passes Away

New England Ropes, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the TEUFELBERGER

Group, said that the company’s original cofounder, Herb Repass, passed away recently in Vero Beach Florida. Repass cofounded New England Ropes, Inc. in

New Bedford, Mass., with his friend and associate David Aigler in 1967. Repass served as President and chief designer of specialty ropes that were manufactured by the company for yachting, safety and rescue, arborist, mountaineering, lariats for cowboys, and Navy and Coast

Guard operations. Herb, Dave and his son Randy also collaborated to sell rope for boating on the west coast, spawning

West Marine. Many of the rope designs developed by Repass are still in use to- day, combining superior design with the use of today’s fi ber advancements.

Repass retired in 1990 and passed the stewardship of the company to his son,

Jay Repass. In 2007, the Repass family sold the company to TEUFELBERGER

Group in Austria.

Tørstad new CEO in

DNV GL - Oil & Gas

Elisabeth Tørstad was appointed CEO in DNV GL - Oil & Gas. She took on the role from January 2014, operating from the company’s Oil & Gas headquarter in

Oslo. Tørstad has signifi cant industry and management experience at legacy

DNV, and comes from the role of Chief

Technology Offi cer for DNV GL and prior to that as Chief Operating Offi cer for DNV’s maritime and oil and gas op- erations in division Americas and Sub-

Saharan Africa.

Carpenter Promoted AWO EVP

The American Waterways Operators said that Jennifer Carpenter, AWO’s Senior

Vice President – National Advocacy, has been promoted to the new position of

Executive Vice President, effective im- mediately.

Willard Names Wang as New Director

Willard Marine appointed Ning Wang as director of operations and program management. Wang will be responsible for overseeing Willard Marine’s plan- ning, purchasing, stockroom and IT op- erations.

APL to Reorganize Management

Structure

Container ship operators APL says it is to move from the current geographical- ly-organized structure to a functional one. The functions will be in the areas of trade, commercial, operations, procure- ment and planning & strategy. “The con- tainer shipping industry is undergoing profound changes, characterized by low growth and intense competition. We rec- ognize there is a need for APL to respond more quickly to the market and to our customers. We are pushing ahead with our strategy to sharpen our competitive edge through cost effi ciency and orga- nizational agility while building on our strong reputation for service quality,” said Kenneth Glenn, President of APL.

A new APL leadership team has been formed to ensure the successful execu- tion of APL’s objectives, effective Feb- ruary 10, 2014. Members of the new team, led by Kenneth Glenn, APL Presi- dent, are: Peter Jongepier, Chief Com- mercial Offi cer, Calvin Leong, Chief

Trade Offi cer, Nathaniel Seeds, Chief

Operations Offi cer, and Jason Wong,

Chief Procurement Offi cer.

MTN Appoints Venegas GM,

Oil & Gas

MTN Communications (MTN) an- nounces Santos Venegas has joined the company as general manager for its Oil

Engelstoft Hansson

Craig

Tørstad

Carpenter

Wang

Pho t o cour t esy of Nor dic American T ank er s

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