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52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • FEBRUARY 2014 and Gas Division. This appointment further solidifi es

MTN’s position in the market as a pioneer in commu- nications technology spanning across various market segments.

Mahmood Manager at Marine Response Alliance

Samina Mahmood, former commercial manager for

TITAN Salvage, has been appointed manager for Ma- rine Response Alliance, an association of the top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Ma- rine Firefi ghting (SMFF).

Davey Appointed GM atFairweather, LLC

Fairweather announced the appointment of Lori Dav- ey as the company’s new general manager. Davey will be responsible for directing all of Fairweather’s busi- ness activities and overseeing the company’s expan- sion and management of Deadhorse Aviation Center.

Mantel Tapped to Lead New BMT Company

BMT Group Ltd. (BMT) announced a new commer- cial operating company, BMT SMART Ltd., which will focus on the provision of high value, innovative vessel performance management and decision sup- port solutions for the maritime industry. As part of the company’s development plans, BMT has appointed

Peter Mantel as new Managing Director, a Marine

Engineering graduate with more than 20 years of se- nior marine management experience.

Woodruff Named VP at Offshore Inland

Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfi eld Services, Inc. (OIMO) appointed Keal Woodruff, Vice President of

Projects. “As OIMO continues its trajectory of growth within the Offshore and Marine Service sector, adding experienced and innovative leadership is critical to our continued success,” stated Robin Roberts, Founder and President. “Keal brings exceptional knowledge, experience and capabilities that will help to propel us to the next level.”

PPG Appoints Bausch Vice President

PPG Industries announced that Shelley J. Bausch will join the company as vice president, global industrial coatings, effective Jan. 16.

Neumann New CEO of Starboard

Beth G. Neumann has joined Starboard Cruise Ser- vices as CEO and President. Owned by LVMH Moët

Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Starboard is the largest and leading onboard retailer in the cruise industry. Neu- mann holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Engineering from Cornell University.

Petersen Joins Trans Marine Propulsion

Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS), known worldwide for its diesel engine service and en- gineering capabilities, announced that Jesper Th. Pe- tersen has joined the company as the Senior Technical

Superintendent-Manager of Two Stroke Service.

New Take on An Old Name:

SeaLand to Commence in 2015

Ocean transportation company Maersk Line, a unit of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, announced the forma- tion of a regional, containerized shipping company –

SeaLand – dedicated to the intra-Americas market. The new affi liate will have a structure similar to Maersk’s other regional carriers such as intra-Asia carrier MCC

Transport and intra-Europe carrier Seago Line. This new, independent unit will offi cially commence opera- tions on January 1, 2015. Maersk Line will begin the transition of their Intra-Americas business to SeaLand in a phased approach throughout 2014. SeaLand will be led by Maersk Line veteran, Craig Mygatt, who will serve as CEO. The company will be headquar- tered in the United States with exact location to be determined. SeaLand will share specifi c Maersk Line operational services, such as fi nance, land-side opera- tions, and HR.

Teekay Forms New Tanker Company

Teekay Tankers Ltd. and Teekay Corporation jointly announced the creation of Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL), which will seek to opportunistically acquire, operate and sell modern secondhand tankers to ben- efi t from an expected recovery in the current cyclical low of the tanker market. TIL has completed a $250 million private equity offering in which Teekay Tank- ers and Teekay have co-invested $25 million each for a combined 20 percent ownership interest in the new company.

Netsco Forms Choice Ballast Solutions

Rich Mueller, President and CEO of Netsco, a compa- ny in marine engineering and naval architecture fi rm since 1984, established Choice Ballast Solutions, LLC (Choice) to offer shipowners assistance with selection, engineering and installation of ballast water manage- ment systems.

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Obituary

Michael E. Ford, USMMA ‘60

Michael E. Ford, 75, of Waretown, N.J., passed away on January 4, 2014. Born in Washington, DC and raised in Chevy Chase, Md., he graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings

Point, N.Y., in 1960 with a degree in Marine Engi- neering, and earned a master’s degree in Internation- al Business from Bernard M. Baruch College, New

York, in 1979. He served his country as an offi cer in the United States

Naval Reserve.

Following his gradu- ation from Kings

Point, he sailed for the Alcoa Steamship

Company, raising his

Coast Guard license to Chief Engineer, unlimited. He was

First Assistant on the Alcoa Marketer when brought ashore in 1965 to work in the engi- neering department of the company’s New York of- fi ce. He also helped outfi t Alcoa’s Victory Ship fl eet during the Vietnam sealift, and was later involved in the new construction and conversion of bulk and liq- uid carriers for that fi rm.

He joined the M&R department of National Bulk

Carriers in 1970 as a liaison with marine insurance groups and salvage/underwriters’ reps to handle en- gineering aspects of casualties and claims. He later became M&R Supervisor in the same department.

He joined Puerto Rico Marine Management in 1974 as superintendent engineer, with supervisory respon- sibility for port engineers and overall responsibility for vessel maintenance and repair. In 1980, he joined

Ocean Service Corporation, a subsidiary of Energy

Transportation Corporation, as superintendent en- gineer. He rose to vice president, marine, and was involved in the operation, maintenance, acquisitions and sales of fl eet vessels.

He started independent consulting in 1984 and was involved in various marine transportation projects up to 1990, when he joined Marine Design and Opera- tions, Inc. as a principal in the fi rm. He retired as vice president in late 2003. He then consulted as a marine engineer and surveyor for Lakeford Associ- ates, continuously maintaining an active Chief Engi- neer’s license (Issue 11). Most recently, he worked as an inspector for the Liberian Ship Registry, and also as professional referral service coordinator for the

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers,

Jersey City, N.J.

He was a 47-year member of the Society of Marine

Port Engineers of New York, serving as both Chair- man of the Board and President. He was also a mem- ber of SNAME and of the Marine Society of the City of New York. (Pho t o: Cr o wle y)

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