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Buzby Ljungström Damen CEO René Berkvens (left) receives a CEMT

PEOPLE & COMPANIES award from CEMT Chairman Trevor Blakeley.

Buzby Sworn In Damen CEO Receives Award Bekkenes Steps Down from Pal? nger of Signal International in December of

Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret. The Council of the Confederation of Eu- Styrk Bekkenes, President of Pal? nger 2015, including shipyards in Pascagoula, has been sworn in as the Administrator ropean Maritime Technology Societies Marine, has stepped down from his posi- Miss., and Mobile, Ala. World Marine’s of the Maritime Administration by U.S presented Damen CEO René Berkvens tion, leaving the helm to his successors. Pascagoula shipyard historically focused

Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. with the CEMT Award. The Council be- Coming from the role of CEO of Hard- on offshore rig repair and conversions.

Chao. Prior to his appointment, Admiral stows the award annually in recognition ing Safety, Bekkenes has been the Presi- With the sustained reduction in rig re-

Buzby served as president of the Nation- of the substantial contribution made to dent of Pal? nger Marine since January pair work resulting from the downturn al Defense Transportation Association the success of the European maritime in- of this year. in the offshore oil exploration market, (NDTA), a global association of trans- dustry by an individual, company or or- World Marine made the strategic deci- portation and logistics professionals. ganization. Berkvens received the award Lawson Joins Bristol Harbor Group sion to sell the Pascagoula facility. This

A career Naval of? cer with over 34 years in recognition of his leadership of Da- Naval architect Ian Lawson has been divestiture will allow World Marine to of service, Buzby has an extensive back- men and the contribution this has made hired to join the naval architecture and focus exclusively on activities in its Mo- ground in maritime transportation and toward the successes of the European marine engineering practice of Bristol bile, Ala. facility.

leadership, having served on the staffs maritime sector. Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI). Lawson of the Sixth Fleet, the U.S. Fleet Forces holds a B.S. in Naval Architecture & Voith Opens ‘Digital Campus’ in U.S.

Command, the Navy staff, and the Joint Deschenes Joins Bouchard as VP Marine Engineering from Webb Insti- Voith recently opened the Digital Cam-

Staff. Prior to his retirement from the Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. said tute, where he served as Class President pus, the latest venture of the Voith Digi-

U.S. Navy in 2013, Buzby served as that Christopher Deschenes has joined and Honor Council Chairman, and par- tal Solutions Division (DS): a campus the Commander of the Military Sealift the company as Vice President of Main- ticipated on the Education Committee, where bright minds come together to

Command (MSC) from October 2009 to tenance and Repairs. Prior to joining sailing team, jazz band and choir during learn, teach, discover and bring the In-

March 2013. Bouchard, Deschenes served as a Proj- his time at Webb. ternet of Things to life for all of Voith’s ect Engineer with Overseas Shipholding platforms.

Volvo Penta Names Ljungström VP Group, Inc. as a member of the World- World Marine Divests Shipyard Raleigh, being a geographic hub for re-

Lars Ljungström has been appointed to wide Technical Service Group, support- World Marine, LLC completed a trans- search and technology, was chosen to be vice president of ? nance and chief ? nan- ing all new construction and capital proj- action divesting its Pascagoula shipyard Voith’s North American digital hub for cial of? cer (CFO) for Volvo Penta of the ects for the foreign and domestic OSG on August 15, 2017. the team there to lead the way for digiti-

Americas, effective July 2017. tanker/ATB ? eet. World Marine purchased the assets zation and innovation.

Detyens: International Repair Work on the Rise

Detyens Shipyards, Inc (DSI) in Charleston, S.C. re- dock (as scheduled) and a very ? ne job has been done.” ports an increase in the number of dry dock inquiries and Bay Ferries Limited whose international trading ves- bookings from international vessel operators. “In the sels have dry docked at Detyens Shipyards in past years last two quarters, we’ve dry docked eight internation- recently dry docked the Fundy Rose in January and in ally owned and operated vessels,” said Peter Browne, April, the chartered Alakai “The Cat”, which is owned

Vice President of Estimating. by MSC and is U.S. ? agged. “We understand that there

As such, Marine Atlantic, Inc. and Bay Ferries Lim- was a scheduling con? ict that arose and we were lucky ited recently dry docked two ships each at DSI. Ma- enough to have availability for the Fundy Rose in Janu- rine Atlantic, who ? rst dry docked at DSI in 2015, dry ary,” said Dockmaster John Lyons. The Fundy Rose and docked the Atlantic Vision in March followed by the Alakai both received underwater coatings, regular rou-

Highlanders in April. Atlantic Vision and Highlanders tine dry dock maintenance, and ramp and door work on project manager for Detyens Shipyards Can “Johnny” the Fundy Rose. This is the second time the Alakia has

Yazgan, “We had limited days in dry dock due to our dry docked at DSI. “The ? rst time we dry docked the Al- dry docking schedule, so every minute counted and we akai, we completely changed her exterior paint scheme worked around the clock to complete the work so they and we very proud of how she looks,” said Chris Do- could depart on time.” Regular routine maintenance nathan project manager at DSI. Gerry Stevenson, Tech- was performed on both vessels along with parking nical Manager with Bay Ferries Limited said, “We’ve deck coatings, propeller and hub work, ramp work, and been coming to Detyens since January 1999 with the paint, lots of paint. Ian McDonald, Director of Technical internationally trading vessel we operate and we have

Services at Marine Atlantic said, “The Atlantic Vision never been let down, no matter how dif? cult the circum- sailed away from the drydock with only 18 days in the stances Detyens always come through.”

Photo: Detyens Shipyards, Inc.

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