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Hicks takes the Helm at LR Americas aging Director Frits van Dongen, who has, despite a subsequent move to Stel- from demand from the offshore industry

Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced that has worked at Damen for the past 40 lendam, stayed true to its roots. It has and, more recently, an upturn once again

John Hicks is President of Americas years, with 25 of those as managing di- developed a side specialization in main- in the ? shing industry.

Marine & Offshore. Hicks returns to rector of DMSS, and the appointment of taining winches, but it has also built 627 Recent deliveries have included the the U.S. after two years of leading LR’s Eric Moerkerk in his place. Founded by new vessels, many of which have been completion of the ? rst new beam trawler

Global Passenger Ship Center in Trieste, Piet Maaskant and his two sons in 1948 ? shing boats. in the Dutch ? eet in a decade, and two

Italy as Global Passenger Ship Sector as a repair yard in Bruinisse for the local This has been a cyclical market, but in innovative, tightly designed ? y shooter

Manager and Italy’s Marine Manager. ? shing boats, the yard that is now DMSS the current decade the yard has bene? ted & twin rig vessels.

Previously based in the U.S., he was

Business Development Manager for the

Americas as well as LR’s Applied Tech- nology Group (ATG).

Metal Shark Continues to Grow

Metal Shark is starting to build towboats, entering the market with a contract to build three 120 x 35-ft, river towboats

STOCK (Purchase and Rental): for Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. s