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BIMCO’s current Secretary General &

Chin Joins Hong Kong ACCI

Wallem Group Managing Director for CEO, had previously announced that he

Ship Agency Services, Dickson Chin, will be stepping down in the summer has joined Hong Kong’s Advisory of 2020.

Committee on Cruise Industry (ACCI).

Britannia P&I sets up Shop in NY

Britannia P&I has established a new

Smith Named Director of exclusive correspondent, B Ameri-

Columbia-class Sub Program

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) an- cas P&I, to be based in New York. nounced Brandi Smith as the program B Americas P&I will be headed by director of the Newport News Colum- Michael Unger, a maritime lawyer bia-class submarine program. Smith with extensive litigation and arbitration will be responsible for leading con- experience.

struction activities for the U.S. Navy’s

AAM Wins Deal with Birdon America new class of ballistic-missile subma-

Smith New Director of Sub Program.

rines, as well as maintaining strong All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has relationships with General Dynamics been named the West Coast shipyard

Electric Boat and Navy customers. She by Birdon America, Inc., for Phase I will report to Jason Ward, Newport of a contract to perform a Service Life

News vice president for Columbia-class Extension Program (SLEP) on a num- submarine construction. ber of USCG ? eet of Motor Life Boats (MLB). Birdon America was awarded the prime contract to perform Service

Nor-Shipping Appoints Norvik

Nor-Shipping appointed Sidsel Norvik Life Extension work on all MLBs in to the new role of Commercial Director. the U.S. Coast Guard’s ? eet.

Norvik joins following a stint as CEO

Liebherr Celebrates “50” in the USA of Energy Show Norway, two decades as Commercial Director for Upstream, This year Liebherr in the U.S. is and 10 years with Recharge, a news celebrating 50 years as a manufacturer platform for renewable energy. in North America. To keep pace with its growth, a new $60m state of the art expansion will be completed in spring

SAL Hires Matthies, Bibow

Nor-Shipping Appoints Norvik

SAL Heavy Lift and owners Harren & 2020 in Newport News, which will be

Partner have appointed Claas Matthies, home to Liebherr USA, Co.

Managing Director, as the new group

Chief Information Of? cer (CIO).

In addition, Soeren Bibow was named

Group Chief Financial Of? cer (CFO).

ONE SEA Appoints Lehtovaara

ONE SEA appointed Capt Eero

Lehtovaara as its new Chairman.

Lehtovaara, a Master Mariner and As- sociate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, is Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs at ABB Marine & Ports.

BIMCO Names Loosley CEO

BIMCO appointed David Loosley as its new Secretary General & CEO with

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