Gerald R. Carson has joined American President Lines (APL) as a director of operations, North America, according to Lorenz P.
Robinson, vice president for the North America area.
Mr. Carson is responsible for the overall coordination and control of the intermodal carrier's operations within North America, working in conjunction with the managing directors of the seven regions. He brings to the position more than 20 years of diversified experience in the transportation industry. Among his specific areas of responsibility will be terminal operations, equipment m a n a g e m e n t , intermodal operations within the regions, and maintenance and repair. He is based at North America headquarters, 1221 Broadway, Oakland, Calif.
APL, with a fleet of 22 vessels in the Pacific, provides regular container and breakbulk service between North America and all major ports in the Far East and Arabian Gulf, and landbridge service to Europe. The North America area is served by some 32 offices, with direct international service available to and from dozens of cities throughout the country.
shipping company of the People's Republic of China, and Dr. John J. McMullen, owner of Norton, Lilly & Co., Inc., announced the formation of COSCO North America, Inc. COSCO North America, which is jointly owned by COSCO and Dr. McMullen, is acting as general agent for COSCO's activities in North America
MTU North America recently announced the promotion of two employees—Jeb Berg to vice president customer services and John Shock to general sales manager— as part of a company reorganization implemented to improve customer service and the overall operation of the company. Ray Carrell, MTU North
MTU of North America, Inc., a subsidiary of MTU Friedrichshafen West Germany, and distributor of high-performance diesel engines, officially opened its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, recently with a second facility in Morgan City, La. MTU of North America is an extension of MTU's worldwide
, Inc. of New York have concluded an agreement whereby Eurocanadian's Cast Containers Organization will take over 20 Seatrain offices in North America and Europe. As part of the arrangement, Cast has offered employment to about 200 of Seatrain's executives and staff who have been affected
R. Miles, executive vice president of Barber Blue Sea (BBS), has moved to New York to assume the additional responsibility of the ocean carrier's North American activities. He had been working at the company's headquarters in Oslo. Announcing the appointment, Erik Waage- Nielsen, president, commented
vessels in the world, with the ability to carry single units of cargo weighing up to 1,000 metric tons, will be introduced into the North America-Middle East trade by Seaspeed Services by the end of this month. The Seaspeed Arabia, first of three 21,700-deadweight-ton vessels designed
Agip has recently rebranded as Eni, while simultaneously announcing plans to increase penetration of its lubricant brands in North America across all industries. Gianfranco Mosconi (above) President and CEO of Eni USA R&M Co., shares the vision behind the strategy. Gianfranco Mosconi, with a Bachelor in
Following a major expansion which saw new MacArtney offices open in every coastal corner of the North America and added several new faces to the team, MacArtney is looking to experience record breaking growth within North American markets for underwater technology. This marks a key contribution to the
way, because they are fully integrated and cannot be seen in isolation, from ship’s performance point of view. Tim Protheroe, Lloyd’s Register North America: The growth in consultancy is a significant evolution. We are seeing an increased focus on operational performance as well as our core safety role
—Literature Available Krupp Mak Diesel, Inc. (KMDI), a subsidiary of Krupp Mak Maschinenbau GmbH, which has been selling medium-speed engines for heavy fuel and MDO operation both in the United States and in Canada, will relocate its offices and parts warehouses to Toronto, Canada, on October 15
Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wise., is the first shipyard in North America to install a dual walking beam (DWB) ship transfer system as part of its continued upgrading of facilities and emphasis on state-of-the-art technology. The 1,600-ton transfer system, manufactured by Total
each accounting for around 20% of the units. for executing challenging and large projects in deep water into Over 80% of the activity forecast for North America will be the ? oating wind space, including Petrobras, Shell, TotalEn- located in the U.S and Mexican Gulf of Mexico. The region ergies, Equinor
with their shipping clients to identify and mitigate risks to protect the long-term health and safety of the industry. The Author Soja Rich Soja is North American Head of Marine and Global Head of Inland Marine for global commercial insurer Allianz Commercial based in New York. MR #2 (1-17).indd 13
Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating
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has been ap- Great Lakes Towing pointed head of sales and marketing for the Danfoss Drives business segment in The Great Lakes Towing Company North America. has hired Salvadore Menoyo for its busi- ness development team. New Leadership at Mustang Survival, Wing Group HII Promotes Courtney Richardson
Feature Marine Simulation “We enable workers to develop critical worksite-speci? c competencies by engaging them in challenging simulation training programs,” said Clayton Burry, vice president of sales at Virtual Marine. “We’ve been involved heavily in the research associated with simulation as well
, which represents 60GW of potential;. as the issues with very deep waters on the West Coast of the Asia Paci? c and its 81GW of potential; and then North Amer- United States where we have one kilometer or more. [The ica, where we’re talking about 31GW,” Ortega said. third generation] is innovation in
ries that inspire me, of sailors getting in one of these wooden of a new realm in McNeill’s journey to bridge discovery and vessels and sailing as far north as they possibly could,” says citizen science: the ocean. While similar work has been con- McNeill from the SV Linden, Ocean Warrior’s three-masted
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Test Vehicle. The Navy’s top of? cer wants more players on the ? eld Unmanned Underwater Systems = Force Multiplier Source: Boeing By Edward Lundquist peaking at the Surface Navy Association’s an- (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids ‘putting too
ways, actors are known to have such combat AUVs under develop- we are witnessing the real-time evolution of offensive mine ment, including Russia, China, North and South Korea, In- warfare via the deployment of hybrid weapons leveraging dia, Taiwan, Israel, France, the UK, Australia, and the United the stealth
, and group, it could be the start of a green deployed on major sea routes, including speci? cally the CMB.TECH team took ? eet,” said Campe. northern Europe, the Mediterranean, a marinized Volvo Penta engine and As word started to get out, Campe North Africa and West Africa. modi? ed it so
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The Path to Zero work to make OceanWings suitable for lyzed the vessel’s behavior in relation to its maiden voyage – marking it as the commercial vessels was actually a scale the use of its four OceanWings. ? rst modern wind assisted modern ship down of the original design. The wing- Their goals went
wingsail design since 2018 by French where apparent wind takes precedence under engines alone. Critically, despite tech startup AYRO has the potential to over true wind. AYRO’s wingsails gen- originally being developed to be handled leave a much larger legacy; by provid- erate propulsive force even
The Path to Zero © Jifmar Group Library Americas Cup Innovation & a Carbon-Free Shipping Future By Giorgio PROVINCIALI, CTO of AYRO and Former America’s Cup Performance Predictions Leader he Golden Gate Yacht Club sign, all of which were changed by the success in bringing the Americas Cup (GGYC)
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NO.1 / VOL. 86 / JANUARY 2024 22 Roy Campe shows Maritime Reporter around the CMB.TECH workshop in Antwerp. Photo: Greg Trauthwein | Photo on the Cover: courtesy CMB.TECH 8 Big Ships and a Fuel Cell Future Departments With fuel cells having the potential to play a big role in decarbonizing the mari- 4
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