Gunnar Bretvin has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Stolt-Nielsen Inc. of Greenwich, Conn., according to an announcement by Jacob Stolt- Nielsen Jr., chairman of the Stolt- Nielsen Group, who will continue as chairman and chief executive officer of Stolt-Nielsen Inc.
Mr. Bretvin was born and educated in Norway and holds an advanced degree from the International Management Institute of Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining Stolt- Nielsen he was managing director of A/S Nevi in Bergen, and chief executive of the Nevi Group of companies.
In 1979, under his leadership, Nevi launched a development program that led to vigorous expansion through the acquisition and startup of a number of companies in Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe.
Nevi is now the largest finance company in Scandinavia.
Stolt-Nielsen Inc. is general agent in the Western Hemisphere for Stolt Tankers and Terminals, the bulk liquid transportation and storage company, whose worldwide activities include the ownership and operation of parcel tankers, liquid and dry bulk terminals, tank containers, and the provision of its customers' onward transportation requirements by road, rail, barge, or coastal tanker.
+ Voss in West Germany has received an order from Sundance Cruises of Seattle valued at some $3.4 million for renovations to the 26,747-grt liner Scandinavia. Sundance, a consortium of the MacDonald Corporation of Seattle, Johnson Line of Stockholm, and Effoa Finland Steamship Company of Helsinki
Skuld, the International Protection and Indemnity and FD & D Insurance Association based in Scandinavia, recently underwent major changes in its structure. Changes include reorganization of the board of directors into a smaller, more dynamic unit supported by a committee of shipowners representing a
engine and generator mounting systems, base frames, materials and the position of isolators. One company working with noise and vibration is Pon Power Scandinavia, a leading distributor of Cat and MaK marine propulsion systems. In 2008, Pon Power began work on a mounting system designed to isolate engine vibration
of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) notes that LNG bunkering facilities are already available, or planned, at ports in Scandinavia and Northern Europe and some Asian ports. In the United States, Jacksonville, Florida seems to be at the epicenter of the LNG-fueling map, but
field. He and his family will reside in Edinburgh, Scotland, although his sales effort will take him throughout the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Europe. Pott Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston Natural Gas Corporation (HNG). Pott Industries' Offshore Marine Services
. Strachan Shipping Company, Inc., ship agents and stevedores, represents a number of ship lines servicing the United Kingdom, North Europe and Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North and South America, and the Caribbean. The firm maintains offices in major
the British Hovercraft Corporation. The vessel has previously performed effectively in regular passenger service and operation in the U.K., Canada, Scandinavia and Australia. Variants are also in service for the U.S. Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard. The craft is designed for high reliability, with
this year a major oil and chemical protection exercise dubbed SCOPE 2017 will be carried out in Norway. A joint project including major European and Scandinavian stakeholders, the simulated response to a combined oil and chemical spill aims to foster clearer communication and coordination of spill response
research over the past two decades includes hundreds of studies, laboratory and basin experiments and field trials conducted in the US, Canada and Scandinavia. The large-scale, comprehensive study by the Norwegian research institute, SINTEF, in 2009 is a noteworthy recent example. Over the course of its
of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) notes that LNG bunkering facilities are already available, or planned, at ports in Scandinavia and Northern Europe and some Asian ports.In the United States, Jacksonville, Fla., seems to be at the epicenter of the LNG-fueling map, but Harvey
shipowner Godstrans A/S, Honefoss. The 164-foot-long by 46-footwide "Thermoliner" will mainly be used for transportation of fresh fish from Scandinavia to ports in the English Channel, with return freight of frozen food, flowers, fresh vegetables, etc. The main deck of the catamaran is insulated
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