Maritime Reporter, November 2005

<BODY> <div> 26 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Walpert Appointed SCA Director Emeritus The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) selected Harvey B. Walpert to be the first ever Director Emeritus of SCA in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the maritime industry. Bruce Croushore, Vice President of Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. of Mobile, AL and past Chairman of SCA, presented the award during the SCA Fall Meeting in Amelia Island, FL on September 29, 2005. Walpert's shipbuilding experience includes 22 years at Electric Boat Corporation, a division of General Dynamics, and 22 years at Halter Marine Group (currently VT Halter Marine, Inc.). He has served in his cur- rent position as a Senior Defense Advisor for Bender for more than 5 years. He is past Chairman of SCA, Southeast Shipyard Association, American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC), National Shipyard Association (NSA), National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP), ECB and has served as a mem- ber of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) Board of Directors. He is a past President of the Greater New Orleans Council of the Navy League and for several years was the shipbuilding expert on the Navy League's Maritime Policy Committee. He is also a founding member of the Maritime Cabotage Task Force (MCTF) and has served on industry panels for the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and the Maritime Administration (MarAd). SCA President Allen Walker said, "For the past 50 years, Harvey Walpert has dedicated his professional career to the betterment of the maritime industry. The Council is honored to have him become our first director emeritus." A native of Baltimore, MD, Mr. Walpert earned a bachelors degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Columbia University. Greek Scholar Finds Berth at SUNY Maritime She loves to paint abstracts, and the first time that she came to New York she was a member of a Greek folk dance troupe. But, Vasiliki Sapouna's purpose in coming to Maritime this fall semester as a Fulbright scholar is to continue and upgrade her family's traditional passion for the shipping business. Her grandfa- ther, father, and uncles were all seafar- ing captains, or engineers, and her youngest brother has also entered Greek Merchant Marine Academy after getting a degree in Information Technology. Vasiliki pursues a Master of Science in International Transportation Management at SUNY Maritime. It is a unique course of graduate study offered by Maritime's Department of Global Business and Transportation (GBAT). The program requires 33 credits to be successfully completed; 36 credits if the student follows an optional track in which, under faculty supervision, the student develops a thesis. When asked why she chose SUNY Maritime College to pursue her Fulbright scholarship, Vasiliki said: "I am interested in the whole package of transportation, not just the vessel - but the logistics, fleet management, marketing, and beyond. In other programs a student can only study Shipping-Sea Transportation (City University, London) or Logistics (MIT). Only the Maritime College has such a program that combines study of all modes of transport and how they can be used together to get the best result in GlobalWatch TM AIS takes the guesswork out of vessel identification. It’s easy to interface it with your AIS-compatible Electronic Chart System, and it clearly displays all sorts of critical navigational information. You’ll instantly see data like the name, MMSI, draft, length, and destination of all the ships in a radius of up to 30 miles. Even dynamic data such as a ship’s position, speed over ground and heading are shown. The information is real time because it’s refreshed constantly. GlobalWatch adds “intelligent”, dynamic data to your chart overlays. It even offers simple text messaging on a computer-like keypad, instead of the cum- bersome 9-key phone pad found on other AIS units. Just think of the benefits. You can easily navigate through heavily-trafficked commercial ports. “See” around bends in rivers to avoid near misses or collisions. Identify the position of nearby vessels in dense, blinding fog. GlobalWatch will radically change the way you view bridge electronics. And best of all, it’s built by a name you already know and trust – ACR. YOUR ULTIMATE WAY OUT ACR Electr onics, Inc. is r egister ed by UL to ISO 9001: 2000 A Chelton Group Company ACR Electronics, Inc., 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, U.S.A. For information call (954) 981-3333 • e-mail: info8@acrelectronics.com • www.acrelectronics.com Two ships passing in the night are no longer nameless. Mandated for commercial vessels; a must-have for luxury yachts Circle 203 on Reader Service Card MR NOVEMBER 2005 #4 (25-32).qxd 10/28/2005 9:54 AM Page 26 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>