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sor Dirk Philips who stepped back in
November 2013. Roelse has worked at
IHC Merwede for the past 13 years. He
was originally appointed as the Manag-
ing Director of the company’s business
unit IHC Systems.
CLIMAX Names Scott Kunkler VP
CLIMAX Portable Machining & Weld-
ing Systems hired Scott Kunkler as Vice
President of Global Quality and Engi-
neering. Kunkler joined the CLIMAX
World Headquarters in Newberg, Ore.,
on March 31.
Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger
Hapag-Lloyd AG and Compañía Sud
Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed
a binding contract on merging CSAV’s
entire container business with Hapag-
Lloyd, subject to the necessary approv-
als. Following the integration, the new
Hapag-Lloyd will rank among the four
largest liner shipping companies in the
world, with some 200 vessels with total
transport capacity of around one million
TEU, an annual transport volume of 7.5
million TEU and a combined turnover of
9 billion Euro. The company’s head of-
fi ce will remain in Hamburg.
Eastern Receives NYC FiFi Plate
At the Sea Air Space Exposition at the
Gaylord National Convention Center -
National Harbor, MD, Brian D’Isernia,
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc’s presi-
dent, was presented a NYC Firefi ghter
Plate which honors the 343 NYC fi re-
fi ghters who sacrifi ced their lives during
the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster.
Eastern was the builder of the two 140’
FDNY Fire Fighting Vessels now operat-
ing in New York City.
ClassNK Executive VP Named to
Green Award Board
The Netherlands-based Green Award
Foundation has announced that ClassNK
Executive Vice President Tetsuya
Kinoshita has been selected to serve on
its Board of Experts from May 1, 2014.
Friedman Named to US Marine
Transport Council
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony
Foxx appointed Port of Cleveland Presi-
dent and CEO Will Friedman to the Ma-
rine Transportation System National Ad-
visory Council (MTSNAC).
Pickles to Head KVH’s Crewtoo
KVH Industries, Inc., said that Anneley
Pickles has joined the company as Head
of Business Development for the Crew-
too social network, the online network
dedicated to seafarers. Top priority is
overseeing Crewtoo Jobs, an online mar-
itime jobs board launched recently.
South Pole Telescope Finds
Proof of Big Bang
Several media reported recently that the
existence of the Big Bang allegedly has
been proven. This was done by BICEP,
a telescope stationed at the South Pole.
In 2011, Mammoet replaced the bearing
of this monumental instrument, which
now appears to have found ‘waves of
gravity’ that were rippling through space
right after the Big Bang. The waves
were predicted by Albert Einstein nearly
a hundred years ago, but never found
until now. According to scientists, this
is a landmark discovery that adds to our
understanding of how the universe was
born. This fi rst direct evidence of so-
called cosmic infl ation - a theory that
the universe expanded by 100 trillion-
trillion times in the blink of an eye - was
announced by experts at the Harvard-
Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
The South Pole Telescope was repaired
by Mammoet in 2011.
MTN, Fred.Olsen Extend Deal
MTN Communications (MTN) an-
nounced Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines has ex-
tended its four-year relationship with the
company. Fred.Olsen chose to increase
the breadth of communications, content
services and support MTN provides.
L to R: Carney, Traver and D’Isernia Friedman
(Photo: Eastern Shipbuilding)
Mammoet Repairs.Pickles Fred. Olsen & MTN
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