Maritime Reporter, June 1996

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COMPANY & PEOPLE NEWS sp: '•ijsgjf'' !®|jS:K;. x:/i§![ 'iiispi •" • 'Sir- "I New Va. Maritime Consultancy To Offer Safety Compliance Services A new, independent, maritime consulting company — Marine Technology Corporation — has formed in Williamsburg, Va. The company will advise shipyards on strategy matters, as well as pro- vide assistance in selected areas related to operations, facilities and marketing. For example, the com- pany will offer marine safety ser- vices, including compliance assis- tance, response plan development and spill management services, and productivity enhancement programs. A. Manchinu is the company president and a partner in the firm, joined by partners Steinar Draegebo and Olav Furnes. For more information on Marine Technology Corporation Circle 62 on Reader Service Card Osprey-Acomarit Operations Meet ISM Requirements 23 departments and functions. The yard's certification is valid for drydocking facilities and ship repair work, including pipework, steelwork, galvanizing, internal and external hull treatment, mechanical and electrial repairs and ancillary services. For more information on Dubai Drydocks Circle 64 on Reader Service Card CIT Group Makes Executive Appointments The CIT Group/Capital Equip- ment Financing, located in N.Y., N.Y., has announced several new appointments. Terrence McNa- mara has joined the company as vice president, district manager. Julie Rogers, Thomas W. Boe- gel and V. Michael Salatino have joined the company as district managers. The CIT Group/Capital Equip- ment Financing is involved in financing different types of special- ized equipment, evaluating financ- ing alternatives and custom de- signing programs to meet the needs of companies in the trans- portation industry For more information Circle 65 on Reader Service Card McDermott's skills as the world leader in marine construction for the oil and gas industry are helping keep the fleets of our ship repair and shipbuilding customers operating competitively. McDermott has established a solid reputation for quality and delivery in all aspects of international ship repair and structural fabrication at its TNG shipyard in Veracruz, Mexico. WE'RE HELPING GET ANCHORS AWEIGH ALL OVER THE WORLD. Betheseda, Md.-based ship man- ager Osprey-Acomarit Ship Man- agement, Inc. has met the quality and safety standards of ISO 9002, and Det Norske Veritas' (DNV) Safety and Environmental Protection (SEP) Management standards — standards which exceed those required under IMO's ISM Code. This joint venture com- pany, owned by American Automar, Inc. and international ship man- agement and consultancy group Acomarit, is reportedly one of the first U.S.-based ship managers to attain this accreditation. American Automar's U.S.-flagged M/V Cormorant has also been cer- tified to DNV's SEP standard. This semi-submersible, heavy-lift vessel participates in the U.S. Navy's prepositioned fleet under charter to the Military Sealift Command. In other company news, Osprey- Acomarit has been contracted with managing the reactivation and operation of 32,000-dwt, U.S.- flagged, clean product tanker Falcon Leader. For more information on Osprey- Acomarit Ship Management, Inc. Circle 63 on Reader Service Card Dubai Drydocks Earns ISO Certification French classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has certified Dubai Drydocks for ISO 9002 stan- dards. The accreditation, which was ratified by the U.K. National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies, was the cul- mination of two years of efforts directed towards formalizing the yard's operating systems covering With headquarters conveniently located adjacent to the New Orleans airport, McDermott Shipbuilding, Inc. coordinates naval architectural design and project management using state-of-the-art CAD/CAM/CAE systems to design ships and execute projects even in remote regions of the world. McDermott is a leading U.S. builder of brown-water barges, including construction of fuel, bulk and hopper barges at its Morgan City Shipyard in Louisiana. Whether it's a tanker, containership, bulker or barge, McDermott produces vessels up to Panamax-size that meet your shipping needs. Let us help launch your next dream. Call J. M. "Mike" Pearson, Vice President & General Manager at (504) 471-4000. Or write him at McDermott Shipbuilding, 1650 James Drive East, St. Rose, LA 70087. • ship repair • new buildings • barges Where the world comes for energy solutions. Circle 306 on Reader Service Card June, 1996 59