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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS DNV Recommends V. Ships Marine For ISO 9002 Certification V. Ships Marine, Ltd. recently received notification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) that the company will be recommended for its ISO 9002 Certification. V. Ships has been advised to proceed with the scheduling of its external audits for its vessels. With the successful completion of its ship- board audits, V. Ships Marine will then be recommended by DNV for its Safety and Environmental Protection (SEP) Certification. Waukesha Bearings Opens German Office Waukesha Bearing Corporation recently announced the opening of a sales office in Springe, Germany, to service its European customer base. Norbert Holscher, former- ly of Renk, was hired as sales man- ager-Europe in June to establish a sales office to manage customer technical support for Waukesha Bearings customers. New Hamburg Service Station Handles All Ulstein Products A new Ulstein Deutschland ser- vice station opening in Hamburg has been handling all Ulstein products since July 1, 1997. This follows the takeover of Eller Hydraulic Service GmbH by Ulstein Deutschland GmbH, which is headquartered in Bremen. Eller Hydraulic had been the ser- vice agent for Ulstein Brattvaag winches in Germany and for Japanese crane manufacturer Fukushima Ltd., until Ulstein Brattvaag terminated its agree- ment with Eller in 1996 and entered into negotiations with the company's owner, Blohm & Voss, to take over Eller Hydraulic in Hamburg. Ulstein Deutschland is now tak- ing over all Eller Hydraulics per- sonnel and is leasing the compa- ny's premises and all its equip- ment. Eller Hydraulic will cease all business activities except the letting of buildings and the lease of equipment. Walter Eller, former managing director of Eller Hydraulic, is join- ing Ulstein Deutschland and will serve as service manager in the Ulstein Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg office. Former Ulstein Deutschland service manager in Hamburg, Peter Reinhard, has been appointed contract manager and will work from the Bremen office. Aker Appoints New Manager Harry J. Stelly has recently been named manager of Marketing and Sales at Aker Marine Contractors' Lafayette, La. office. Mr. Stelly joins AMC with over 15 years of prior sales experience with diving, pipeline, hook-up, fabrica- tion and heavy lift projects. Shibata And Schuyler Announce Joint Venture Shibata Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan and Schuyler Rubber Co. Inc. of Woodinville, Wa. have formed an alliance in North America. The new entity, SSR Marine Fenders Inc., will be based in Woodinville, Wa. The product line includes a full range of work- boat fenders, as well as fenders for piers, docks and all port facility applications. Thrustmaster Hires New International Sales And Marketing Manager Hans van Lingen has joined Thrustmaster of Texas as International Sales and Marketing manager. He will be responsible for the worldwide marketing and sales of the Houston-based compa- ny's line of hydraulically and mechanically-driven marine thrusters. NREC Names Director Of Engineering Northern Research and WE NEED SCRAP SHIPS Future Vending, Inc. is currently looking for Scrap Ships for demolition. Price should be somewhere around $50 to $70/T LDT. Weight of the ship sold should be at least 2,000 T LDT. We'll pick up your ship anywhere in the world. Our company will pay Towing Certificate and towing costs. Please call, fax or send us an e-mail FUTURE VENDING, INC. 690 W. 80th Street Miami, Florida 33014 "Suppliers to the World" Tel: (305) 821-0539 Fax: (305) 823-4992 E-mail: futint@primenet.com Circle 269 on Reader Service Card , „ X film For your FREE Cor rosea! rips tard and wet film gauge, tall us toll free 888-4-NO-RUST (888-466-7878) CORROSEAL, INC. V SEFI Corroseal is a Registered Trademarks of Corroseal, Inc. Circle 244 on Reader Service Card 95 Circle 362 on Reader Service Card CALL TODA Y FOR OUR NEW CA TALOG! Viking Fender Company a division of Viking Marine Products, Inc. 1160 State Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 USA PH: (908) 826-4552 FAX: (908) 826-5533 COMPLETE MARINE FENDERING SYSTEMS A full line offenders to meet every need - • Laminated Rubber • Molded/Extruded • Viking Softlite® Foam Fenders For use by tugs, barges, piers, terminals, utility & work boats, submarines and docks. PROTECTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE SEA!
