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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS cialist, has moved to the London office from the Kobe offfice, and Ketil E. Boe, a resident lawyer with experience in securities, financial and contract law and transaction management, was for- merly stationed in Oslo. Mr. Mathisen will concentrate on maritime law and marine insur- ance law, strengthening the London office's core business of handling sale, purchase and ship finance transactions. Furuno Promotes Rick Walls Furuno U.S.A. has appointed Rick Walls Customer Service manager for U.S. operations. Mr. Walls has been with Furuno for more than eight years, serving most recently as assistant manag- er of East Coast Operations. In his new role, he will be respon- sible for supervising the order ser- vice and customer relations departments. GL Reports Strong Growth, Opens New Malaysian Office Germanischer Lloyd (GL) contin- ued to grow in 1997 with gross per- formance rising 12.5 percent to $68.43 million in the first half of the year. More than $143.7 million is expected for 1997 as a whole com- pared with $130.9 million in the previous year. On Sept. 1, the volume of world merchant shipping classed by GL exceeded 25 million GT for the first time. This compares with 18 million GT five years ago. To date this year, 173 newbuild- ings of 1.6 million GT have been delivered and an additional 269 units of 2.2 million GT are due for delivery by year's end. GL also announced the opening of a new office for its subsidiary company in Malaysia. It is the company's fifth Malaysian office. BUCKEYE ERS Built tough to withstand the harshest environments, BUCKEYE depressed center wheel grinders are viewed as the finest available... because they are durable. Simply, there are some jobs that can take a toll on tools. That is why BUCKEYE tools are the tools of choice. Featuring powerful motors with speeds as high as 14,500 rpm at ,9hp, and often an option of either aluminum or steel housings, BUCKEYE tools continue to perform when performance is critical. COOPER Cooper Power Tools For more information, call 1^03-359-1200 and ask lor BUCKEYE Technical Service. P.O. Box 1410 Lexington, SC 29071-1410 Circle 243 on Reader Service Card ENyjRQVAC. sewage systems solve all your marine sanitation needs. Pre-Engineered Vacuum Collection System Standard Design and Components No Special Engineering ORCA II Marine Sanitation Device Sizing to Fit 12 to 500 People i ? jfc' EVAC 90 Toilet Low Volume Fresh Water Flush Toilet (3 pints/flush) Small Diameter Piping . . . 1-1/2" and 2" Reduces Sewage Volume by 90% Flexible Piping Layout . . 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Certified and IMO Approved Available with ORCACLOR Automatic Chlorine Generator IT- ENVIROVAC INC. 1260 Turret Drive • Rockford, IL 61115 • U.S.A. 815/654-8300 • Toll Free: 800/435-6951 • Fax: 815/654-8306 Circle 395 on Reader Service Card Staffan Olsson Joins ASRY ASRY's mechanical and piping organization has been strength- ened by the arrival of Staffan Olsson, who will head up this ser- vice and report directly to ASRY's production manager, Chris Potter. Mr. Olsson began his career at Johnson Line in 1971 where he eventually became chief engineer. In 1985, he moved to Tarntank as chief engineer and newbuilding manager for product and chemical tankers. He then joined Nordic Oriental first in Stockholm then in Singapore as senior superinten- dent, handling the frontline fleet. ABS Issues Updated Guideline Booklet ABS has reissued its widely-used guidelines for meeting Port State Control inspection standards. The updated booklet contains new information and an expanded checklist intended to assist owners in meeting PSC standards. Information in the new guide- lines is based on a detailed analy- sis of Port State Control activity by ABS. The checklists, which have been perforated for ease of use onboard, now run to 18 pages and include areas and items which are covered by SOLAS, Load Line, MARPOL and other international safety conventions in addition to classification requirements. Also included in the ABS booklet are sections providing the back- ground to Port State Control and the general procedures followed in a Port State inspection and a syn- opsis of the types of class and statutory deficiencies that have been found during inspections. The ABS guide, entitled Update on Port State Control — Including Routine Maintenance Checklists is available free of charge from any ABS office to owners and operators of all vessels. For more a copy of the ABS booklet Circle 7 on Reader Service Card U.S. Chamber Of Shipping Appoints New Director Kathy J. Metcalf was recently appointed director, Maritime Affairs, of the U.S. Chamber of Shipping (USCS), which repre- sents 20 U.S.-based companies which own, operate or charter oce- nagoing tankers, containerships 98 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
