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People & Company News Ocean Marine Leaves Morgan City For Houma Ocean Marine Brokerage Services has moved its main offices from Morgan City, La. to Houma, La. According to Steve Kokinos, president of Ocean Marine, the move will better position Ocean Marine in order to serve the industry more effectively. The company, which has been active in the sales of all types of commercial vessels worldwide since 1978, specializing in fishing vessels and oilfield related marine equipment, will maintain a branch office in Morgan City, La. in addition to its other branch offices located throughout the U.S. Gulf. Circle 13 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Heidenreich Marine Forms Venezuelan Subsidiary, Opens Branch Office Heidenreich Marine Inc. has formed a Venezuelan subsidiary and the opening of a branch office in Cara- cas, Venezuela. In addition to assisting with the marketing and char- tering of vessels in Heidmar's panamax tanker pool, Star Tankers, and product tanker pool, Dorado Tankers, Heidenreich Marine Caracas, C.A. will be used to help with the development of business in Central and South America. Jesus R. Parra has been appointed the Managing Director of HMC. He comes to HMC from Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., where he was a Products Account Executive for various subsidiaries of this state owned oil company. Assisting Parra will be Jose Gregorio Peraza, as manager of Chartering/Operations. Peraza also comes from Petroleos de Venezuela, where he served as a Fleet Commercial Supervisor and a Senior Advisor for new business development. Marine Fire Fighting Manual Is Now Available The first edition of Marine Fire Fighting for Land- Based Firefighters is now available. This manual pro- vides training, technical knowledge, reference mate- rials, and skills develop- ment for those who respond to vessel fires. Shoreside firefighters need to under- stand their departments' policies and liabilities as they pertain to waterfront and marine incidents and this textbook outlines the roles and responsibilities of responding agencies and the concept and implementa- tion of a unified command structure. The text describes shipboard hazards, common situa- tions encountered in vessel fire situations, and charac- teristics of a shipboard fire incident plus vessel stabili- ty and ship/shore interface concerns. It also addresses the requirements of maritime regu- latory organizations such as the U.S. Coast Guard, Transport Canada, and International Maritime Organi- zation. Circle 11 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com ••••HMMHHj MARINE Fire Fighting For Land-Based Firefighters International Fire Service Training Association Wartsila Records Orders In China Wartsila reports orders for Sulzer RT-flex diesel engines for two multi-purpose carriers to be built at Shanghai Shipyard in China for Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Co. (Chipolbrok). The order consists of low-speed marine engines to have common-rail fuel injection — reducing emissions and they lack visible exhaust smoke at any operating speed. For each vessel, Wartsila will also supply three Wartsila 20 auxiliary engines. Sulzer RT-flex is the world's first low-speed marine engine to have com- mon-rail fuel injection. This year, Wartsila has received orders for six Sulzer RT-flex engines. Circle 26 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Industry Leaders Elected To ABS Membership Sixty-Nine prominent shipping industry executives have been elected as new members of ABS. In addi- tion, Rear Admiral David L. Brewer III, Comman- der, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Navy, was appointed as a member; bringing ABS worldwide membership to 803. The members, each eminent in their maritime field of endeavor, provide broad gov- ernance and oversight of ABS. Members are drawn from various sectors of the marine, offshore and related industries worldwide. The new members are: M.A. Abraham, Chairman & Managing Director, ABAN Group Marcelo P. Arcos, Jr., General Manager, Transportes Navieros del Pacifico S.A. Ghazi A. AHbrahim, President, Mideast Shipmanagement Ltd. (MSML) Giovanni Barbaro, Owner, Pietro Barbara S.p.A. Luca Bertani, General Manager, Finbeta, S.p.A., Giovanni Battista Bollorino, Owner, Marittima Fluviale Di Navigazione, S.p.A. Giuseppe Bottiglieri, Managing Director, Bottiglieri Di Navigazione, S.p.A. Jae Cheol Byun, President, JSM International Ltd. Paolo Cagnoni, General Manager, Mediterranea Di Navigazione Dr. Maura Fernando Orofino Campos, President, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Dr. Yih-Nan Chen, Chairman & President, United Ship Design & Development Center YuarvChang Chiang, President, China Shipbuilding Corp. Dong-Hyun Cho, President & CEO, Dooyang Line Co. Ltd. Sooho Cho, Vice Chairman, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. H.N. Chu, Deputy Chief Engineer, Chinese Petroleum Corp. Nicola Coccia, President, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises Yoram M. Cohen, CEO, Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registery (LISCRI Robert P. Curt, General Manager, Marine Transportation, ExxonMobil Nello D'Alesio, President, Dalmare S.p.A. Luigi D'Amato, Owner, Fratelli D'Amato S.p.A. Armatori Michele D'Amato, Owner, D'Amato Di Navigazione S.p.A. Cesare D'Amico, Managing Director, Italia S.p.A. Di Navigazione Giovanni Dellepiane, Owner, Rimorchiatori Riuniti Timothy Dool, President, Algoma Central Corp Heng Chiang Gnee, Managing Director, Sembawang Shipyard Re. Ltd., Singapore Rear Admiral N.P. Gupta, Director General Naval Design, Indian Navy Tong Chong Heong, Managing Director, Keppel FELS Ltd. S.K. Huang, Executive Vice President, Evergreen Marine W.H. Huang, President, Yangming Marine Transport Corp. Domenico levoli, Owner, Marnavi S.p.A. Hak Se Jang, President, Korea Line Corp. Jeong Joon Jeon, President, Keoyang Shipping Co. Ltd. Timothy T. Jones, Managing Director, Barry Salles Sung-Leep Jung, President & CEO, Daewoo Shipping & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Jing-Wan Kim, President & CEO, Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Koang In Kim, President, INP Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Teo Joo Kim, Chairman, Pacific Carriers Ltd. Young Chi Kim, President, Namsung Shipping Co. Ltd. Ragnar M. Knutsen, President, Sealift Inc. Vijay Kumar, Director, Bharati Shipyard Ltd. Carlo Andrea Marsano, Owner, Lloyd Sardegna Compagnia Di Navigazione S.R.L., Raymond I. Martino, Vice President - Marine, Atlantic Mutual Companies Reginald A. McNee, Area Manager-South East Asia, Tidewater Marine International Pte. Ltd. Sanjay Mehta, Managing Director, Essar Shipping Ltd. Giovanni Montanari, Owner, Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. Robert G. Morgan, Vice President - Reinsurance, Atlantic Mutual Companies Marco Novella, General Manager, Carichi Liquidi Societa' Azionaria S.p.A. Patrick O'Hern, Vice President & General Manager, Bay Shipbuilding Corp. C.K. Ong, President, U-Ming Marine Transport Corp. Alexander P. Panagopulos, President & Managing Director, Superfast Ferries S.A. Rear Admiral Sampath Pillai, Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Ltd. Sebastiano Portunato, Director, Portunato Marine Consultants Anthony Richardson, Managing Director, Shiptech Re. Ltd. Robert K. Rimlinger, Senior Vice President-Marine, LeTourneau, Inc. Dennis Rochford, President, Maritime Exchange for Delaware River & Bay Steve T. Scalzo, President & CEO, Foss Maritime Co. Constantine Scarvelis, Technical Consultant, Trident Maritime Agency C.C. Shih, Vice President, Taiwan Navigation Co. Ltd. Jaka Aryadipa Singgih, President Director, P.T. Bumi International Tankers Oentoro Surya, President Director, P.T. Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line Dr. Ir. Adwin H, Suryohadiprojo, Managing Director, PAL Indonesia Tara Tiradnakorn, Vice President-Operations, Unocal Thailand Ivo Tommaseo, Owner, Marjan Shipping Services Ltd. Edward J. Tregurtha, President, Moran Towing Corp. George Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Towing & Salvage Ong Kok Wah, Director, Chuan Hup Holdings Ltd. Su-Eun Yoo, President, Shina Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Yung Woo Yoon, President, Pan Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd. Gianni Zacchello, General Manager, Studio Tecnico Navale Zacchello. nView Establishes Joint Agreement With Headhunter nVIEW Corporation has signed a joint development agreement with Headhunter, Inc., to develop a cus- tomized tank monitoring system for the marine indus- try. The tank monitoring system will integrate the unique capabilities of nVIEW's SiMON, Ship's Information Monitoring system, with a proprietary digital interface to Headhunter's tank and pump controller of which Headhunter will distribute this product as part of its line of integrated marine sanitation systems. The Headhunter Sentry II tank monitoring system features full calibration of irregular shaped tanks, auto- matic or manual pump control via software, display of percent of volume and gallons remaining, four levels of user-configurable alarms and a programmable software display. The system can support up to 32 tanks for potable, gray and black water, as well as fuel, oil and sludge tanks. Data from the Headhunter system can be viewed on multiple displays strategically located throughout the vessel, giving the captain instant access to all tank information on a single integrated display. The data can be rebroadcast to additional PCs in the network via an Ethernet connection, and can also be transmitted via RF to a laptop or to mobile PCs. Circle 27 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Stewart Joins Board at Hornbeck-Leevac Hornbeck-Leevac Marine Services, Inc., announced that the board of directors has unanimously appointed Bernie W. Stewart to fill the recently created board vacancy. Stewart served in a variety of senior manage- ment positions with R&B Falcon until its merger in January 2001 with Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Operations of R&B Falcon Corporation and President of R&B Falcon Drilling U.S., its operating subsidiary. Crowley Reorganizes its Marine Services Subsidiary Crowley Maritime Corporation has reorganized its Crowley Marine Services subsidiary into three distinct operating groups — ship assist and escort services; petroleum services; and energy and marine services. Steve Peterson, senior vice president and general manager, is now managing energy and marine services and will relocate from Jacksonville to Seattle. Rob Grune, vice president and general manager, is manag- ing ship assist and escort services; and Bruce Barto, vice president and general manager, is directing Petro- leum Services, also from Seattle. Each of these indi- viduals reports directly to chairman, president and CEO, Tom Crowley Jr. and has profit and loss respon- sibilities for their groups. 46 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
