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Royal P&O Nedlloyd Appoints CFO Following the completion on April 16, 2004 of the listing of Royal P&O Nedlloyd on the Euronext stock market in Amsterdam, the company nominated David Robbie (40) as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Royal P&O Nedlloyd. It will be pro- posed that the AGM will appoint Mr Robbie on May 6, with his appointment taking effect from May 10. Atlantic Marine Expands Rig Repair Capabilities Atlantic Marine, Inc. has acquired a heavy lift barge, and it is located at its new home on Pinto Island here at the Port of Mobile on the Gulf of Mexico. The barge, dubbed Mobile Heavy Lifter, will expand Atlantic Marine's capabili- ties allowing it to accommodate off- shore rigs, jackups and semisub- mersibles that due to size restrictions are currently unable to fit on Atlantic Marine's largest dry dock; the 50,000 ton drydock, Alabama. The heavy lift barge has a length of 393-ft., breadth of 131 -ft. with a lifting capacity of 19,000 tons. Ron J. McAlear, President of Atlantic Marine, Inc. said, "The addition of the heavy lift barge to our facility in Mobile is part of our ongoing commit- ment to keep Atlantic Marine -Mobile one of the premier shipyards in the United States. The Mobile Heavy Lifter assures that we are a complete, well- rounded ship and rig repair facility equipped to meet all of our customers repair needs." Circle 37 on Reader Service Card AVEVA to Acquire Tribon AVEVA Group pic, a UK-headquar- tered engineering software and services group, announced the proposed acquisi- tion of Tribon Solutions AB, a global supplier of IT solutions for shipbuilding and marine design. Senesco Expands Senesco Marine hired Norman Hodge as Vice President of new construction. Most recently Hodge was General Manager of Conrad's in Orange, Texas. Prior to working for Conrad's he was the Plant Manager at Halter Marine's Gulfport facility in Mississippi. During that time he was in charge of operations at three shipyards with a total of 500 employees. Hodge has been directly involved in the construction of over two thousand barges of various types and design over the years. At Senesco Marine, Hodge will oversee the construction of all new barges. Circle 38 on Reader Service Card Schlueter Promoted to VP Crowley Maritime promoted Ed Schlueter to vice president of its Vessel Management Services subsidiary. Schlueter will remain in Seattle and Kawasaki IN PURSUIT OF MANOEUVERABILITY Circle 204 on Reader Service Card $ INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. World Trade Center Bldg., 4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6116. Japan •Marine Machinery Sales Dept. Machinery Division:Phone:81 -3-3435-2374 Fax:81-3-3435-2022 Kawasaki Heavy industries (UK) Ltd. Phone:44-20-7588-5222 Fax:44-20-7588-5333 Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V. Phone:31-20-644-6869-70 Fax:31-20-642-5725 Kawasaki Heavy Industries (USA) Inc. Phone:1-212-759-4950 Fax:1-212-759-6421 Aspiring to provide excellent systems, Kawasaki, with a century- long experience, is continually researching and developing new propulsion systems. May 2004 57
