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Scott W. Nelson has joined ACBL as Oracle DBA Administrator and Betty Waggoner has been named PeopleSoft Programmer/Analyst in the Technology Department; Sean Smith has been named Director of Operations; and Enrique Gil has been named Director of Finance and Administration for ACBL de Venezuela. C.A. In addition, the Louisiana Dock Company LLC — a subsidiary of American Commercial Lines LLC - announced the following appointments: Lee Schroeder has been named Fleet Superintendent for the Harahan and Marrero. Louisiana Fleets: Trinette M. Jasmin has joined LDC as Senior Administrative Assistant for the Gulf Coast Operations in Harahan, La.; Riley E. Fitzgerald, Jr. has been named Manager of Barge Repair and Cleaning at the Cairo, Illinois facility; Jeffrey A. Davis has joined LDC as Tank Barge Maintenance Inspector based in South Point, Ohio; and George S. Clark has been named Port Captain for Gulf Coast Operations in Harahan, Louisiana. International Paint Japan K.K. - Open for Business After more than 25 years of indirect involvement in Japan, International Paint has now formally joined the Japanese marine community. At an inauguration ceremony held in Tokyo. David French, Sub-Business Unit Manager for Japan, Australasia and Korea, announced that International Paint Japan has commenced full busi- ness operations. The ceremony was attended by guests from the Japanese marine community and included representatives from NYK, MOL, K-Line, MES, MHI, KHI, IHI Marine United. Universal Shipbuilding, Idemitsu Tanker and Evergreen. Speaking at the ceremony. French said, "Our commitment is to provide the level and quality of service which Japanese and worldwide marine customers have come to expect both locally and global- ly. Our aim is to fully understand indi- vidual customer requirements by work- ing in close partnership with ship- builders and ship operators to fulfill our global policy of providing customer focused solutions". The latest addition to the International Paint family - the world's largest suppli- er of Marine and Protective Coatings - International Paint Japan K.K. was established as a legal entity on April 5, 2004, and currently has 23 employees. Six people service Japanese ship owners and operators from the Tokyo Office, which also manages all Protective Coating engineering sales. Twelve peo- ple are based in the Head Office in Kobe which houses the newbuilding sales team, the customer order service facility and administration personnel. A team of experienced regional technical service representatives will provide a high level of technical support anywhere in Japan and expanding this team will be a busi- ness priority during the first year of operation. "From today we are ready to supply International Paint's full range of new- building, drydocking and seastores products and services to both local cus- tomers and foreign flag vessels", said David. "All products will be supplied from our central warehouse near Kobe or from regional depots if required. In addition to servicing newbuilding and repair yards direct, delivery of seastores products to owners' vessels can be made to 82 locations throughout Japan, 63 of which will receive deliveries within 48 hours." Circle 56 on Reader Service Card NAVAL ARCHITECTS / MARINE ENGINEERS £!UllUf mtnf^ TECHNOLOGY FOR MARINE PROJ KMANO 8,000hp AHTS Tenlx/KMM OPV for RNZN Innovation 1 n Motion Vancouver, BC, Canada Houston, TX Tel: 604 730-4200 Tel: 713-981-2012 Fax: 604-730 4297 Fax: 713-270-2944 Email: info@kmmc.net Email: ron.pearson@kmmc.net www.masamari ne.com Circle 269 on Reader Service Card Z ZODIAC Standard design. Standard components. EVAC - over 7,000 marine installations 6 offices supporting 42 reps worldwide ORCA HA sewage treatment systems* • Offer a choice of 6 standard pre-engineered models ••• • Have improved level floats BSlltffi • Have a new chlorine pump ^•••B • Have a redesigned pressure Jtt relief valve JL • Are fully automatic 11, • Use microprocessors for control. monitoring IBS • Are compact lighweight ^BH • Are easy to operate and * H I maintain ml • Operate in fresh, salt or II I buftftish water | Rtaa • Available with automatic I I pf chlorine generators M •l .vge OHCAs are modular ^ Evac Environmental Solutions - Marine SectoX*. 1260 Turret Drive - Rockfdrd, IL 61115 - USA Tel.: +815 654 8300 - Fax: +815 654 8306 email: manne@evac.com www.evac.com % Evac toilets: .y. ^^^ • Use only 31 ^^m ^H^ ^Bn and roll of tl ^^HA • Use iffl WW W W • Allow flexibi F and vertical I - i Reduce sev fcj^in I by 90% ••Hi . V, ^^^Hr * Reduce hot • pints per flush • Is not affected by the pitch an the vessel • e small 1.5" - 2" diameter piping • flexibility in pipe routing an l lifts • Reduc sewage volume ) b • holding tank size by 80% • Eliminate toilet vents • Reduce material and labor costs • Cut topside piping weight. USCC/IMO and EC certified. ISO 9001 registered. On-staff marine engineers for technical assistance. ZODIAC, mastering the elements Circle 343 on Reader Service Card 60 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News