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60 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News TESMA Expands Into Scotland TESMA Holding AS is establishing a Scottish company — TESMA UK Limited — in Leith, Edinburgh, and has targeted this summer to begin opera- tions. The company initially will operate a fleet of 14 gas, product and chemical tankers. TESMA UK will manage a fleet of six LPG carriers and two product tankers currently owned and/or man- aged by George Gibson & Co. Limited. An additional six LPG carriers and chemical tankers currently managed by TESMA Denmark will be transferred to the TESMA UK fleet. Initially staff will be employed from Gibson Gas Tankers Limited, but the team will be increased imminently to cope with fleet expan- sion. New Joint Venture Schuyler Rubber of Woodinville, Wash., and Maritime International of Broussard, La., have created a joint ven- ture company, Schuyler-Maritime LLC, which has constructed a manufacturing facility to design and manufacture lami- nated - or 'cut tire' - rubber fenders in Broussard, La. The facility is designed to service the Gulf and East Coast vessel fender markets, and use the in-house manufacturing capabilities of Maritime International, as well as the designs and expertise of Schuyler. Circle 1 on Reader Service Card Garner Promoted at QCI QCI Marine Offshore, LLC promoted Ed Garner to Vice President of Operations, overseeing all of QCI's operations in the U.S., Mexico, West Africa and South America. Chris Cantele, President of QCI Marine Offshore LLC of Houston, TX, also announced the hiring of David Griffin, former President of Shipboard Electrical and Air, Inc. David will manage the Electrical & Mechanical Group at QCI. In addition, Griffin will play an instru- mental role in diversifying QCI Marine Offshore into the shipbuilding & repair industry for both the commercial and government sectors. Circle 2 on Reader Service Card L-3 Appointments L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems Inc. filled five man- agement positions both in its U.S. head- quarters and its European operations. The changes include: William J. Frain assumes the role of senior vice president of L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems following Allen Barber's pro- motion to president of the company. James J. Cataldo joins L-3 as CFO, bringing more than 25 years of experi- ence both in finance and management. He has worked in the defense industry for Honeywell, Loral, Lockheed Martin, and L-3 Communications ESSCO as vice president of finance & administra- tion. Steven Williams has been appointed managing director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and will be based in L-3's office in Bracknell, U.K. He most recently worked at GE Infrastructure, Security, Homeland Protection as general manager of its U.K. office. Jay H. Payne has been hired as vice president of cargo for L-3. He joins the company from Science Applications Intl. Corp. (SAIC), where he was corporate vice president and operations manager of its vehicle and cargo inspection systems. Prior to SAIC, Mr. Payne served for over 20 years as a space operations officer and inventory management specialist in the United States Air Force. Robert A. Fleck has been appointed vice president of customer service. He previously worked at AS&E and GE Medical Systems, and has a proven track record of stabilizing situations and growing business operations. Circle 3 on Reader Service Card Thrane & Thrane Appointments Thrane & Thrane, Inc. appointed George N. Spohn as the company's new Vice President, Sales & Marketing to strengthen its Virginia Beach based North American sales arm. "In prepara- tion for our exciting BGAN future, we are very pleased to have a capacity such as George Spohn to help us solidify our position," said Henrik Nørrelykke, President of Thrane & Thrane, Inc. Circle 4 on Reader Service Card New Ciserv Company to Serve Baltic Wärtsilä Corp. and the BLRT Grupp of Estonia have agreed to set up a joint venture to service ships in the Baltic area. The new company will be named Oü Ciserv BLRT Baltica and will be designed as a one-stop-shop for servic- ing ships covering all aspects of ship repairs, as well as servicing multiple engine brands, boilers, hydraulics, gear- boxes, winches, pipework valves, arma- tures, propellers, shafting, and other ship equipment. Circle 5 on Reader Service Card ESAB Promotes Two ESAB Welding & Cutting Products announced two promotions within its Information Technology Group. Danny Young has been named Manager of E- Business Application Development, and Matt Reich has been named Manager of Network Services. Young has been with ESAB since 1998 and has played an integral part in the development of ESAB's E-Business applications. Reich will be responsible for leading the team that oversees ESAB North America's Maritime Professional Training Maritime Professional Training 1915 South Andrews Avenue • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 +1.954.525.1014 • 800.423.9267 email: info@mptusa.com • web: www.mptusa.com Where You Go To School DOES Matter! THE BETTER YOUR TRAINING, THE BETTER YOUR JOB! MPT Courses are available at ourFt. Lauderdale Campuses utilizing over 45,000 square feet of deck & engineer training labs, the MPT Ship's Store and our S.M.A.R.T. CENTER (Simulation for Maritime Assessment, Research, & Training) in addition to our Marine Tech Shipboard Firefighting Academy, Sea Survival Facility, and fleet of training vessels! CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF TRAINING! 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