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Northrop Grumman Appoints Gunter, Mulherin Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector named Robert L. Gunter, 48, sector vice president, operations and Matthew J. Mulherin, 45, sector vice president, programs. As vice president of operations, Gunter will be responsible for man- ufacturing, planning, resource manage- ment, sourcing, sup- ply chain manage- ment, logistics and supplier quality, and facilities and water- front services for the Newport News sec- tor. He will also take on the role of presi- dent for Newport News Industrial Corp., a business unit that markets specialized marine and industrial products and supplies out- age services for the power generation industry. Prior to this appointment, Gunter served as vice president for air- craft carrier programs and vice president of engineering. As vice president of programs, Mulherin will be responsible for executive oversight for shipbuilding programs at Northrop Grumman Newport News to include the CVN 21 and CVN 77 aircraft carrier programs, carrier overhaul and the Virginia-class submarine program. He is also responsi- ble for planning and production control for these programs. Mulherin began his career at Newport News in 1981 as a nuclear test engineer. He most recently served as vice president for the CVN 21 program. EMMF Launches Deliveries in Istanbul ExxonMobil Marine Fuels (EMMF) has started delivering Marine Gas Oil (DMA) in Istanbul, Turkey. Operations, which began in March 2005, are carried out from the Cekmece terminal in Ambarli, which is about two hours from Kumkapi, the main anchorage area of Istanbul. The product is delivered by a contracted barge, Kucukkoy, which has a capacity of 220 tons, and is operated by EB Petrol Ltd. Circle 3 on Reader Service Card MADCON Completes Projects MADCON Corp. has completed struc- tural repairs to a collapsed well in the South Marsh Island area using its patented repair techniques. The project successfully restored the well and cais- son so that the well could be brought back on line. The company has also completed structural underwater repairs to platforms in the High Island area, and completed a pipe line jetting project on over 16,800 ft. of pipe with over 120 crossings. Circle 2 on Reader Service Card LR Approves GE Gas Turbine for LNG Ships Lloyd's Register has issued an Approval in Principle of GE Energy's LM2500-based, gas turbine propulsion system for use on liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. Gas turbine propulsion systems have been widely used on naval and cruise ships, but are new to LNG vessels, and GE is confident that system will be embraced by the market. Circle 34 on Reader Service Card Circle 210 on Reader Service Card J k X k ` j k ` Z X c c p # f e \ Z i X e b Z X j \ \ o g c f j ` f e n ` c c f Z Z l i X k j \ X \ X Z _ d f e k _ # Z f j k ` e ^ d ` c c ` f e j f ] ; f c c X i j ` e [ X d X ^ \ # n \ \ b j f ] i \ Ô k k ` d \ X e [ # g f j j ` Y c p # \ m \ e c f j j f ] c ` ] \ % 8 e [ k _ \ d f j k c ` b \ c p Z X l j \ 6 K _ \ 8 D F K O K J $ N ` j X l e ` h l \ Y \ X i ` e ^ n \ X i j \ e j f i j p j k \ d ] f i ) $ j k i f b \ d X i ` e \ \ e ^ ` e \ j % @ k ` j k _ \ f e c p g i f [ l Z k X m X ` c X Y c \ k _ X k Z X e [ \ k \ Z k k _ \ f e j \ k f ] Y \ X i ` e ^ n \ X i Y \ ] f i \ \ o g \ e j ` m \ # g f k \ e k ` X c c p Z X k X j k i f g _ ` Z # j \ Z f e [ X i p [ X d X ^ \ f Z Z l i j % < o k \ e j ` m \ k \ j k Y \ [ k i ` X c j X e [ X c ` m \ j _ ` g f n e \ i j \ X k i ` X c _ X m \ j _ f n e k _ \ O K J $ N k f Y \ X d ` e f i ` e m \ j k d \ e k ] f i d X a f i X j j \ k g i f k \ Z k ` f e % = f i d f i \ ` e ] f i d X k ` f e # m ` j ` k n n n % Y \ X i ` e ^ n \ X i % Z f d 8 D F K + ' ( = ` i j k J k i \ \ k # I ` Z _ d f e [ # : X c ` ] f i e ` X # 0 + / ' ( $ ) 0 ' - L J 8 " ( , ( ' * ' . / * ' ' j X c \ j 7 X d f k l j X % Z f d n n n % X d f k % Z f d Robert L. Gunter Matthew J. Mulherin June 2005 45 MR JUNE 2005 #6 (41-48).qxd 6/2/2005 12:13 PM Page 5
