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December 2010 www.marinelink.com 37 Shaw Named Hornblower COO Hornblower Cruises & Events has ap- pointed Bob Shaw, a senior executive with more than three decades of opera- tions experience, to the position of chief operating officer. In his new role, Shaw will be responsible for day-to-day man- agement of all Hornblower companies, including charter yacht and public dining operations and two National Park Serv- ice concession contracts. McDermott Names Houser SVP Ops McDermott Interna- tional, Inc. said that Dan Houser was ap- pointed to Senior Vice President, Operations, responsible for lead- ing the Atlantic region and Global Ma- rine organization at McDermott, which includes setting the strategic direction, as well as business acquisition and execu- tion for these groups. In addition, he will be responsible for expanding the com- pany’s activities for the region into Brazil, West Africa and the North Sea. Quarders Joins Intellian Intellian selected David M. Quarders as its new Director of VSAT Sales for the Americas. Quarders has more than 20 years of direct and indirect sales and mar- keting experience in the defense, ship- ping, oil and gas, and boating industries. He is based in the new Seattle-area Intel- lian office. Foss Vessels Honored Fifty-nine vessels owned by the Seat- tle-based Foss are being recognized by a major maritime organization for their standout environmental safety records. Altogether, the Foss vessels feted by CSA have gone a combined 551 years without an environmental incident. Foss was honored by the CSA at a din- ner ceremony in Washington, D.C., with the awards presented by Maritime Ad- ministrator, David T. Matsuda and Rear Admiral Brian Salerno, Deputy Com- mandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard and Michael Bohlman, Chairman of CSA. Capt. Jonathan Wood, skipper of the Volans, accepted awards on behalf of Foss. MOL Starts Vietnam Tug Business Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the company has established a joint venture with two local companies in Viet- nam and started a tugboat business. The joint company will allocate high-pow- ered, high-performance tugboats in Viet- nam's Cai Mep/Thi Vai area, where deepwater container terminals are now under developing. Established in August 2010, the Tan Cang-Cai Mep Towage Services Co., Ltd. (TCTS) will be head- quartered in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam. The initial allocation will be two 4,000 hp vessels. MarineCFO Live Expands Rapidly MarineCFO reports that its on-line ver- sion, MarineCFO Live! – launched in late 2009 – has seen strong growth in 2010, now being used by more than 40 marine companies in 10 countries, in- cluding Harvey Gulf, Otto Candies, En- terprise Products, McDonough Marine, Marquette Transportation and Martin Marine Transport. http://www.MarineCFOLive.com Knud E. Hansen USA Opens Knud E. Hansen A/S of Denmark an- nounced the establishment of a sub- sidiary company, Knud E. Hansen USA L.L.C. located in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Knud E. Hansen A/S has been a leading design consultancy, specializing in the Cruise & Ferry market since 1937. NEWS PEOPLE & COMPANIES
