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B IW Announces M a j o r R e o r g a n i z a t i on
A major reorganization is being implemented at Bath Iron Works Corporation that will strengthen the overall management team and provide a framework required to optimize the business's performance and growth, according to William E. Haggett, chairman and chief executive officer.
Major Appointments Announced By Versatile Of Canada
Versatile Corporation Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., recently announced two major appointments within its marine and industrial group. Donald W. Challinor, president and chief executive officer of its Canadian West Coast shipyards, Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc.
Canadian Offshore Resources Exposition
Halifax, Nova Scotia—October 1-3 This year's Fifth Annual Canadian Offshore Resources Exposition and Conference (CORE) is again scheduled for Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 1-3. The exposition will be held at the Port of Halifax Ocean Terminals
Haggett Named Board Chairman For Shipbuilders Council Of America
At a recent quarterly meeting of the Shipbuilders Council in Washington, D.C., William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Council, succeeding David H.
Great Lakes International To Spend Over $30 Million On Dredge —Bids To Be Taken On Another
The board of directors of Great Lakes International, Inc. recently approved expenditures of approximately $30 million for construction of the world's largest combination dipper/clamshell dredge and attendant dump barges. W.L. Colnon, president and chief executive officer of Great Lakes,
A Practical Discussion Regarding Compliance
Maritime businesses are increasingly becoming the subject and target of federal criminal investigations. This is due. in part, to the increased emphasis on the enforcement of the criminal provisions of labor, customs and environmental regulatory provisions.
USCG Ammends Illegal Drug Policy For Commercial Fishing
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Yost and Customs Service Commissioner William von Raab recently announced that personal- use of illegal drugs found on commercial fishing industry vessels will no longer subject the vessel to immediate seizure,
NoFire Technologies Helps Ships Meet SOLAS
In December 1996 the IMO adopted amendments to the SOLAS Convention that affect fire safety measures aboard ships. The amendments encompass a new International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures, which has been made mandatory on or after July 1.
The Art of Maneuvering
Cunard's 30-knot cruise liner Queen Mary 2 is testament both to the business verve and the technological resourcefulness of the maritime industries. The circumspect approach to every facet of the project underscores the preoccupation with issues of longterm structural integrity,
M o o r e McCormack Names Three To Key Positions
Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, New York, N.Y., recently announced three key appointments of that water transportation subsidiary of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. Henry W. Born was appointed inward traffic manager, A.