Appointments

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Russell Dinwoodie as General Manager for the company’s operations in Kuwait.

Joakim Thölin has been appointed general manager, segment Marine & Diesel at Alfa Laval AB, effective as of April 1, 2010. He will be based in Tumba, Sweden, and he replaces Peter…

Frode Sollid is appointed new design manager for offshore support vessels (OSV) at Ulstein Design & Solutions. He comes from the position as area manager electro.

Gunnar H. Hide has been appointed as the new managing director of Ulstein Power & Control. Hide has a solid background from the maritime industry and has among others, worked as a…

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd (MOL) is pleased to announce the promotions of president Akimitsu Ashida to chairman of the board and senior managing executive officer Koichi Muto to president.

Jan Kopernicki was, on 25 March 2010, invested as president of the Chamber of Shipping, the trade association for the British Shipping industry.

Genoa-based classification society RINA has appointed Massimo Volta as its new General Manager for America.

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers is expandingits South America operation by appointing Marisa McGuire as bunker trader in its Valparaiso office.

Stone Marine Propulsion has announced the appointment of Lyn Bodger to the position of Managing Director, following the recent retirement of Dr Graham Patience.