ABS centralizes global marine activities
FEBRUARY 15, 2016 — Classification society ABS has centralized its global Marine strategic planning, client development, and product and service offerings and has promoted Dr. Kirsi Tikka is to the new role
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The Shearer Group adds to its team
Mr. Brann graduated with a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2011. He has a wide range of knowledge of marine engineering specialties including ship stability, damage analysis, systems integration, ship survivability, and firefighting systems.
Previously, Mr. Brann has worked for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in its ship engineering department analyzing stability calculations for engineering firms, shipyards, and vessel owners.
Before joining ABS, he worked at ICI Services Corporation as an associate naval architect working on systems design and integration for various marine projects.
Mr. Brann is a member of SNAME and an Engineer in Training in Virginia. He plans on sitting for the Professional Engineer examination in the spring of 2016.
Michael T. Martin joins Webb Institute faculty
AUGUST 25, 2015 —Webb Institute, Glenn Cove, NY, has appointed Michael T. Martin, PE as the Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Martin has over 23 years of experience as a marine
Michael T. Martin joins Webb Institute faculty
AUGUST 25, 2015 —Webb Institute, Glenn Cove, NY, has appointed Michael T. Martin, PE as the Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Martin has over 23 years of experience as a marine
Nigeria slaps ban on 113 tankers
JULY 24, 2015 — Nigeria’s state oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on July 15 listed 113 tankers prohibited, with immediate effect, from “engaging in crude oil/gas … activities in any…
NNS’s Suzanne Beckstoffer wins Engineer of the Year award
MARCH 3, 2015 — Suzanne Beckstoffer, engineering director of process and tools at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been named the Virginia Peninsula Engineer of the Year by the
Shipbuilders Council team moves to Adams and Reese
JANUARY 6, 2014 — Law firm Adams and Reese reports that Partner Matt Paxton and Governmental Affairs Advisors Joe Carnevale, Ian Bennitt and Ashley Godwin have joined its Washington D.C. office from
Howard Fireman awarded David W. Taylor Medal
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has awarded its highest technical honor, the David W. Taylor Medal for notable achievement in naval architecture or marine
Bob Fogal retires from Zentech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Houston based marine engineering and naval architecture consulting firm Zentech Inc. reports that Bob “Sonny” Fogal, one of the icons in the offshore oil and gas industry, has
George G. Sharp, Inc. mourns loss of Chairman
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — George G. Sharp, Inc. says that the Chairman of its Board, Dr. Ilario Hilary Rolih , passed away at the age of 82 on February 16, 2014 while