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Industry Leaders Elected To ABS Membership

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

November 30, 2001

Sixty-Nine prominent shipping industry executives have been elected as new members of ABS. In addition, Rear Admiral David L. Brewer III, Commander, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Navy, was appointed as a member. This brings the ABS worldwide membership to 803.

The members, each eminent in their maritime field of endeavor, provide broad governance and oversight of ABS. Members are drawn from various sectors of the marine, offshore and related industries worldwide.

The new members are: M.A. Abraham, Chairman & Managing Director, ABAN Group Marcelo P. Arcos, Jr., General Manager, Transportes Navieros del Pacifico S.A. Ghazi A. Al-Ibrahim, President, Mideast Shipmanagement Ltd. (MSML) Giovanni Barbaro, Owner, Pietro Barbaro S.p.A. Luca Bertani, General Manager, Finbeta, S.p.A., Giovanni Battista Bollorino, Owner, Marittima Fluviale Di Navigazione, S.p.A. Giuseppe Bottiglieri, Managing Director, Bottiglieri Di Navigazione, S.p.A. Jae Cheol Byun, President, JSM International Ltd. Paolo Cagnoni, General Manager, Mediterranea Di Navigazione Dr. Mauro Fernando Orofino Campos, President, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Dr. Yih-Nan Chen, Chairman & President, United Ship Design & Development Center Yuan-Chang Chiang, President, China Shipbuilding Corp. Dong-Hyun Cho, President & CEO, Dooyang Line Co. Ltd. Sooho Cho, Vice Chairman, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. H.N. Chu, Deputy Chief Engineer, Chinese Petroleum Corp. Nicola Coccia, President, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises Yoram M. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registery (LISCR) Robert P. Curt, General Manager, Marine Transportation, Exxon Mobil Nello D'Alesio, President, Dalmare S.p.A. Luigi D'Amato, Owner, Fratelli D'Amato S.p.A. Armatori Michele D'Amato, Owner, D'Amato Di Navigazione S.p.A. Cesare D'Amico, Managing Director, Italia S.p.A. Di Navigazione, Giovanni Dellepiane, Owner, Rimorchiatori Riuniti Timothy Dool, President, Algoma Central Corp Heng Chiang Gnee, Managing Director, Sembawang Shipyard Pte. Ltd., Singapore Rear Admiral N.P. Gupta, Director General Naval Design, Indian Navy Tong Chong Heong, Managing Director, Keppel FELS Ltd. S.K. Huang, Executive Vice President, Evergreen Marine W.H. Huang, President, Yangming Marine Transport Corp. Domenico Ievoli, Owner, Marnavi S.p.A. Hak Se Jang, President, Korea Line Corp. Jeong Joon Jeon, President, Keoyang Shipping Co. Ltd. Timothy T. Jones, Managing Director, Barry Salles Sung-Leep Jung, President & CEO, Daewoo Shipping & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Jing-Wan Kim, President & CEO, Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Koang In Kim, President, INP Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Teo Joo Kim, Chairman, Pacific Carriers Ltd. Young Chi Kim, President, Namsung Shipping Co. Ltd. Ragnar M. Knutsen, President, Sealift Inc. Vijay Kumar, Director, Bharati Shipyard Ltd. Carlo Andrea Marsano, Owner, Lloyd Sardegna Compagnia Di Navigazione S.R.L., Raymond I. Martino, Vice President - Marine, Atlantic Mutual Companies Reginald A. McNee, Area Manager-South East Asia, Tidewater Marine International Pte. Ltd. Sanjay Mehta, Managing Director, Essar Shipping Ltd. Giovanni Montanari, Owner, Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. Robert G. Morgan, Vice President - Reinsurance, Atlantic Mutual Companies Marco Novella, General Manager, Carichi Liquidi Societa' Azionaria S.p.A. Patrick O'Hern, Vice President & General Manager, Bay Shipbuilding Corp. C.K. Ong, President, U-Ming Marine Transport Corp. Alexander P. Panagopulos, President & Managing Director, Superfast Ferries S.A. Rear Admiral Sampath Pillai, Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Ltd. Sebastiano Portunato, Director, Portunato Marine Consultants Anthony Richardson, Managing Director, Shiptech Pte. Ltd. Robert K. Rimlinger, Senior Vice President-Marine, LeTourneau, Inc. Dennis Rochford, President, Maritime Exchange for Delaware River & Bay Steve T. Scalzo, President & CEO, Foss Maritime Co. Constantine Scarvelis, Technical Consultant, Trident Maritime Agency C.C. Shih, Vice President, Taiwan Navigation Co. Ltd. Jaka Aryadipa Singgih, President Director, P.T. Bumi International Tankers Oentoro Surya, President Director, P.T. Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line Dr. Ir. Adwin H, Suryohadiprojo, Managing Director, PAL Indonesia Tara Tiradnakorn, Vice President-Operations, Unocal Thailand Ivo Tommaseo, Owner, Marjan Shipping Services Ltd. Edward J. Tregurtha, President, Moran Towing Corp. George Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Towing & Salvage Ong Kok Wah, Director, Chuan Hup Holdings Ltd. Su-Eun Yoo, President, Shina Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Yung Woo Yoon, President, Pan Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd. Gianni Zacchello, General Manager, Studio Tecnico Navale Zacchello