People & Company News
Michael Carthew, President, Chevron Texaco Shipping and Dean Taylor, President and CEO, Tidewater Marine were elected to the ABS Board of Directors, by the ABS Council, following yesterday's Annual Members Meeting of the classification society in New York. General Dynamics announced the appointment of John F. "Dugan" Shipway, 60, as president of Bath Iron Works, reporting to Michael W. Toner, executive vice president of General Dynamics Marine Systems group. Shipway succeeds Allan C. Cameron, 57, who has announced his retirement. Cameron had been president of Bath Iron Works since 1996. Edwin W. Stephan, a founder and former longtime president and vice chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., will retire from the Board of Directors following the company's May 20 annual meeting in Miami.
SEA Appoints Joyce as Dean
Sea Education Association has named Dr. Paul Joyce as its new Dean. Dr. Joyce, who has been affiliated with Sea for most of his professional life, most recently serving as the organization’s assistant dean for Pacific Operations and acting dean. Joyce obtained a BS and Ma from the University of Notre Dame, and went on to earn his Doctorate in Biological Oceanography from the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island.