Shipbuilding: One-on-one with David M. Thomas, Jr.
BAE System’s San Diego yard is a critical player in keeping U.S. Navy ships operatingWalk with David M. Thomas, Jr., VP & GM, San Diego Ship Repair, BAE Systems, and a few things become immediately clear: Dave Thomas is passionate about cleanliness and order, as the San Diego yard is compact and bustling with work, yet impeccably clean. Dave Thomas is passionate about safety, and he takes the health and welfare of every employee, colleague, client and guest personally. Most of all, Dave Thomas is passionate about everything U.S. Navy. Following a distinguished U.S.
INSIGHTS: Steve Candito, President, Foresea Consulting
Steven Candito is the Founder, President and CEO of Foresea, which provides advisory services including strategic planning, regulatory compliance and crisis management to the maritime and environmental communities. Previously, Candito was President and CEO of NRC. He has extensive experience with OPA 90 compliance issues with particular focus on vessel owner and insurance matters. Before that, Candito was an attorney with Haight Gardner Poor & Havens, specializing in maritime and environmental law. Candito has also served as a marine engineer aboard Exxon USA’s domestic tanker fleet. He is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Global Diving & Salvage Recruit Jim Riedel
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. announce the hiring of Jim Riedel, to join its Pacific Northwest Environmental Division. Based out of the Seattle corporate office, Mr. Riedel will assist in the management of existing preventative booming operations as well as the pursuit of additional opportunities in the Puget Sound and surrounding areas. “Jim Riedel has long been a fixture in the West Coast spill response community, he will be a great asset to Global and we welcome him to the team.
Kronodoc Oy Introduces Software Version for Marine Industry
Kronodoc Oy introduces a new software version, Kronodoc Marine. The new version is suitable for Marine Industry clients to manage their content, execute program and project management around the world. Kronodoc generates process analysis and reports in a distributed collaborative environment. “We have been using Kronodoc for several years in our engineering projects for the shipping and shipbuilding industry. Due to the nature of the engineering work several players of the industry are often deeply involved in the process, not only our own units but also a yard, ship owner, suppliers, subcontractors etc. The benefit of applying Kronodoc in this kind of distributed…
Salvors Forge Their Way into the Future
Maritime Reporter solicited the opinions of two of the leading marine salvage companies to discover trends and challenges facing marine operators in the near future. The 2003 National Maritime Salvage Conference, sponsored by American Salvage Association (ASA), will take place September 9-11, 2003 at the Marriott Crystal City in Crystal City, VA. For more information visit www.americansalvage.org. George E. Senior Vice President Weeks Marine, Inc. MR: How has the industry/your company changed since 9-11? Wittich: The salvage industry has a critical role to play in assisting the various government entities manage their maritime security mission.
