Su Eun Yoo News

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. M.A. Marcelo P. S.A. Ghazi A. Al-Ibrahim, President, Mideast Shipmanagement Ltd. Giovanni Barbaro, Owner, Pietro Barbaro S.p.A. S.p.A. Giuseppe Bottiglieri, Managing Director, Bottiglieri Di Navigazione, S.p.A. Jae Cheol Byun, President, JSM International Ltd. Dr. Mauro Fernando Orofino Campos, President, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

It has been reported that a $301.3m contract for six tankers for National Chemical Carriers (NCC) has been signed in Riyadh. NCC board chairman Faisal Saud Al Saleh signed the contract with Su Eun Yoo, chairman of Shina Shipbuilding of Korea, for building six chemical tankers of 45,000 dwt. The new ships will be delivered in 2009-2010, according to Arab News. Source: Trade Arabia