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President of the Valencian regional government, Ximo Puig, the “Honour al Mérito Empresarial y Social de la Generalitat Valenciana”. It is a business and social achievement award that honours Ms Coll’s professional career and her contribution to the economic interests and promotion of the Valencian region.
Boluda
Bisso Marine has successfully completed a two month saturation diving campaign in the Gulf of Mexico. The job used its 26m x 30m construction barge BISSO SUBSEA VISION, configured with a 12 man ABS Classed 300m saturation system. A number of subsea infrastructure services, including several subsea abandonments, were undertaken in water depths from 91m to 220m. Other work included recovery of several miles of 6" pipeline. The pipe was vented, saw cut and scrapped within an enclosed decommissioning system designed to capture the contents of the pipeline. The BISSO SUBSEA VISION also completed the lay and burial of several miles of bundled pipeline in the Gulf. Bisso noted that all work was performed safely without downtime or incident.
The Director of Boluda’s Offshore and Salvage unit, ISU vice President Charo Coll Bargues, has received from the
Charo Coll Bargues joined Boluda in 1990and she has been director general of the towage and salvage division since 1997. Ms Coll is multi-lingual and a past president of the European Tug Owners’ Association and a member of the Valencia Chamber of Commerce.
Tsavliris
Global Diving and Salvage Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. has performed 10,000 successful dives on a single project at Olmsted Locks and Dam in Illinois, US. Tom Cameron, a longtime diver with Global, performed the 10,000th dive. Global has been working at Olmsted since 2009 providing a variety of dive-related services and it remains a significant, ongoing project. The new locks and dam system will replace two outdated locks and dam systems on the Ohio River, greatly reducing tow and barge delays through one of the busiest US inland waterways. John Graham, Director at Global, said: “This milestone demonstrates our diligence and commitment to safety in carrying out all of our operations; from a simple tug survey to a long-term project such as this.” Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Turkey) DGCS's Burak Bilgin (below left) and Sercan Durmusoglu (below right) attending the Salvage and Wreck Conference in London with ISU general manager, Mark Hoddinott.
The Piraeus Branch of the Propeller Club celebrated its 80th anniversary and special awards were presented to past presidents for their contribution to the growth of the Club. Nicolas A Tsavliris (picture above right), who served as President of the Propeller Club from 2007 to 2009, said: "The existence of the International Propeller Club of the United States, International Port of Piraeus, makes us all proud. I feel privileged to have served as President for two years, from 2007 to 2009. I am confident that the Club will continue with its great work and I wish it every success in the future." Separately, Tsavliris Salvage Group sponsored the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards which were presented at a dinner event attended by 1200 guests from the shipping industry in Athens in December. The "Seafarer of the Year" Award has been sponsored for 12 years by Tsavliris Salvage Group and Natalia Tsavliris Vasilopoulos presented this year’s award to Captain Diamantis Papageorgiou 3
(picture above). He has commanded more than 50 ferries in his career and has gained a reputation as a go-to master for vessels on some of the most difficult routes serving small, poorly equipped ports. In London, Tsavliris held its traditional Christmas Cocktail Reception at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. More than 300 guests were present from various sectors of the shipping community. Tsavliris said that the event was attended "in full force" by members of its family, including members of the next generation. The event was also attended by a delegation from the Cypriot Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works. The Minister, Mr Marios Demetriades, addressed the guests and highlighted the strong ties Tsavliris has with Cyprus; their contribution to the shipping industry and his personal friendship which had developed over the years with Nicolas, George and Andreas Tsavliris.