Appointments

German shipbuilder Blohm+Voss has appointed Fred van Beers as its new chief executive officer, taking over from Dr Herbert Aly from 1 March.

Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has appointed Michael McNamara as managing director for the Americas, effective 12 January.

Mercator Media has appointed Gavin Lipsith as Editor of The Motorship, succeeding Bill Thomson who has retired after nearly eight years at the title.

Specialist fleet and vessel performance company BMT SMART has appointed Martin Penney as sales and marketing director.

ClassNK tanker expert, Hayato Suga, has been appointed as the chairman of the Tanker Structure Co-operative Forum (TSCF).

Exhaust solutions company Halyard, has appointed Andrew Davis as sales director to manage its UK and international sales.

Roger Holm has been appointed as Wärtsilä senior vice president, four-stroke, and member of the ship power management team.

International shipping association, BIMCO, has appointed Angus R Frew as its new secretary general/CEO to succeed Torben C Skaanild following his retirement later this year.