He studied marine engineering, and worked for a time in the shipyards of Calcutta.
SembCorp - of which government investment arms will hold nearly 60% - will focus on infrastructure, marine engineering, information technology and "lifestyle" businesses.
Nautilus would use massive robotic machines, which are being built in Wallsend, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by a firm with long experience of marine engineering, Soil Machine Dynamics.
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In addition to its vessels, Scott Trawlers runs a fleet of refrigerated lorries and a marine engineering business, catering for the manufacturing needs of scallop fishermen.
Born in Athens, Economou first came to America to attend MIT, where he received two masters of science, one in naval architecture and marine engineering, another in shipping and shipbuilding management.
Shouldering the French firm's social burden would horrify shareholders in Vickers, who would prefer the company, sitting on a cash pile after selling the Rolls-Royce motor business, to concentrate on marine engineering and turbines.
There is more hope for offshore wind, which is technically trickier, since North Sea oil has left a legacy of marine-engineering expertise in Britain.
The shipyard said it would focus on "an expansion of its technical consultancy services, which encompass the marine, offshore and structural engineering sectors".
The Industrial Lines segment includes insurance products such as liability, motor, accident, fire, property, legal protection, marine, special lines, and engineering insurance for large and mid-size enterprises.
Inverness-based marine equipment and services company Gael Force has acquired Varis Engineering in Forres.
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Ferris was a Marine who served in the United States and Japan in administrative roles with an engineering battalion during the war.
The group diversified into engineering contracts as well as projects in the oil and gas, marine and rail sectors under his tenure.
Gasfin is a shareholder in the operating companies, TGE Gas Engineering GmbH (www.tge-gas.com) and TGE Marine AG (www.tge-marine.com).
This attitude is reflected in her personal philanthropy, which focuses heavily on nurturing scientific and engineering talent at her alma mater and helping military families (her son-in-law is a Marine who has deployed three times in recent years).
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