Towlines

BUE Viking, operators of the largest standby fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage industries for most of his career and was Managing Director of Cory Towage Ltd. At the time of its takeover by the Wijsmuller Group Holding BV he was appointed to the executive board, and when the company was acquired by the AP Moller Group in 2001 became an executive vice president in Copenhagen.