The founder of Dutch ship-supply company Scama, William Mulder, has died aged 84.
The mechanical maintenance engineer had been suffering from lung cancer.
Often known as Bill to friends, Mulder died 12 days short of his 85th birthday in January, his son Peter told TradeWinds.
Scama supplied cooling systems to companies such as Norwegian tanker owner Stolt-Nielsen for decades.
Mulder began his career as a technical maintenance steward on various ships while sailing with companies like Stena Line.
