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U.S. Industries Names T.J. Uhl President Of Wyatt Division f Thomas J. Uhl Jr. Glen H. Denison, chairman of the Energy Equipment Group of U.S. Industries, Inc., has announced the promotion of Thomas J. Uhl Jr. to the presidency of Wyatt Di-vision, U.S. Industries, Inc. Mr. Uhl attended the University of Texas where he received his BSME degree in 1946 and MSME degree in 1947. He was employed by Wyatt's Dallas plant in June of 1947 and was made production manager of that plant in December 1947. When Wyatt extended its op-erations into Mexico City in 1957, Mr. Uhl moved there and served as chairman, president and general manager of Wyatt de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. until 1965, when the plant was sold. He then returned to Wyatt's Houston plant and was named vice-president of operations. He was elected to Wyatt's board of directors in 1967. Mr. Uhl is a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Texas Manufac-turers Association. He is also de-partmental vice-president of indus-trial relations for TMA. He is a member of the Plate Fabricators Association of Greater Houston and is a professional engineer reg-istered in the State of Texas. Mr. Uhl served in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II. Wyatt is a prominent manufac-turer of high-pressure, heavy-wall vessels for the petroleum and chem-ical industries. Wyatt also manu-factures plastic and rubber products and special-purpose barges. New Ship Company Formed In New York Something NEW Has Been Added Engine Order Telegraphs and "Henschel" have been synonymous for years. On the new automated ships, the telegraph is now accompanied in the wheelhouse by a throttle lever for direct control of engines whenin "BRIDGE CONTROL" You know Henschel is the place to get engine order telegraphs. But because they're new, you may not know we also furnish throttle lever controls. How about a combined telegraph-throttle lever? Send your specifications to Henschel. Better yet: Call us at 617 388 1103. Chorles T. Mattmann The establishment of Netumar International, Inc., has been an-nounced by Charles T. Mattmann, president of the newly formed com-pany which maintains its offices at 80 Broad Street in New York City. The new company will represent and coordinate the activities of Companhia de Navegacao Maritima Netumar, Brazilian-flag steamship company, in the United States and Canada. Netumar, formed in 1958, entered into the international trade in 1967 after serving solely the Brazilian coastwise trade. Mr. Mattmann was associated with Moore-McCormack Lines, In-corporated for the past 22 years and resigned as a director and ex-ecutive vice-president in October, 1968. Mr. Mattmann has had exten-sive experience with Brazil and the East Coast-South American trade. In 1966, the Brazilian Government honored Mr. Mattmann by decorat-ing him with the Order of the Cruzerio do Sul, the highest Brazil-ian decoration bestowed upon for-eigners. As an international carrier, Netu-mar has experienced rapid growth. They serve ports in Brazil to and from East Coast United States. Canada and Great Lakes ports. with their privately owned Brazil-ian-flag vessels supplemented with chartered tonnage. Netumar pres-ently operates 15 vessels, eight of which are in the international trade. The company has eight new cargo vessels under construction at the Verolme Shipyards in Brazil and negotiations are about to be con-cluded for an additional two ves-sels. Four of the new vessels will have a deadweight capacity of 6,-850 tons, a speed of 17 knots and a bale capacity of 360,000 cubic feet, including 7,000 cubic feet of re-frigerated space and coated deep-tanks to carry up to 1,000 tons of vegetable oils. Six of the vessels will have a deadweight capacity of 12,700 tons, a speed of 23 knots, a bale capacity of approximately 600,000 cubic feet, including 50,000 cubic feet of re-frigerated space and coated deep-tanks to carry up to 1,000 tons of vegetable oils. The 12,700-ton class will also be able to handle 170 twenty-foot containers. The first of the new vessels, the MS Marcos Souza Dantas, will be delivered this month with two oth-er vessels scheduled for completion later this year. With the completion of the new building program, the Netumar fleet will consist of 21 vessels total-ing approximately 214,000-dwt with an average age of less than 5 years. With this fleet expansion of Brazil-ian-flag privately-owned vessels, Netumar will continue to develop its services to the East Coast United States, Canada and Great Lakes ports. Mr. Mattmann also announced that T. J. Stevenson and Co.. Inc. will continue to serve as Netumar's general agents in the United States and that March Shipping Company will continue to serve as their gen-eral agents in Canada. ? " VoUO'DHT HWt W TtLL THZM MMt // cJMtS 1" AKY Henschel Corporation, Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 a unit of General Signal Corporation 32 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News