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Gulf Oil Promotes

Robert J. Lavinia

Luckenbach Steamship

Elects 3 Vice Presidents

Mrs. Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr., chairman of the board of Lucken- bach Steamship Company, Inc., has announced the election of

Jack Tilley as vice president,

Peter F. Dever, vice president-

Insurance Division, and Michael

J. Sepe, vice president-traffic.

Mr. Tilley joined Heide Com- pany in Wilmington, N.C., in 1960. He was subsequently ap- pointed manager at the Morehead

City, N.C., operation for several years, and was transferred back to the Wilmington office in 1972 as general manager. He will con- tinue as general manager of

Luckenbach's North Carolina op- erations. Prior to August 1, 1974,

Luckenbach operated under the name of Heide Company in the

North Carolina ports.

Mr. Dever is a past vice presi- dent of the New York Claim

Association. His areas of respon- sibility will include safety man- agement, administration of the company's insured and self- insured programs and employee benefits.

Mr. Sepe was manager of mar- keting and customer service for

Maher Terminals prior to joining the Luckenbach organization, and previously served as line man- ager with Kerr Steamship Com- pany.

Robert J. Lavinia

Robert J. Lavinia has been pro- moted to supervisor, international marine sales, U.S. East Coast, for

Gulf Oil Trading Company, a sub- sidiary of Gulf Oil Corporation.

In his new position, Mr. Lavinia will be responsible for marine fuel and lubricant sales along the

Atlantic Coast of the United

States.

Mr. Lavinia joined Gulf Oil Cor- poration upon graduation and sailed as a third mate on various

American-flag Gulf tankers. In 1972, he was transferred from the marine department to GOTCO, international marine sales in New

York as a marine sales engineer, a position he has held until his recent promotion.

A native of Smithtown, Long

Island, N.Y., he attended public school there and graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad- emy at Kings Point in 1970. While at the Academy, he majored in marine transportation and gradu- ated with highest honors. In his senior year, Mr. Lavinia was ap- pointed regimental commander and, as such, was the senior mid- shipman officer responsible for all regimental affairs. Mr. Lavinia presently resides in Ridgewood,

N.J., with his wife Ruth and young son Scott.

Moore-McCormack

Crew Plans Approved

The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the same 39-man officer and crew complement for

Moore-McCormack Lines' about- to-be-rebuilt Constellations.

The company plans to have 115-foot mid-bodies inserted, with construction subsidy, in three of the vessels at a cost of some $14.5 million, with an option to jumbo- ize a fourth. Moore-McCormack asked that the 39-man crew be continued on the expanded vessels.

Carbonit In Houston

Names Michael Gandy

For Marine Operations

Michael Gandy has joined the

Houston office of Carbonit Amer- ica, Inc. as director of marine operations. The Carbonit fleet, including two new buildings, pro- vides U.S. Gulf services in petro- chemicals and petroleum products.

Mr. Gandy will be located at 1770 St. James Place, Houston,

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