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Equitable Shipyards, Inc. Lays Keel For Third 2,000-DWT Breakbulk Vessel For American Atlantic 4 T * fMkk^g

EQUITABLE SHIPYARDS. INC.

AMERICAN ATLANTIC SHIPPING INC 2000 DWT BREAK BULK VESSEL 280'3"X 45'X 22'

CONTRACT MA/MSB 399 MA DESIGN CIM-I22a

EQUITABLE HULL NO 1717

KEEL LAYED MAY 25. 1978

EQUITABLE SHIPYARDS. INC.

MAOISONVILLE. LA. —J i

Keel-laying ceremonies for the third 2,000- dwt breakbulk vessel in a series of three ves- sels for American Atlantic Shipping, Inc. were held recently by Equitable Shipyards,

Inc., at its Madisonville, La., shipyard.

The principals attending the keel-laying ceremonies as identified in the photo above were, left to right: Larry Hairston, director of engineering, Equitable; Frank Fleischer,

Maritime Administration; Ms. Cheryl Lowe, project engineer, Equitable; Frank Bradley, superintendent of engineering, American At- lantic Shipping; Olin Edwards, Deputy Di- rector, Central Region, Maritime Adminis- tration; Ron Rasmus, executive vice presi- dent, American Atlantic Shipping; Norman

Hodge, general manager, Equitable, Madison- ville; Rick Spillman, assistant to director of vessel planning, Moore-McCormack; Bill Gif- ford, Moore-McCormack resident inspector, and W.H. Livingston, vice president-market- ing, Equitable.

Equitable was awarded the contract on

May 6, 1977, by American Atlantic Shipping,

Inc., to construct three identical 2,000-dwt breakbulk vessels under Maritime Subsidy

Board U.S. Department of Commerce Con- tract MA/MSB-399, MA Design Cl-M-122a.

Equitable is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Trinity Industries, Inc., a Dallas, Texas- based manufacturer of industrial, marine and structural metal products. The Equitable shipyards are the world's largest builder of lighter aboard ship (LASH) and SEABEE barges, and builds tugboats, crewboats, tow- boats, supply vessels, and other floating ma- rine equipment for the offshore oil industry.

BARGES ARE OUR BUSINESS.

Design, Construction,

Repair and Modification of Barges for Every Purpose.

When you do business with Bergeron, you are assured of Quality Workmanship,

Competitive Prices, Timely Delivery and Personalized Service. m BERGERON INDUSTRIES INC. (504) 682-5507 P.O. Box 38 St. Bernard, La. 70085 TWX: 810-950-6598 TELEX: 58-44-79 1176' BIG BERTHA

WANTS TO MEET YOU!

Public Dry Dock No. 3, also known as BIG BERTHA in some ship repair circles, wants to meet you. Located at Boston's Marine Industrial Park, BIG

BERTHA (1176' long) doesn't enjoy being alone. That's why she's out to capture your heart by offering her superb facilities at reasonable rates to all interested ship repair firms and shipping lines. So don't be shy. Call BIG

BERTHA and ask her for a date. You'll be glad that you did!

Managed by:

Economic Development industrial Corp.

Kevin H. White/Mayor

George Seybolt/Chairman

Michael Westgate/Di rector

For additional Information about BIG BERTHA

Contact: Rick McNeil. Marketing Director

Economic Development Industrial

Corporation of Boston 60 Congress St.. Boston, Mass. 02109(1-617-725-3344)

Sun International

Names Vice Presidents

Vincent L. Verdiani and Gordon S. Coch- rane have been appointed to new positions in

Sun International, Inc., 200 West Lancaster

Avenue, Wayne, Pa. 19087.

Mr. Verdiani assumes the new post of vice president responsible for petrochemical, coal and other commodity trading, a new area of endeavor for the company. He was previously president of Sun Oil Trading Company and a vice president of Sun International, Inc.

Mr. Cochrane assumes Mr. Verdiani's du- ties as president of Sun Oil Trading Com- pany and vice president of Sun International,

Inc.

Sun International, Inc., an operating unit of Sun Company, is engaged in the trading of crude oil and petroleum products, marine transportation, terminalling operations and the foreign marketing of petroleum products.

Sun Oil Trading Company is one of four major operating units of Sun International,

Inc.

Bailey Meter Is Now

Bailey Controls Company

Bailey Meter Company, U.S.A., a Wick- liffe, Ohio-based subsidiary of Babcock &

Wilcox, has received a new name—Bailey

Controls Company. "Our new name more accurately reflects the true nature of our business today, which is high technology control and instrumenta- tion systems and products for the electric utility, industrial processes and marine in- dustries," said Bailey president Robert J.

Campbell.

In conjunction with its new name, Bailey now becomes a division of Babcock & Wilcox. "This change was necessitated by the re- cent merger of Babcock & Wilcox and J. Ray

McDermott, a New Orleans, La.-based firm which acquired B&W in 1977," Mr. Campbell said.

Bailey was organized in 1916 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Babcock &

Wilcox in 1953.

Bailey also operates facilities in Williams- port, Pa., and Daytona Beach, Fla., and main- tains sales and service offices nationwide.

Internationally, Bailey operates subsidi- aries in Canada, Brazil, Australia, and West

Germany, and maintains a joint venture in

Japan.

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