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Lingaas Named Senior VP

For Cruise Operations

At Holland America Line

Arvid Lingaas

Capt. Arvid Lingaas has been appointed senior vice president for cruise operations for Holland

America Line. The announcement was made by Kirk Lanterman, president and chief operating offi- cer of the Seattle-based cruise and travel company.

Captain Lingaas will be respon- sible for all technical and mari- time operations for HAL's five ships—Rotterdam, Volendam,

Veendam, Nieuw Amsterdam, and the currently under construction

Noordam. The Volendam and

Veendam, formerly Moore Mc-

Cormack's Brasil and Argentina, are being sold to the Tung Group and will be turned over to the new owner in April this year.

The new senior vice president will have responsibility for man- aging all ships' officers and crew, hotel services, and all on board passenger services, including en- tertainment, shops, food, etc.

Captain Lingaas has more than 20 years of ship management ex- perience. Most recently he was president of United Ship Manage- ment, responsible for Costa Line and Hellenic American Cruises charter passenger ship operations in Miami. He also was a senior vice president for Norwegian Car- ibbean Lines in Miami. He served as master on NCL's Southward,

Starward, and Skyward, and has served as an officer in the Royal

Norwegian Navy.

New Round Plait Rope

Developed By Samson

A new type of fiber rope has been developed by Samson Ocean

Systems, Inc. of Boston for use as ship tie-up lines, towing hawsers, surge dampeners, and for oceano- graphic moorings. Called Round

Plait™, the new design uses a spe- cial 12-strand construction that provides a firm, round cross sec- tion, high strength-to-weight ra- tio, and spliceability similar to 8-strand plaited rope.

Among the advantages reported by Samson are more effective sur- face for working on capstans and winches, high abrasion resistance, and inherent flexibility for easy handling. It is also said to be torque-free and non-hockling.

Samson Round Plait is available in nylon, polyester, and polypro- pylene in sizes to 15-inch circum- ference with tensile ratings to 696,000 pounds.

For additional technical data and prices,

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Karpenski Appointed

Assistant Director,

Contract Administration,

At Foster Wheeler

Martin J. Karpenski has been appointed assistant director of contract administration for Foster

Wheeler Energy Corporation, Liv- ingston, N.J.

Mr. Karpenski joined Foster

Wheeler in August 1974 as a com- mercial analyst in the steam de- partment and became an attorney in the contract administration de- partment in 1977. He was ap- pointed senior supervising attor- ney in the contract administration department in 1980.

A 1971 graduate of Villanova

University (B.S., chemical engi- neering), he received a J.D. degree from Seton Hall University, School of Law in 1974.

If you see two towing companies here, you're right!

Perhaps you thought' of Bay-1 louston simply as the largest harbor towing company on the Texas Gulf Oast. Actually at one time we were two towing companies - The Bay Towing Co. and more efficient service.

So the next time you see a tug that has Ml on its stack remember, you're really seeing two towing companies. But it's

The Houston Towing Co. In 1948 we merged these two companies also important to remember they both really work for one into the present Bay-Houston Towing Co. to provide you with a company... you.

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