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on April 1977Raymond Weigele, vice president-terminals for United States Lines, Inc., has announced the appointment of Mats Erlandson to the newly created position of corporate stowage coordinator at U.S. Lines' headquarters in New York. Mr. Weigele said that in his new post, Mr. Erlandson would be respon
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on April 1977Introduction in this country of a line of fail-safe, compact oil heaters with a wide range of capacities and proven reliability has been announced by Sunrod Products, Inc. The Sunrod oil heaters for heavy grade oils are designed for land or marine use. Applications include suction heaters i
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on April 1977An all-new Marine Discharge Control System, designed to prevent the discharge of oily bilge water on inland waterways, has been developed by Keene Corporation's Fluid Handling Division. Intended for use on ships 26 feet and longer, the new system provides these vessels with the same automat
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on April 1977Dravo Corporation, One Oliver Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, announced that Van Houten Associates, Inc. has been named Dravo Van Houten, Inc. The name change was instituted to emphasize the New Yorkbased subsidiary's affiliation with the parent company. Dravo Van Houten, one of three Dravo
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on April 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has determined the foreign shipbuilding center and the estimated fair and reasonable foreign cost for the construction of 2,000- deadweight-ton breakbulk vessels which American Atlantic Shipping, Inc., New York, N.Y., plans to build with construction-differential
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on April 1977The Caterpillar family of 6.25- inch (159 mm) bore Vee-type engines is featured in a new 12-page, four-color catalog. Basic specifications are given for the V16 D399, V12 D398, and V8 D379 diesel engines, and for their gaseous-fueled counterparts. The brochure contains sections describing t
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on April 1977John H. Funke, a recognized transportation expert, has been named vice president of Hansen and Tidemann, Inc. and general manager for Seaspeed Services. Hansen and Tidemann, Inc. are U.S. agents for Seaspeed's rollon/ roll-off shipping service to the Middle East, scheduled to begin this mon
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on April 1977Soros Associates, an international consulting engineering firm specializing in the planning, design, construction management of port developments and bulk handling systems, has announced the opening of its U.S. West Coast branch office in San Francisco at 50 California Street, Suite 3600. T
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on April 1977The appointment of Vernon A. Olson as sales representative for New England Trawler Equipment Company (NETECO) of Chelsea, Mass., has been announced by W.W. Symonds, president. New England Trawler Equipment Company, now in its 51st year, designs and manufactures marine deck and auxiliary mac
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on April 1977The Maritime Administration has released a publication titled "Foreign Flag Merchant Ships Owned by U.S. Parent Companies," which is for sale for $1.30 per copy from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The report lists foreign-flag merc
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on April 1977To integrate all aspects of new Naval construction in its Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Calif., Divisions under previously announced contracts of over onehalf billion dollars, Todd Shipyards Corporation will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to be known as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corpor
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on April 1977The Natomas Company, San Francisco, Calif., and Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced the formation of a joint venture between Natomas Trading Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natomas, and Skaarup Shipping Corp., to sell fuel to the shipping industry internati
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on April 1977Marmac Corporation, 1000 Grand Central Mall, Parkersburg, W.Va., has announced the election of Mark C. Kury of New Orleans, La., to president and chief executive officer. He was previously executive vice president, and is president of the McDonough Marine Service Division. He also serves as
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on March 15, 1977F.X. McQuade, a long-time executive in seaborne cargo movement and ship terminal operations in the Port of New York, has been elected president and chief operating officer of Northeast Marine Terminal Co., Inc., Foot of 39th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. He succeeds Capt. Russell W. Neitz
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on March 15, 1977Alva M. (Al) Hill has been appointed vice president-marketing of Uniflite, Inc., according to John L. Thomas, chairman of the board and president of the fireretardant fiberglass yacht manufacturer headquartered at Bellingham, Wash. 98225. Mr. Hill moves up from director of marketing, a post
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on March 15, 1977Major promotions of four executives in the Houston, Texas, office of Strachan Shipping Company, were announced by Thomas Adams, president. Mickey Lane, who most recently served Strachan as the U.S. general manager of its Atlantic Cargo Service Division, has been promoted to vice president o
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on March 15, 1977The National Cargo Bureau has announced the expansion of its services to Guam with the appointment of Capt. William F. Lau as its nonexclusive surveyor. Captain Lau will be responsible for Bureau inspections in Guam and the surrounding area. He was educated in China and Australia, and most
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on March 15, 1977Great Lakes & European Lines (GLE), 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, 111. 60606, has opened offices in Bremen, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, under the direction of Manfred Merz. Before being reassigned as manager of GLE's European operations, Mr. Merz headed up GLE's New York regional
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on March 15, 1977Mark L. Shafer has joined Matson Agencies, Inc., 100 Mission Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105, as senior vice president and general manager. Matson Agencies, Inc., serves as general agent for NYK Line in Pacific Coast ports, Alaska and Hawaii. Mr. Shafer, formerly with Pacific Far East L
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on March 15, 1977Dresser Industries, Inc., Waukesha, Wis. 53186, has announced that Robert A. D'Amour, president of Waukesha Engine Division since 1970, has resigned. C.E. Lee, vice president-manufacturing, has been assigned the additional responsibilities of acting president of the Division, pending the se