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Lykes Establishes Container Department Establishment of a Container Department to meet present and future growth of cargo containeri-zation in the U.S. Gulf ports areas, was announced by W. J. Amoss Jr., traffic vice-president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. Lykes' container operations have increased in recent months and this growth is expected to continue as the ccmpany introduces into service its three revolutionary njw barge and intermodal carriers with facilities for the transportation of as many as 1,600 containers each, and its nine jumboized Gulf Pride Class ships which are to be length-ened by 97 feet to provide for greater container carrying capacity. Each of the nine ships will carry 182 containers in addition to in-creased breakbulk cargoes. James H. Crosby, a veteran member of the Lykes traffic organ-ization, and formerly manager of the company's Continent and United Kingdom traffic services, has been named manager of the new Container Department. E. W. Patterson, another veteran of the Lykes' traffic division, suc-ceeds Mr. Crosby as manager of the Continent and United Kingdom services, and R. L. Lambremont has been transferred from Lykes' office in Galveston to New Orleans, SHIP REPAIR Dependable 24-Hour Service REPAIRS & CONVERSIONS TO ALL TYPES OF FLOATING EQUIPMENT 3 BERTHS at YARD Topside Repairs At Unloading Docks PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLETE REPAIRS BENDER Ship Repair, Inc. 265 S. Water Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602 1-205-433-3675 CABLE ADDRESS: BENSRI Master Ship Repair Contracts With All Government Maritime Agencies AUTOMATIC CONSTANT-TENSION MOORING WINCHES Ward-Leonard control system, Transductor regulated, maintains constant pull under all conditions ot tide or weather. Capacities from 5 to 20 tons. SATURN * ire ^ CONNECTED " '/a A TURN IT'S DISCONNECTED FOR FULL DETAILS AND BROCHURES ON ALL THRIGE-TITAN MACHINERY write or phone STAL- LAVAL INC. Quick acting cams do the "trick". Less than one turn sets each cam and locks the O-Ring gasket form-ing a leak proof seal. Drastically re-duces operating costs. Stock items 150 PSI-ASA-Tested to 450 PS I. ? Sizes?2" to 24" Types: Studded (pictured) ? Slip-on ? Short spool piece ? Weld-neck Illustrated Literature on Request CAMLOCK FLANGE SALES CORP. 39 REDFERN AVENUE, INW00D, L. I., N. Y. 11696 to take over Mr. Patterson's post as manager of the South and East Africa service. H. E. Campbell, formerly local manager for Lykes at Port Arthur, shifts to Galveston to replace Mr. Lambremont as traffic manager of Lykes' Galveston office. E. J. Breaux, manager at Beaumont, will now supervise all activities of the Lykes' organization in the ports of Beaumont, Port Arthur, Port Neches and Orange. Consolatti Named Controller By Paceco / C-L COUPLINGS 147 East 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022. Phone: Area 212-421-0395 Adam J. Consolatti Adam J. Consolatti has been named controller of Paceco, a divi-sion of Fruehauf Corp. He will assist Paceco's president and gen-eral manager in all financial mat-ters affecting the company. Mr. Consolatti most recently served as chief financial officer and controller at Fruehauf's Decatur, Ala., operations. He joined Frue-hauf in 1952, and has held financial positions at company facilities in Westfield, Mass., Delphos, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich. AEIL Names Hamilton Far East Director The appointment of Harry Ham-ilton as director, Far East Area for American Export Isbrandtsen Lines was announced by IVanuel Diaz, president of the worldwide steamship company. Mr. Hamilton has been associ-ated with the steamship industry since 1946. He has served at vari-ous times as operations manager for Amerind Shipping Corporation, general manager for Isbrandtsen Agencies, Inc., vice-president of Dragor Shipping Company, Inc., and president of U.S. Bulk Car-riers, Inc. Most recently he was manager of vessel scheduling at AEIL's New York headquarters. Mr. Hamilton relieved Poul C. Christensen at AEIL's Tokyo office. Mr. Christensen has returned to New York for reassignment with AEIL, New York. Tidewater To Acquire 30 Offshore Vessels At a recent board of directors meeting, Tidewater Marine Serv-ice, Inc., New Orleans, La., an-nounced that it intends, within the next 12 to 18 months, to purchase 30 new offshore oil-well supply and service boats at an approximate price of $14-million. THRIGE-TITAN We belong on every COMBINED WINDLASS AND AUTOMATIC CONSTANT-TENSION MOORING WINCH By combining equipment: savings in motors, controller systems and space are achieved. CARGO WINCHES Ward-Leonard Control System, Transductor regulated. Offers optimum reliability with maximum cargo handling speed. Designed for: 5, 8, 12, 16 tons with full load hoisting speeds up to 330 FPM. and below deck LUBE & FUEL OIL PURIFIERS. Standard & Self-Cleaning Types with automatic control capacities: 220-1750 U.S. GPH 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News