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Swan Hunter Group Expands Management Sir John Hunter, C.B.E., chair-man and managing director of the Swan Hunter Group Limited, has announced the following new ap-pointments to meet the expanding activities of the Group: T. Mclver, C.B.E., deputy man-aging director, to be joint manag-ing director. N. S. Thompson, a member of the parent board, to be deputy managing director. Texas Gas Elects Blaske Vice-President Floyd H. Blaske Floyd H. Blaske, chief executive officer of the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, has been elected a vice-president of the company, W. M. Elmer, chair-man of the board, has announced. Mr. Blaske is president of the Texas Gas subsidiary American Commercial Barge Line Company and its related companies. He is a graduate of Central College in Mis-souri, and began his association with Texas Gas on May 15, 1968, when he was elected to the board of directors. The Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas operates the largest river transportation com-plex on the inland waterways sys-tem. Texas Gas also operates one of the nation's major natural gas pipeline systems, and has major in-terests in providing over-the-high-way trucking services, offshore dredging and marine construction, gas- and oil-well drilling and re-conditioning services, and explora-tion for and production of natural gas and oil. some years with the Weyerhauser Steamship Company. Before join-ing the Safety Bureau he was as-sociated with the Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company as a safety engineer. Captain Barlow is widely known in maritime safety and insurance fields. He has lec-tured before the marine accident prevention course at New York University as well as before tech-nical societies and at the State Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler. He is the author of several pa-pers and studies on stresses and strains in ships' gear and has been an active, participating member of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council, serving for four years as editor of the Marine Sec-tion member newsletter. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION PRACTICES in naval ships were discussed at the recent meeting of the Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine En-gineers, held in the Philadelphia Engineers Club. The paper, entitled "Modern Aspects of Electrical Installation in Naval Ships," was presented by Donald S. Place, Command and Surveillance Division, Naval Ship Engineering Center, Washington, D.C. He was assisted in his presentation by W. S. Patchell, chief electrical engineer, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. This was a joint meeting with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Shown above at the meeting are, left to right: Win. 0. Whitaker Jr., general manager, Nuclear Service & Construction Company, Camden Division; John H. Lang, electrical engineer, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; S. Frank Dovi, electrical engineer, Nuclear Service & Construction Company; Mr. Patchell; Mr. Place; Gordon H. Boyd, Philadelphia Section chairman, and Raymond G. Lepone, chairman of the Marine Trans-portation Group of I.E.E.E. Alco Engine Receives Orders For Diesels Worth $1.5-Million J. J. McCarthy, marketing man-ager of Alco Engine, Inc., Auburn, N.Y., has announced the receipt of two orders for Model 251 diesel engines, totaling approximately $1.5-million. Seven Alco Model 251 12-cylin-der engines have been purchased by Ingalls Shipbuilding for use in shipboard generating service on cargo ships of the American Presi-dent Lines. An order from Bechtel Corpora-tion includes two of Alco's new 3,840-hp, 18-cylinder diesel engines for use in emergency shutdown power at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant of Consumers' Power Com-pany. In making the announcement, Mr. McCarthy stressed the grow-ing acceptance of Alco's Model 251 engine for stationary and marine use. "Although, as has been an-nounced, Studebaker-Worthington is seeking a buyer for Alco Engine, Inc.," said Mr. McCarthy, "we will continue to serve our present cus-tomers and vigorously seek new ones both now and after such sale." NYSA Appoints Barlow Safety Bureau Director Capt. George D. Barlow Adm. John M. Will, president of the New York Shipping Associa-tion, Inc. and chairman of the board of the American Export Is-brandtsen Lines, has announced that the Association's board of di-rectors has appointed Capt. George D. Barlow, director of the NYSA Safety Bureau. He succeeds Capt. G. H. E. Bux-ton who has headed the Bureau since its formation in 1952 and re-tired at the year end. In making the announcement, Admiral Will said, "We regret to see Captain Bux-ton leave after so many years of outstanding service to the industry in the field of safety, but are con-fident that in Captain Barlow we have chosen a worthy successor." Alexander P. Chopin, NYSA chairman, said "Captain Buxton has done an excellent job during his term of office in safety educa-tion and waterfront accident pre-vention, as indicated by the steady reduction in the accident rate that has taken place. "We are confident this progress will continue at an efficient and ex-panding level under Captain Bar-low, who has served as assistant director to Captain Buxton for the past eight years." Captain Barlow joined the Safety Bureau in 1952, shortly after its formation. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1943 and served as an officer for We Never Built One Just Like This Before This ship control console is similar to many others ? to hundreds of others we've built for the Navy ? scores of others we've engineered and built for the Merchant Marine and for discerning shipbuilders everywhere. The point is: Each and every one is different. Designed and built to meet the special requirements of a specific ship. Most of them ruggedized to withstand a severe shock and vibration environment. No run-of-the-mill products here. 28 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News