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De Laval Turbine Makes Two Executive Appointments As Marine Department Expands William I. H. Budd E. L. Fay Jr. New executive positions for William I. H. Budd and E. L. Fay Jr., in the marine depart-ment of De Laval Turbine Inc., Trenton, N.J. have been announced by B. B. Cook Jr., vice-president of marketing. Mr. Cook said the ad-vancements broaden the department's organ-ization to better serve an increasing volume of marine business. Mr. Budd moves to the corporate staff in the new position of manager of federal and marine marketing. He joined De Laval i» 1964 after 28 years with the shipbuilding division of Beth-lehem Steel Corporation. His positions there included project manager for the nuclear pro-pulsion installation of the USS Long Beach, and head of main propulsion machinery de-sign. Mr. Budd is a graduate of the Massachu-setts Institute of Technology, and a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Mr. Fay, who has been promoted to man-ager of the marine department, joined De Laval in 1961 and has held several major positions in the department. Prior to joining De Laval he was head of the machinery noise branch of the U.S. Navy Engineering Experiment Sta-tion at Annapolis. Mr. Fay is a 1951 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. His sea duty includes service as engineering officer on the first of the MSO class of minesweepers. Reporting to Mr. Fay will be F. D. Madea, who has been named to succeed Mr. Budd as manager of marine engineering, and A. D. Sut-ton, who has been promoted to manager of marine contracts. Mr. Cook said that De Laval anticipates a substantial growth in demand for its DLT-M line of standardized marine propulsion equip-ment. The new line, in development for sev-eral years, was revealed in 1968 with the an-nouncement of a contract to design and build 32,000-shp systems of the new design for 11 LASH cargo vessels, the largest merchant ma-rine propulsion equipment order in recent years. Mr. Cook said the DLT-M line now includes configurations and frame sizes for 18,000 to 42,000 hp, especially designed to occupy mini-mum space, particularly conforming to low overhead requirements; and designed for ease of installation and for maximum compatibility with remote control automated engine room concepts. Southern Ship Building Twin-Screw Tug Southern Shipbuilding Corp., of Slidell, La., has received a contract from Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp., of Jacksonville, Fla., for the construction of a twin-screw tugboat. Desig-nated Hull No. 83, the vessel has dimensions of 105 feet 9 inches by 32 feet by 19 feet 8 inches, and it will be powered by 3,000-total-bhp diesels. W.F. Akin And F.T. Stegbauer Elected AWO Vice-Presidents W. F. Akin, vice-president of Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., and Frank T. Stegbauer, vice-president of Southern Tow-ing Company, Memphis, Tenn., were elected vice-presidents of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., at the annual meetings of members in Regions 1 and 2 of the Associa-tion. Directors of the Association were also elected by members in the regions, who met in St. Louis and in Pittsburgh. In Region 1, which encompasses the areas of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois Rivers, the following directors were named to two-year terms on the board: E. E. Ahlemeyer, vice-president of National Marine Service In-corporated, Hartford, 111., representing other members ; F. A. Mechling, executive vice-presi-dent of A. L. Mechling Barge Lines Inc., Joliet, 111., re-elected to represent regulated carriers; Earl C. Rose Jr., chairman, Rose Barge Line, Inc., Clayton, Mo., representing other carriers for hire; William S. Streckfus, vice-president of Streckfus Steamers, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., re-elected to represent regulated carriers, and Howard A. Watters, vice-president-transpor-tation of Central Soya Company, Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., representing private carriers. Mr. Stegbauer, who was elected vice-president in Region 1, serves on the board of directors rep-resenting other carriers for hire. He succeeds D. R. Brandenborg, vice-president of Cargo Carriers, Incorporated, Minneapolis, as vice-president in the region. In Region 2, which encompasses the Ohio River and tributaries, directors elected at the meeting in Pittsburgh are: Gresham Houg-Jand, executive vice-president of the Crounse Corporation, Paducah, Ky., re-elected to rep-resent other carriers for hire; Jerry L. Page, vice-president of Southern Barge Line Corpor-ation, Paducah, Ky., re-elected to represent regulated carriers, and John W. Weaver, vice-president of supply and distribution, Standard Oil Company (Ky.), Louisville, representing private carriers. Mr. Akin, who was elected vice-president in Region 2, is serving on the board representing other members. He suc-ceeds Mr. Page as vice-president. Following each of the meetings of members in St. Louis and Pittsburgh, conferences with the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard were held to discuss navigation matters. Numerous guests were in attendance at both sessions. U.S. Lines Reguests Bids For Conversion Of Eight Mariners To Containerships The United States Lines has requested ship-yard bids for the conversion of eight Mariner-class ships into full containerships. The bids are to be submitted by February 24. The announcement of the invitation to bid was made by the Maritime Administration. The Administration noted that U.S. Lines had filed an application for construction subsidy but at the time the bids were requested, this application had not been acted upon by the subsidy board. The cost of converting the eight ships has been estimated at $52-million. American Marine To Build Twin-Screw Cementing Boat The Halliburton Co. of New Orleans, La., has ordered a twin-screw cementing boat from American Marine Corp., New Orleans, La. The boat is to be 130 feet 7 inches in length, with a beam of 33 feet and a depth of 7 feet. It will be equipped with 740-total-bhp diesels. Todd Agrees To Sell Its Products Division Todd Shipyards Corporation has announced that it had agreed in principle to sell its Products Division and its investment in related subsidiary companies in England and Canada, to Combustion Equipment Associates of New York. It is estimated that the sale price will exceed $2-million in cash. J. T. Gilbride, Todd president, stated that the Products Division manufactures and mar-kets gas and oil burning combustion equip-ment, which products are not compatible with Todd's long-range diversification program. He explained that it is Todd's desire to expand into products more closely associated with the Lester Engineering Company, a Todd subsidi-ary. Lester markets die-casting and injection molding equipment at its Cleveland, Ohio plant. Combustion Equipment Associates is a lead-ing company in the research, design, manufac-turing and marketing of air-pollution-control equipment and consequently the Todd Prod-ucts line would augment CEA's present oper-ations. Trans-Ocean Elects Fanelle Vice-President Trans-Ocean Steamship Agency, Inc., 21 West Street, New York, N.Y., at a meeting of the company's board of directors, elected William J. Fanelle Jr., as a vice-president in charge of the ship chartering department. The board also named Theofilos A. Vatis as an assistant vice-president. Wyatt Launches Loveland 26? Heavy-Duty Ocean Barge Loveland 26, pictured above, was recently launched and delivered to the owners, S.C. Loveland Co., Inc. Wyatt Division, U.S. Industries, Inc., Port Houston Shipyard, recently launched and de-livered the Loveland 26 to the owners, S. C. Loveland Co., Inc. Designed by . J. Henry Co., Inc., Philadel-phia, Pa., this ocean service, heavy-duty deck barge measures 180 feet in length by 43 feet 6 inches in beam by 12 feet 9 inches in depth and is believed capable of withstanding the highest concentrated deck loading of any barge of its type now in service. The barge is longitudinally framed with two bulkheads and six transverse bulkheads, divid-ing the barge into 21 watertight compartments, and transverse flooding ducts connecting the wing tanks will prevent asymmetrical flooding in the event of hull damage. The system of heavy deck longitudinals and transverse web frames will fulfill all present and anticipated needs for transporting extreme-ly heavy units, and will easily permit loading of tractor-trailer trucks side by side. Mrs. John McDonald, wife of the S. C. Love-land Company representative, christened the barge during ceremonies attended by the own-ers and Wyatt officials. 46 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News