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NAB RICO NASHVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY P.O. Box 239 Nashville, Tennessee Other profit-proven products include: ? Deck Hardware ? Hose Crones ? 40-Ton Winch ? Bow Steering Units ? Flush Mounted-Watertight Hatches Nilo Barge Line Promotes J.R. Black And T.A. Kayser John R. Black Theodore A. Kayser Two executive appointments have been an-nounced by Nilo Barge Lines, Inc. John R. Black has been named director of operations and Theodore A. Kayser has been appointed general traffic manager. Mr. Black joined Nilo Barge Line in 1965 as manager of chemical operations. Previously he held a number of key management positions in the transportation department of Olin Mat-hie-son Chemical Corporation. He came to Olin in 1952 as rate clerk. In 1953 he was named trans-portation analyst and four years later he be-came marine supervisor. From 1960 through 1964 he advanced from transportation super-visor to manager of marine services for Olin. A graduate of Shurtleff College at Alton, 111., Mr. Black holds a B.S. in business administra-tion. From 1946 through 1949 he served with the U.S. Army Transport Service. Mr. Black is a member of the Propeller Club of the Port of St. Louis, and serves on the U.S. Coast Guard's Chemical Transportation Ad-visory Panel. Mr. Kayser first became associated with Nilo Barge Lines in 1965 as an accountant. He had previously served as an accountant for Lunne-mann, Slais & Co., and office manager of Hart Printing Co. at St. Louis. In 1966 he was named dispatcher for Nilo. He is a graduate of Washington University, at St. Louis, with a B.S. degree in business ad-ministration. He is a member of the Propeller Club of the Port of St. Louis and the St. Louis Milling and Grain Club. AWO Re-Elects Robert Hughes VP Robert J. Hughes, president of James Hughes, Inc., was re-elected vice-president of American Waterways Operators in Region 5 at the annual meeting of members of the region in New York recently. Mr. Hughes is currently serving the second year of a two-year term as a director of the Association, representing regu-lated carriers. Three directors, whose terms were expiring, were re-elected to two-year terms. They are J. Frank Belford Jr., president, Seaboard Ship-ping Company, Division of Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc., representing other carriers for hire; Robert F. Lynch, man-ager, Inland Waterways Operations, Mobil Oil Corporation, Marine Transportation Depart-ment, representing private carriers ; and James P. McAllister, president, McAllister Lighterage Line, Inc., representing regulated carriers. Two other directors in Region 5, in addition to Mr. Hughes, continue in office another year. They are George H. Blohm, vice-president and general manager, Cities Service Tankers Cor-poration, and Francis B. Bushey, president, Spentonbush Transport Service, Inc. Mr. Blohm represents private carriers and Mr. Bushey represents other carriers for hire. The business meeting of members was well attended as was the luncheon which followed with numerous guests in attendance, including representatives of the Army Corps of Engi-neers and the U.S. Coast Guard. Modern Floating Dock, Syncrolift, and Workshops. Ample Quayage and Cranage. CABLE - FURSMIDOK. TEL TRINIDAD 62-52391 Member of the Swan Hunter Group EAST COAST REPRESENTATIVE: Smith-Meeker Engineering Co., 157 Chambers St., New York CM* Deck Fittings by Nabrico Nashville Bridge Company has pioneered in the water transport industry for fifty years. In that time, many of their innovations have become standard equipment on the rivers. For example, the Nabrico 40-ton winch, with 20 times faster take up than a ratchet, is available in a broad range of power options... manual, electric, hydraulic or air. It's made in true right and left hand arrangements. The Nabrico flush hatch cover has no projections to foul lines or trip deck hands. It secures watertight without tools and is approved by American Bureau of Shipping. In addition, Nabrico builds hose cranes, locking pins and sockets, bitts, chocks, kevels and bow steering units. Write for complete catalog and price list of Nabrico deck fittings and hardware.