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" ifZlL, /riPOKf ujft That extra touch in custom barge building Port Houston Shipyard, long known for its quality in barge design and construction, has added an extra touch to its service. New physical plant additions and improvements make it possible to continue barge construc- WYATT DIVISION tion in bad weather. No matter what the y. S. INDUSTRIES INC service, we build barges to fit your needs. Port Houston Shipyards Houston / Dallas / Corpus Christi / New York / Los Angeles / Tulsa / Livingston, N. J. Port Authority Chairman Wins Man Of The Year Award James D. Goodloe (right). Port of Jacksonville Propeller Club president, presents 'Man of the Year' award to R. R. Thomas, chairman of Jacksonville Port Authority. The Port of Jacksonville, Florida, Propeller Club has honored Randolph R. Thomas by awarding him the Club's first annual 'Man of the Year' award. Mr. Thomas is chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority. James D. Goodloe, the Club's president, said the award was established to recognize the in-dividual in the community who has distinguish-ed himself in the area of port development. Besides serving on the Port Authority, Mr. Thomas is president of McDuff Appliances Inc., a director of Junior Achievement and the YMCA, and a member of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce and its Committee of 100, and many other organizations. He has served on the Port Authority since 1966 and has been its chairman for nearly the full time since then. Four Huge Tankers Ordered From Kockums Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads A/B of Malmo, Sweden, has announced the receipt of a contract worth $40-million for four tankers, totaling 963,-000 deadweight tons. The buyers are foreign shipowners but Kock-ums said they did not want their identity revealed for business reasons. The orders included three 251,400-ton tankers ?the biggest ships ever ordered in Swedish yards ?and one 210,000-ton vessel. MECROME FIGHTS FRICTION TO THE FINISH WRITE FOR NEW LINER FACTS BROCHURE A»TELEDYNE COMPANY METAL FINISHERS 1725 East 27th Street. Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Telephone: 216-696-0511 3125 Brinkerhoff Rd., Kansas City, Kansas 66115 Telephone: 913-371-8501 In Canada: National Hard Chrome Plating Company, Ltd., Toronto. Ontario SHIP DON'T LET CYLINDER UNERS JUMP When your engine cylinder liners drop out of your diesel engines because of worn bearing surfaces, poor efficiency, high oil rates . . . send them to us. We'll put some "backbone" in 'em ... by Mecrome plating a new bearing surface. This patented process makes old liners better than new at less than the cost of *""v a new liner. Puts the skids under costly changeouts. Increases liner life and oil-lubricating qualities. Use Mecrome . . . the "great persuader" for bringing your liners back into shape. 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News