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JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARDS Incorporated under the name Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc. JACKSONVILL JA JAC JAC JACl! nTnc jack Florida JACK-., viLLf JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE Brothers Contractors, lm fARDS I I I Incorporated under the name Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc. solve ship stability problems Baroid Ballast Fluids* are stabilized high density fluids specially compounded for use as perma-nent ballast in ships' tanks. These fluids are: ? Placed low in the ship and do not use valu-able cargo space ? Available at densities up to 150 pounds per cubic foot, allowing maximum use of avail-able tankage ? Classed as permanent ballast and approved by USCG and American Bureau of Shipping ? Usually less costly than other heavy perma-nent ballast For more information contact: BAROID DIVISION NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1675, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001 "U.S. Pat. No. 3,318,278 ? Easier to remove; can be stored and re-installed ? Maintenance-free ? Non-corrosive ? Non-combustible and will not support combustion Baroid Ballast Fluids have been in successful use on many ships for several years. Baroid prepares and installs these fluids at all continental U.S. ports and shipyards. United Fruit Promotes Denver, Bourg & Luce Robert A. Denver has been appointed gen-eral division manager of United Fruit Com-pany, according to a recent announcement by Capt. Charles B. McAuley, vice-president? transportation operations. In this position Mr. Denver will supervise United Fruit's U.S. domestic divisions and will continue to have staff responsibility in connection with the company's worldwide banana discharging ter-minals. A career employee, Mr. Denver was named manager cargo operations in 1962, and in 1965 manager domestic terminal operations. Two other appointments were also an-nounced by Captain McAuley. James M. Bourg has been appointed director of distribution for United Fruit. Mr. Bourg will be responsible for all inland banana traffic activities, including perishable freight inspec-tion services. Mr. Bourg joined United Fruit last year as manager?distribution. Stanley F. Luce, another career employee, has been named manager?transportation serv-ices. Mr. Luce will coordinate all vessel utiliza-tion in the company's worldwide services. Mr. Luce was named superintendent general cargo operations in 1962. and in 1966 assistant man-ager?domestic terminal operations. All three men will be located in United Fruit's headquarters office in Boston. Luckenbach Acquires Shaw Bros. Shipping Edgar Luckenbach, president of Lucken-bach Steamship Company, announced that his 119-year-old firm has acquired the marine op-erations of Shaw Brothers Shipping Company, one of the largest and oldest terminal opera-tors, stevedores and agencies in the growing ports of Miami, Port Everglades, West Palm Beach and Port Canaveral. The new addition to the rapidly expanding Luckenbach "family of companies" became ef-fective on June 15. Mr. Luckenbach stated "this new acquisition . . . the fifth in as many years . . . will put the Luckenbach house flag in 11 Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports and will result in service to virtually every major American and foreign-flag steamship company trading with the ports of Philadelphia; Wilm-ington, Delaware; Camden, N.J.; Wilmington and Morehead City, N.C.; Jacksonville, Cape Canaveral, Port Everglades, West Palm Beach, Miami and Tampa, Fla." Bureau Publishes Revised Cargo Gear Requirements The American Bureau of Shipping has pub-lished a revised version of its "Requirements for the Certification of the Construction and Survey of Cargo Gear on Merchant Vessels." A number of changes have been made, includ-ing a complete new section on union purchase, or "Burtoning" as it is often called. Costing $1.50, the booklet may be obtained from the nearest Bureau office or from circula-tion manager, American Bureau of Shipping, 45 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004. Levingston Shipbuilding To Convert Cargo Ship Zapata Offshore Co., Houston, Texas, has awarded the Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas, a contract for conversion of a diesel-propelled cargoship into an offshore, oil-well drilling vessel. The ship, Navigator, is a war-built C-l-M-AVI-type vessel which will be able, when completed, to drill to water depths of 15,000 feet. Sponsons, 225-feet long, will be built and fitted port and starboard. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News