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Holt stated that this was the first step in a drive to make this facility the leading containerport 011 the South Atlantic coast. The facility will be built on a site close to the present Garden City wharves. Twenty acres of land have been assigned to the project, with 15 acres being paved for backup storage. The new 734-foot wharf will be served by a 90,000-pound crane. It is expected that the entire facility will be ready by May. 1970. Additional space is available in this location for future expansion. Arrangements have been com-pleted, according to Mr. Holt, with several steamship lines to operate full containerships from the new facility. Presently, only Sea-Land Services, Inc. operates full con-tainerships from southeast ports. as resident sales engineer, special-izing in marine deck machinery and steering engines for commercial and naval applications. Since 1961 he has held the position of eastern sales manager, Heavy Machinery Division, of Western, assuming the additional responsibility for marine systems development. This includ-ed replenishment at sea, oceanogra-phy and cargo handling. Mr. Victory is active in The So-ciety of Naval Architects and Ma-rine Engineers, and the American Society of Naval Engineers. He is a member of the Hague Post of the American Legion, Whitehall Club and New York Athletic Club. N. D. (Nat) McClure Joins St. Louis Ship Paterson, Kearns, Brennan Appointed Bruce GM Diesel N.Y. Area Sales Engineers William Brennan Edward R. Paterson, Joseph F. Kearns and William Brennan have been appointed sales engineers by Bruce GM Diesel. Inc. for the New York area, it was announced by Bruce Brown, the firm's chief ex-ecutive. The Lodi, New Jersey-based firm is authorized Detroit Diesel distributor for the New York Metropolitan area. Company President Bruce Brown indicated, "it is a matter of policy at Bruce to elevate promis-ing men in the organization as they demonstrate their ability to take on new challenges." Before joining Bruce, Mr. Pat-erson was sales engineer with Cum-mins Sales Corporation. His ex-pertise spans military and civilian diesel applications, engineering and sales. During World War II, Mr. Pat-erson served as chief engineer for Nevins Shipyard, Bronx, N.Y. In subsequent years he has been asso-ciated with Daimler Benz of North America ; Alpine Geophysical, Nor-wood, N.J., and Henry Knese Ma-rine College Point, N.Y. Mr. Paterson has won the covet-Joseph F. Kearns ed GM Detroit Diesel Crown Award three years consecutively for engine sales. A past president of the Marine Trades Association, he is also active with the Sea Horse Institute. Prior to joining Bruce, Mr. Kearns was northeast regional sales manager for the Kiekhaefer Corporation. He also has been as-sociated with the Atlantic Refin-ing Company and Trans-World Airlines. A former diesel-engineer-ing officer in the maritime service, Mr. Kearns is active with the U.S. Power Squadron, teaching courses in elementary piloting. Before being named to his new post, Mr. Brennan was service manager of Bruce GM's Linden branch. "Mr. Brennan," Bruce Brown stated, "was a fine service manager who we feel will be an asset to our sales engineering team. His knowl-edge of diesel power and applica-tions has come from years of first hand experience. We're very pleased to have Bill in this new-capacity." Edward R. Paterson Deepsea Ventures Names I. J. Victory To Marketing Post James J. Victory John E. Flipse, president, Deep-sea Ventures, Inc., Newport News. Va., has announced the appoint-ment of James J. Victory as assist-ant director of marketing for the Virginia-based oceanographic com-pany. Deepsea, a Tenneco com-pany, is actively engaged in devel-oping our nation's natural re-sources through exploration and commercial development of under-sea mining deposits. Mr. Victory has 17 years experience in the ma-rine field. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Navy as chief engineer aboard the USS Saline County and was involved in many amphibious operations in the far Pacific. Upon completion of his military service, Mr. Victory joined West-ern Gear Corporation as applica-tion engineer in the company head-quarters at Los Angeles, Calif. His responsibilities included design and application of power transmission equipment for the petroleum, ce-ment. steel and marine industries. In 1958 he opened the New York office of Western Gear and served N. D. (Nat) McClure has joined the sales staff of St. Louis Ship as assistant sales manager, according to an announcement made by E. Renshaw, president of this Division of Pott Industries Inc. Mr. McClure, a native of Ala-bama, and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and Korea was re-leased from active service in 1963 at which time he entered the river transportation industry. He was formerly with Nilo Barge Line. Mr. Renshaw indicated that Mr. McClure is expected to concentrate his efforts on the sales of marine repair services and new equipment with primary emphasis on the Gulf Coast area. N. D. McClure