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OSE Reorganizes Divisional Activities Willard Bascom, president of Ocean Science and Engineering, Inc. (OSE), Washington, D.C., has announced a reorganization of di-visional activities at OSE to more effectively respond to the com-pany's principal markets and goals. Mr. Bascom indicated that the changes will enable the company to assimilate the expanding busi-ness in certain new ocean markets such as the Arctic regions. CAPSTANS ???best*** in the least space! Known on the 7 Seas since 1907 Sidney Kulek has been appointed a vice-president and general mana-ger of Ocean Science and Engineer-ing, Inc. and will be based in Washington, D.C. The Florida op-erations, including engineering in West Palm Beach and scallop op-erations in Fort Pierce, will report to Washington. A new Washing-ton, D.C.-based division has been formed under Dr. T. K. Chamber-lain called the Science Division with activities which include en-vironmental studies. National Cargo Bureau Appoints S. F. Sammis Chief Surveyor S. Fraser Sammis Capt. S. Fraser Sammis has been appointed chief surveyor of the Na-tional Cargo Bureau, it was an-nounced by Capt. Hewlett R. Bish-op, executive vice-president. As chief surveyor Captain Sammis will be in charge of the bureau's surveyors located in all seaports of the United States. Captain Bishop previously served as execu-tive vice-president and chief sur-veyor and this will allow him to devote full time to his duties as executive vice-president. National Cargo Bureau is a na-tionwide non-profit membership organization dedicated to the safe stowage, securing and unloading of cargo on all vessels for the pur-pose of claims prevention. It for-mulates recommendations to the Government on safe stowage of dangerous goods and other cargoes, and offers low-cost cargo-loading inspection service (breakbulk and containers) and inspection of car-go-handling gear. Captain Sammis has served with the National Cargo Bureau since 1957 when he joined the surveying staff in Baltimore, Md. He was transferred to the New York office in 1959 and was made head of the Technical Department in 1962, dep-uty chief surveyor, technical in 1966 and since the summer of 1968 has served as deputy chief surveyor. He is a graduate of the U.S. Mer-chant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Class of 1950, and served his sea time with the United States Lines. He is a master mariner and is a member of The Society of Na-val Architects and Marine Engi-neers. While serving with the National Cargo Bureau, Captain Sammis has contributed to the development of the various booklets on stowage of cargo published by NCB, among them the "General Information for Grain Loading" and the "Shippers' Guide for Proper Stowage of Inter-modal Containers," which was pub-lished in April of this year. He served as adviser to the U.S. Dele-gation to IMCO Sub-Committee on Bulk Cargoes in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Captain Sammis has published several articles which have appear-ed in the Kings Point Log and marine publications. He has given talks to marine industry organiza-tions on the work of National Car-go Bureau in ports throughout the United States. He is a joint recipi-ent with Captain Bishop of the Chairman's Award of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council for a paper presented in March, 1967 in New York. Alexander Ind. Names Hornsby Sales Engineer John W. Hornsby William B. Alexander, president of Alexander Industries, Inc., New Orleans, has announced the ap-pointment of John W. Hornsby as a marine sales engineer for the company. Mr. Hornsby is well known in the marine industry and was most recently a vice-president at Equitable Equipment Company, Inc. He previously served as presi-dent of Higgins Shipyards, Inc.; executive vice-president of New York Shipbuilding Corporation, and chief mechanical engineer for Tampa Shipbuilding Company. He will be located in the New Orleans office of Alexander Industries. Woods Hole Receives Navy Contract For Oceanographic Studies The Office of Naval Research has isued a $2,272,972 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00014-66-C-0241 Mod G 07) for oceanographic studies to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu-tion. Deck and Auxiliary Machinery ? Designing, Building, Repairing SHIP REPAIR Dependable 24-Hour Service REPAIRS & CONVERSIONS TO ALL TYPES OF FLOATING EQUIPMENT 3 BERTHS at YARD Topside Repairs At Unloading Docks PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLETE REPAIRS BENDER Ship Repair, Inc. 265 S. 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