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Dillingham Transfers Emerson To Albina Parker C. Emerson has been transferred to Albina Engine and Machine Works' Engineering De-partment of the Dillingham Cor-poration. He is a naval architect and engineer who was formerly with the Oahu Railway and Terminal Warehousing Co. Ltd. He has also worked with Hawaiian Tug and Barge and Dillingham Corporation in Hawaii. Prior to joining the Dillingham Corporation, he operated his own business in San Diego. He is the designer of the Maka-hani and a 64-foot harbor tug both presently being built by Albina. He also designed the HTB-29, the largest barge ever built in Hawaii, for the Hawaiian Tug and Barge Company. Holiday Inns Acquiring Southern Stevedoring To Aid Delta Lines Holiday Inns Inc. and TCO In-dustries, which now control Delta Steamship Lines Inc., have an-nounced plans to acquire Southern Stevedoring Company Inc. for slightly more than $l-million. Southern Stevedoring is privately owned by B. Harris. costs Approval of the acquisition by the Maritime Administration has been requested because Delta is a subsidized line. According to the application, Delta will have its stevedoring performed at cost by Southern and will be reimbursed for any expenses or salaries of the line's employees which may be in-curred in the general supervision of Southern after its acquisition. H. O. Penn Appoints John R. Luersen Mgr. Marketing Services H. O. Penn Machinery Company, Inc., Bronx, N.Y., has announced the appointment of John R. Luer-sen as manager of marketing serv-ices. H. O. Penn Machinery pro-vides Caterpillar sales and service for New York, Long Island and Connecticut contractors. The com-pany maintains facilities in the Bronx, Poughkeepsie, Tuxedo Park, New York and Newington, Conn. In his new position Mr. Luersen will be responsible for Penn's ad-vertising and sales promotions and expediting details of the marketing program. Prior to joining Penn's marketing staff, the new manager of marketing services was em-ployed by Smith-Corona Marchant, Inc., as advertising-sales promo-tion coordinator in various product areas. He also held a similar posi-tion with Mack Trucks, Inc. Mr. Luersen attended Cooper Union, New York, N.Y. and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. He served more than five years in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, and was discharged in May, 1945, with the rank of sergeant. Bio-Oceanic Research New Consulting Firm Based In New Orleans The formation of a consulting and research firm in the fields of marine science and biological oceanography has been announced by its president, Dr. Merrill A. True. The firm, Bio-Oceanic Re-search, Inc., 1600 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. 70112, has a staff of qualified environmental scien-tists. The new consulting firm is offer-ing onshore and offshore services in pollution evaluation and con-trol, marine fouling studies, design and evaluation of sampling tech-niques and similar fields. reduce pipe welding ROBVON BACKING RINGS Designed for quick easy alignment of pipe or tubing ... assure precise close tolerance fit-up ... allow complete penetration and fusion of the weld and radiograph perfect certified welds. Patented NUBS automatically set welding gap for the root-pass. Internal bevel and flat inner land assures nonrestricted fluid flow. In Carbon Steel, Wrought Iron, Chrome Alloys, Stainless and Aluminum. Machined rings and Consumable inserts to customers' specifications. Consumable inserts for critical piping in Carbon Steel, Stainless and Chrome molys. Send lor Complete Catalog ROBVON BACKING RING COMPANY 675 GARDEN STREET . ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07207 ? (201) 352-9613 May we serve you? MARINE CLOSURES BUILT TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS ? ENGINEERS ? FABRICATORS ? MACHINISTS ? FOUNDRY MARHIL MFG., INC. 113 W. 2nd Street Smithville, Texas 78957 Code 512 237-3212 QUOTES GIVEN UPON REQUEST BUSHIP ? COMMERCIAL ARNESSEN SERVES 75 SHIPS A DAY... ON A SLOW DAY THAT IS. Arnessen troubleshooters are out on call all day/all night long in America's busy harbors servicing Euro-pean and Japanese electric/electronic equipment. Arnessen's foreign spare parts department is busy with RUSH orders 18 hours a day. Arnessen knows the importance of cutting port-time, getting a ship out in a hurry. We do it 75 times a day. ARNESSEN ELECTRIC COMPANY ? INCORPORATED 335 BONO STREET. BROOKLYN. N.Y. 11231 ? PHONE: 212-596-1500 CABLE ADDRESS: ELECRAFT, N.Y. ? TELEX NO. 22 2028 HAMBURG ? OSLO ? TOKYO John R. Luersen 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News