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Sun Oil Company

Transportation Post

To William Soden

Sun Oil has announced the ap- pointment of William G. Soden as assistant to the transportation vice- president.

Formerly assigned to Marcus

Hook, Pa., Mr. Soden will move to the corporate offices in Philadel- phia. His responsibilities include assisting and advising the vice- president on transportation activi- ties, as well as coordinating trans- portation functions. The transpor- tation department oversees the op- eration of pipelines, marine facili- ties, and the company's traffic sec- tion.

Before his present appointment,

Mr. Soden was transportation rep- resentative, merger management staff, which has been implement- ing the reorganization of the com- pany following the merger of Sun

Oil Company and Sunray DX Oil

Company in 1968.

Mr. Soden joined Sun Oil Com- pany in 1963 as an inspector in the marine department. He was named assistant director of the depart- ment three years later and was ap- pointed transportation representa- tive on the merger management staff in 1969. He also worked for the company two summers while in college.

Mr. Soden was born in 1929. He attended Lafayette College for two years and majored in chemical en- gineering before transferring to the United States Naval Academy, where he was graduated in 1954 as a second lieutenant in the

United States Marine Corps. There- after, he rose to the rank of cap- tain before joining Sun Oil. 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

William G. Soden

Mr. Soden was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University, 1966-67, under a program to broaden and develop young executives. While there he wrote a technical paper entitled "Tomorrow's Petroleum

Transportation." He returned to

Sun upon completion of the pro- gram.

Mr. Soden is a member of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, United States

Naval Institute, Sea Pollution

Committee of the American Petro- leum Institute, and a member of

Sun Oil's air and water quality control committee.

Codan Appoints

Robert A. Gierszal VP

Chris Ostergaard Jr., president of

Codan Construction Corporation,

Erie, Pa., has announced the ap- pointment of Robert A. Gierszal as vice-president and general man- ager of the firm. Mr. Gierszal has served as assistant general man- ager for the stevedoring operation of the company.

Mr. Ostergaard also announced that the franchise to operate the new Erie International Marine

Terminal located at the foot of

Wayne Street in Erie has been awarded to them. Codan is a sub- sidiary of Sessinghaus & Oster- gaard Inc.

Marine Jet Propulsion

Brochure Available

From Buehler Corp.

An illustrated, eight-page bro- chure providing complete specifi- cations on turbopower marine jet propulsion units is availabe from

The Buehler Corporation, 9000

Precision Drive, Indianapolis, Ind. 46236.

Dynamic thrust curves for units from 7y2 inches to 20 inches are included. The brochure describes the water jet propulsion concept, shows a wide range of present ap- plications, and suggests other ap- plications where jet propulsion's freedom from propeller damage, drag and cavitation, fine maneu- verability, and shallow water ca- pability are advantageous.

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