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President Nixon Names

Dr. John J. McMullen

Dr. John J. McMullen

President Nixon has named Dr.

John J. McMullen, president of

United States Lines, Inc., to the

Board of Visitors to the United

States Naval Academy at An- napolis. As one of the six Presi- dential appointees to the Board of

Visitors, Dr. McMullen will be a member of the group which reviews all aspects of education and train- ing at the United States Naval

Academy and reports directly to the President.

Coincidentally, the appointment of Dr. McMullen was made exactly 30 years after his own graduation from the Naval Academy in June 1940. During his 13^ years of com- mission service as a naval officer,

Dr. McMullen obtained a master of science degree from the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology and a doctor of technical science degree from the Swiss Federal In- stitute of Technology in Zurich,

Switzerland.

Subsequent to his naval service,

Dr. McMullen served three years as a civilian employee in the Mari- time Administration in Washing- ton, D.C., and after leaving Govern- ment service in 1958 he established

John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. of New York, a firm of interna- tional naval architects, marine en- gineers and consultants. Since June 1958, Dr. McMullen has been presi- dent and chief executive officer of

United States Lines, Inc.

Flomerca Gulf Line

Names Thor Eckert

Thor Eckert & Company, Inc. has been named New York sales agent for Flomerca Gulf Line. This appointment was made by Lone

Star Shipping Inc., United States

Gulf general agents for the line.

Flomerca Gulf Line, the National

Guatemala Line, maintains a regu- lar service to and from New Or- leans and Houston to Santo Tomas,

Puerto Barrios and Puerto Cortes.

Inquiries should be directed to

Thor Eckert & Company, Inc., 19

Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006.

Marinette To Build

Navy Personnel Boats

Marinette Marine Corporation,

Marinette, Wis., has received a $935,625 contract for the construc- tion of various 36-foot personnel landing craft (LCP-L), Mark 4, from the Naval Ship Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C.

July 1, 1970

Sperry Appoints

Ensley Radio Company

Sperry Rand Corporation's Sperry

Marine System Division, Charlot- tesville, Va., has appointed Ensley

Radio Company Inc., of New Bern,

N.C., as its sales and service rep- resentative for the state of North

Carolina.

Headed by George Ensley the company has served marine opera- tors and owners in North Carolina for more than 20 years. Ensley

Radio joins an extensive worldwide sales and service network main- tained by Sperry Marine Systems

Division.

Ensley Radio will be handling

Sperry's wide line of marine navi- gation aids and steering systems.

Products include a full line of ma- rine radars, loran, echo sounders, automatic pilots and custom-de- signed steering systems for all c.asses of vessels.

New Chartering Firm

Formed In New York

The formation of Bergensen Ma- rine Corporation, at 17 Battery

Place, New York City, has been announced by Harry J. Bergensen, president. The company will pri- marily be engaged in ship charter- ing, ship operations and marine consulting services. In addition, the new firm will perform ship hus- banding agency work in the Port of New York.

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