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Columbian Rope

Appoints Tourtellot

Marketing Vice Pres.

Vessel Operators Seek

Construction Subsidies

Under New Program

Applications for construction sub- sidies for ore/bulk/oil carriers to be built under the new maritime pro- gram have been submitted to Mar Ad.

Among those that filed were the En- ergy Corporation of America, 245

East 63rd Street, New York. N.Y., for six vessels of 165,000-dwt;

Amercargo, Inc., 17 Battery Place,

New York, N.Y., filed for two ves- sels; Waterman Carriers, a subsid- iary of Waterman Steamship Corp., 17 Rector Street, New York, N.Y., filed for two vessels; T.J. Stevenson and Co., Inc., 80 Broad Street, New

York, N.Y., filed for an indetermi- nate number; Great Republic Trans- port, Inc., 21 West Street, New York,

N.Y., filed for three vessels; Star- board Shipping Inc., 39 Broadway,

New York, N.Y., filed for an in- determinate number, and Columbia

Steamship Co., Portland, Ore., filed for two vessels. These operators filed for ships in the 77,000-dwt to 80,000- dwt range.

Design specifications for the pro- posed vessels have been submitted to the Maritime Administration by several firms including Bethlehem-

Sparrows Point Shipyard, J J. Henry

Co., John J. McMullen Associates,

Inc., National Steel and Shipbuilding

Co., and Newport News Shipbuild- ing & Dry Dock Co.

Carl T. Tourtellot Jr.

Carl T. Tourtellot Jr. has been named to the newly created posi- tion of vice president, marketing, for Columbian Rope Company of

Auburn, N.Y.

Columbian is the nation's largest manufacturer of natural and syn- thetic fiber ropes. The appointment of Mr. Tourtellot to the new mar- keting position is, according to

Frank R. Metcalf, president, "an indication of the aggressive posture that the company is taking in main- taining our leadership in the in- dustry."

Mr. Tourtellot joins Columbian from the firm of Ernst and Ernst, where he was marketing and gen- eral management consultant. Mr.

Tourtellot is a graduate of Dart- mouth College and holds a master of business administration degree from the Harvard School of Busi- ness. "Carl comes to Columbian with over 25 years of marketing and sales experience," Mr. Metcalf stated. "In his new position, Carl will contribute added impetus to our sales program."

R.G. Fritchie Named To

Manage New Group At

Bailey Meter Company

Robert G. Fritchie

Robert G. Fritchie has been ap- pointed manager of the Applied Sys- tems Group at Bailey Meter Com- pany.

The newly-formed group is charg- ed with the extension of Bailey's markets for computers.

Mr. Fritchie has eight years of marketing and process control expe- rience. He has a bachelor of chemi- cal engineering degree from North- eastern University and is a member of NSPE, TAPPI, AMA, and ISA.

A subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox,

Bailey Meter Company is a major source of computers, information sys- tems, measuring and control instru- ments and control systems.

The next time your ship needs repairs, DON'T give it a second thought.

Bring it to us. We'll put it in one of our six drydocks and GIVE it the full treatment. Our 2000- man work force and supporting shops will have it fixed UP in no time. You'll be back in THE water sooner with your ship in SHIP shape,

Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc.

A SUBSIDIARY OF FRUEHAUF CORPORATION

FT. OF HENDRICKS AVE. • JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA • AREA 904 398-3081

New York Sales Office: 1 Battery Park Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10004 (212) 943-2397

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