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Foss Launch & Tug

Promotes William Wood —Jurgensen Appointed

Sidney D. Campbell, president of

Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle,

Wash., has announced the promo- tion of William P. Wood to the position of senior vice president, and the appointment of Roy D.

Jurgensen as vice president of sales and marketing.

Mr. Wood, formerly vice presi- dent of marketing and engineer- ing, will assume broader responsi- bilities in the overall management of Foss. Mr. Wood studied engi- neering at the University of Wash- ington, and was with the Todd organization before joining Foss in 1946. He is a charter member of the Port Engineers Society of Pu- get Sound, a past chairman of the

Pacific Northwest Section of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, and a member of their tug and barge panel MS-7.

He is also a member of the A B S subcommittee on ship operation and of the Seaspan Technical Com- mittee.

Mr. Jurgensen, prior to joining

Foss, was affiliated with the ce- ment group of Kaiser Cement and

Gypsum Corporation in the capa- city of regional sales manager. Pre- viously, he was manager of distri- bution and transportation for

Kaiser Cement, directing that company's ship and barge opera- tions. He is a graduate of the

University of South Dakota. "During the past year, both Foss

Launch & Tug Co. and FOBS Alaska

Line have greatly expanded the number of ports served in regular, scheduled cargo transport and in contract towing, as well as increas- ing the size and diversity of our fleet," Mr. Campbell said. "Our plans call for even more acceler- ated expansion, with continued su- perior service, in the immediate years ahead. These organizational promotions assure us of having the capability to meet broadening ma- rine towing needs of our present and future customers," he added.

Foss Launch & Tug Co. and

Foss Alaska Line are affiliates of the Dillingham Corporation, Hono- lulu.

Lockheed Low Bidder

At $52.6 Million

To Build Icebreaker

Lockheed Shipbuilding and Con- struction Co., Seattle, Wash., with a bid of $52,681,485, was the apparent low bidder for the construction of a 400-foot icebreaker for the U.S.

Coast Guard.

Prosher Marine Corp.

Formed To Operate

Oceangoing Tonnage

Prosher Corp., a Los Angeles based real estate development and building materials corporation, an- nounced that in a joint venture with James J. Apostolakis and Spi- ros Milonas, shipping executives, it has formed a new company, Pro- sher Marine Corp.

According to Martine Landis, chairman of the board and presi- dent of Prosher Corp., the new company will be a wholly-owned subsidiary. The firm will own, manage and operate oceangoing vessels through the construction and purchase of oil and ore-carry- ing vessels. Prosher Marine will be headquartered in New York

City.

Unique Ceremony

At Todd-Houston

A unique christening and launch- ing took place July 30 at Todd

Shipyards' plant in Houston, Tex- as. In a most unusual ceremony, four barges and one river boat were christened. One of the four barges, the Alamo 2000, was launched afterward to complete the five unit tow, with a total ca- pacity of 100,000 barrels and a total length of 1,165 feet.

The vessels were christened by the wife and children of E.A.

Smith, president of Alamo Chemi- cal Transportation Company. Miss

Suzanne Virginia Smith christened the 4,500-hp river boat named in her honor. The barge Alamo 2000 was christened by Mrs. E.A. Smith,

Alamo 2001 was christened by

Catherine Anne Smith, and Alamo 2002 and Alamo 2003 were chris- tened by Mr. Smith's sons, Stacy and Tom, respectively.

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