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principal task will ibe however, Mr.

Kummerman noted, to implement diversification plans both in mari- time and non-maritime business ac- tivities.

Reviewing the current technical problems and trends faced by the world's shipbuilding industries, the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to press the classifica- tion societies to give more atten- tion to the present structural prob- lems caused by the torsional hull movement of containerships, OBO carriers and other "open" vessels while at sea.

Another policy reviewed at the convention in Italy was to increase the 'Group's manufacturing facili- ties to cope with the steadily in- creasing size of the access equip- ment designed and sold by Mac-

Gregor. This consideration and the trend for package supply, i.e. cov- ers and coamings, has resulted in new manufacturing capacity in

Germany, Norway, Japan and

Sweden, and further fabrication lo- cations are proposed for Brazil and

Poland.

Among delegates who attended from the 25-member companies of the Organization were, for the first time, representatives from Centro- mor, the MacGregor licensee in

Poland. The American representa- tive was J.H. Klewsaat, president from MacGregor-Comarain Inc.,

Cranford, 'N.J.

Mesco Tectonics

Appoints Occhetti

Louis A. Occhetti

Louis A. Occhetti, P.E., was ap- pointed corporate chief engineer of

Mesco Tectonics, Inc., Clifton, N.J., a manufacturer of industrial and marine heat exchangers, manifolds, hoists, deck machinery and other marine products and equipment.

Mr. Occhetti attended the U.S.

Naval Academy and holds a bache- lor of science degree in naval ar- chitecture and marine engineering and a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the

University of Michigan. He has done additional graduate work in electronics and management.

An author of numerous technical and management articles, lecturer and holder of several patents, Mr.

Occhetti's background includes previous positions as chief engineer and other assignments of responsi- bility with Lidgerwood Manufac- turing, F.H. McGraw, M.W. Kel- logg, Singmaster and Breyer, and

George G. Sharp, prior to his join- ing Mesco Tectonics, Inc.

MacGregor Int'l

Announces Changes In

Structure And Policy

Basic changes to the structure and policy of the MacGregor Inter- national Organization were an- nounced by its president, Henri

Kummerman, to delegates from 19 countries attending the Group's an- nual convention in Italy. Mr. Kum- merman outlined plans to establish in London, before the end of this year, a control and advisory com- pany headed by R.P. Holubowicz, executive vice president of the Or- ganization.

The company also conducted an

OBO symposium which was held in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New

York, N.Y., for the American mari- time fraternity.

Coordinated by the American

MacGregor Company, the symposi- um offered OBO "know-how" and experience to owners contemplat- ing new tonnage for the U.S. Gov- ernment's program for a large fleet of bulk combination carriers.

Symposiums were also held in

New Orleans and San Francisco.

The new company, announced at the annual convention in Italy, will be named Central MacGregor Ltd., which will be responsible for moni- toring and counseling MacGregor companies throughout the world in matters of finance, management techniques, public relations and other matters of group policy. Its

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