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Nilo Barge Line Names

M.E. Midgley President

Myrle E. Midgley

Myrle E. Midgley has been named president of Nilo Barge Line, Inc.

He formerly was executive vice presi- dent.

Nilo Barge operates general pur- pose barges transporting bulk com- modities on inland waterways, princi- pally on the Mississippi, Missouri,

Illinois, Ohio and Delaware Rivers and in the Gulf of Mexico and the

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Its headquarters are in the Pierce Build- ing at 112 North Fourth Street, St.

Louis, Mo.

Mr. Midgley has had many years of experience in the barge transport field. He began his career in 1937 at the terminal of Federal Barge

Lines and was the line's assistant operating manager when he moved to

Monsanto Company in 1956 as su- pervisor of water transportation. He joined Nilo in 1963.

Mr. Midgley is a graduate of

Washington University in St. Louis, with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. He holds a chief engi- neer's license in the U.S. merchant marine. He is a member of The So- ciety of Naval Architects and Ma- rine Engineers, the Scientific Re- search Society of America, and The

Propeller Club of the U.S.

U.S. Merchant Marine

Service Organizations

Form Working Affiliation

United Seamen's Service, which provides home-away-from-home fa- cilities for seamen in foreign ports, and the American Merchant Ma- rine Library Association have formed a working affiliation.

At an executive committee meet- ing held recently, Edward J. Heine

Jr., president of USS, who also heads up United States Lines Com- pany, said: "This new association would greatly benefit all merchant seamen by providing extensive pro- grams both at home and on board ship."

Mrs. George Emlen Roosevelt, chairman of the board of the Amer- ican Merchant Marine Library As- sociation, said : "This extension of activities overseas would provide the continuing and invaluable serv- ice for the men who sail this coun- try's merchant ships."

AMMLA, sometimes called the "Public Library of the High Seas/' which provides ship and shore li- brary service to American-flag ves- sels, is a nonprofit organization chartered by the New York State

Board of Regents in 1921. Since its

January 15, 1973 chartering, AMMLA has provided more than 17,000,000 books and magazines to some 71,000 ships. Its support comes from funds and the contribution of books.

United Seamen's Service, which marked its 30th anniversary this year, is the only voluntary Ameri- can agency that provides health, welfare and recreational services to

American seamen in foreign ports.

It is supported by united communi- ty funds across the country. 24 Ships Ordered

In Three-Week Period

From Gotaverken Yards

New orders for 24 ships worth a total of about $600,000,000 have been received by Sweden's Gotaverken shipbuilding group within the last few weeks of 1972. This brings the com- pany's order books to 42 vessels ag- gregating 5.7-million deadweight tons.

The orders include a series of 15 tankers, each of 140,000 dwt, and three OBO ships of 122,500 dwt. An order for three additional OBO ships may well be confirmed within the near future, Gotaverken says.

The orders came from companies in England, Finland, Norway, and

Sweden, it is stated.

All the new ships are to be equip- ped with Burmeister & Wain diesel engines type K90GF, built at Gota- verken's engine workshops in Gote- borg.

Equitable builds distinctive vessels and marine equipment for use worldwide.

Since 1921 we have been designing and building marine equipment and systems for operation all over the world. Special equipment and systems for unique and specialized use.

In 1947 we built the world's first offshore drilling tender. The ship that brought in Louisiana's first tideland oil discovery. In the 1960's we built four self- propelled drilling ships for worldwide use. And they continue to set standards of operational success.

Also in the 1960's we built a container system for the distribution of products to shallow-water ports in the

Caribbean. In 1968 Equitable contracted to build the first LASH barges in the world, and in 1970 we began building the world's first SEABEE barges. These are major components in a new transportation system that is changing the living habits of millions of people.

Equitable has become the world's largest builder of LASH and SEABEE barges.

And in 1970 we built the 208-foot MANATI, a roll-on/ roll-off trailership designed to make the initial container system even more efficient and profitable.

And, in addition to the design and construction of special floating marine equipment, Equitable has become one of the largest builders in the world of tugs, offshore crewboats, oil barges, cargo barges, dredge tenders, towboats, offshore personnel quarters, and other equipment for the maritime and petroleum industry worldwide.

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Equitable Equipment Company, Inc.

P. O. Box 8001, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 504/947-0631, Telex: 058-354, Cable: EQUITY

A subsidiary of Equity Industries, Inc.

Equitable 95' tug 100' offshore crewboat/fireboat

Equitable sets marine stands

Self-propelled drill ship set standards by building them. 33