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ITEL To Arrange

First American LNG

Ship Lease Transaction

Universal Gas and Oil Company,

Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, New

York, N.Y. 10017, has selected ITEL

Leasing Corporation, a subsidiary of

ITEL Corporation, One Embarca- dero Center, San Francisco, Calif. 94111, to arrange a lease transaction involving a 35,000-cubic-meter lique-

TO ORDER: CONTACT FPS

In New York:

INDEPENDENT

PETROLEUM

SUPPLY CO. 1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, N.Y. 10019

Tel. (212) 245-1280 fied natural gas vessel under long- term charter to UGO.

The vessel, costing approximately $40 million, is being built at Con- structions Navales et Industrielles de la Mediterranee, La Seyne, France.

Delivery is expected the first half of 1974.

Upon completion of the lease trans- action, the vessel is expected to oper- ate under the American flag, and is likely to be the first such liquefied natural gas vessel to come into the

American merchant fleet.

ITEL Leasing has agreed, in a let- ter of intent, to use its best efforts to structure and arrange the financial transaction. ITEL Leasing has exten- sive experience in arranging large- scale full-payout leveraged lease fi- nancing for major transportation, in- dustrial and utility companies.

Universal Gas and Oil Company,

Inc. will engage primarily in the transportation of liquefied gases. The vessel involved in this proposed trans- action is one of four liquefied gas vessels, on order or charter to the company, scheduled for delivery by the end of 1974. In addition, Univer- sal Gas and Oil owns various oil, gas, and hard mineral exploration rights.

C.Y. Tung Orders

Two Huge Tankers

From Bremer Vulkan

C.Y. Tung has ordered two 320- 000-dwt tankers from Bremer Vul- kan Shipyard, West Germany, ac- cording to reports from Hong

Kong. The ships, scheduled for de- livery in April and August 1976, will be the largest in Mr. Tung's fleet, although it is said that he is also negotiating for another vessel of between 400,000 and 500,000 deadweight tons.

Other reports indicate that the

Island Navigation Corp., part of the Tung Group, is discussing the building of a 371,000 tonner with

Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machin- ery Co., Ltd.

Dravo Appoints Two

To Managerial Posts

Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh,

Pa., has announced two personnel appointments in its Eastern Con- struction Division.

William L. Horstman, former en- gineering manager for the division, has been appointed manager of business development. Robert L.

Watson Jr., previously estimating and cost manager, has been named engineering manager.

Mr. Horstman, who joined Dravo in 1947, will take responsibility for new business activities in market- ing and development. A civil engi- neering graduate of Iowa State

College, he is a member of the

American Society of Civil Engi- neers, Society of Military Engi- neers, and Engineers' Society of

Western Pennsylvania. He is a registered professional engineer in

Pennsylvania.

Mr. Watson, who joined Dravo in 1953, will have responsibility for engineering, estimating, cost con- trol and contract administration for the division. A graduate in civil en- gineering at the University of Illi- nois, he is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and Illi- nois.

Dravo's Eastern Construction

Division is involved in a variety of heavy construction and excavation projects throughout the Eastern section of North America and over- seas, including dams, bridges, dock and port facilities, shafts and tun- nels.

Lavino Shipping Names

R.E. Delaney Director

The appointment of Robert E.

Delaney as a member of the board of directors of Lavino Shipping Co. has been announced by Edward J.

Lavino II, president of the Phila- delphia, Pa.-based firm. Mr. De- laney is treasurer and controller of

Lavino Shipping.

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IN EUROPE, CONTACT:

Bunker Agent

C. Kubon & Company

Herm. Dauelsberg

The Maritime Agency

A. Anker-Nilssen A/S

Oil-Shipping Co

Josef Nilsson AB

City

Bergen

Bremen

Copenhagen

Oslo

Rotterdam

Stockholm

Territory

West Coast Norway

Bremen area

Denmark

East Coast Norway

Benelux, Switzerland

Sweden, Finland

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MAY CONTACT THEIR LOCAL BROKER OR IPS LONDON. '2JOOOOO helper for Antigua Pit Stop

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