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FROM HALTER FOR NORTH SEA: Halter Marine Fabricators, Inc. of Moss Point, Miss., recently delivered the Motor Vessel Springbuck for the Primal Boat Company of Dallas,

Texas. The vessel is 1 86 feet long, 40 feet wide and 1 4 feet deep. It is the fifth in a series of six being built for the Dallas-based firm. The vessel will be operated by

Penrod Drilling Company, located in Houma, La., and will service offshore drill rigs off the Louisiana coast for a short period of time, then it is scheduled to go to the

North Sea, where it will service offshore rigs.

Newport News Ship

Appoints D.F. Galvin

Daniel F. Galvin

Daniel F. Galvin has 'been named director of the material acquisition division of Newport News Ship- building, Newport News, Va., a

Tenneco company. The announce- ment was made by W.F. Wilson, senior vice president of the ship- yard.

The post carries with it signifi- cant responsibility affecting the yard's profitability, and Mr. Galvin will report directly to Mr. Wilson, who is the company's chief financi- al administrator.

Mr. Galvin will be responsible for the functions of purchasing, small business, material utilization and sales, traffic, material coordi- nation and cost-price analysis.

He joined Newport News Ship- building in 1951, andserved as steel buyer and field expediter until No- vember 1959, when he was trans- ferred to the company's New York office. He returned to Virginia in 1964 as assistant to the purchasing agent. He was named assistant purchasing agent in 1965, and man- ager of procurement in 1971.

A native of New York City, Mr.

Galvin attended Manhattan Col- lege. He is a member of The Pro- peller Club, National Defense

Transportation Association, Vir- ginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the board of directors of the

American Ordnance Association.

Elpac, Inc. To Acquire

KGW Towing Company

Elpac, Inc., 1770 Saint James

Place, Houston, Texas 77027, has reported the signing of conditional agreements for the acquisition of

ROW Towing Company, Inc., the "Weathers Towing Group," of

Greenville, Miss., according to an announcement by Robert N. Ma- teer, president. The acquisition is to be for an undisclosed sum of cash, plus common stock.

Mr. Mateer noted that Weathers

Towing will be an excellent fit with

Elpac's existing marine division.

The Weathers group operates four large towboats serving the inland waterways system. The Weathers family, in business since 1957, will continue to manage this new divi- sion for Elpac.

National Marine Service

Gets Title XI Approval

To Build 16 Vessels

Title XI approval from the Mari- time Administration for 11 tank barges and 5 twin-screw towboats, three of 1,800 bhp, and two of 1,130 bhp, has been received by National

Marine Service, St. Louis, Mo. The towboats will be built at a total cost of $2.9 million by Main Iron Works,

Inc., Houma, La., and the barges will be built by Hillman Barge & Con- struction Co. and St. Louis Ship at a total cost of $3.4 million.

Israeli Yards Announce

Major Expansion Plans

The Government-owned Israel shipyards in Haifa have prepared a master plan with the assistance of Norwegian experts for an ex- pansion which would enable it to build ships from 30,000-200,000 tons.

The plan involves an investment of $15 million, of which a quarter would be needed for the infrastruc- ture. The yard has applied to the

Government for the initial $3.75 million to complete the first stage of the project, which would take 18 months.

This was announced in Haifa by the general manager of the yards,

I. Libertowski. He was speaking upon the completion of the sea trials of the first Israeli-built mis- sile boat, the INS Reshef. He re- ported that the vessel has stood up to all expectations regarding sea- worthiness, fire power and elec- tronic control. He also disclosed that the yard had built the Reshef and a sister ship still under con- struction at a cost of $875,000 be- low that quoted by a European yard which had 'been ready to build missile boats for Israel.

Alton Transportation

Applies For Title XI

To Build 80-Ft Towboat

The Maritime Administration has received an application for Title XI loan guarantee from Alton Trans- portation Co., 112 North 4th Street,

St. Louis, Mo., to refinance two ex- isting towboats, and to build one 1,150-bhp twin-screw towboat. The new vessel will measure 80 feet, cost about $340,000, and will be construc- ted by the Missouri Valley Steel Co. of Leavenworth, Kan.

Sioux City Barge

Elects G.A. Weinmann

The officers and directors of Sioux

City and New Orleans Barge Lines,

Inc., and Sioux City and New Or- leans Terminal Corp., have elected

Gerald A. Weinmann to the posi- tion of treasurer and assistant sec- retary.

Mr. Weinmann joined SCNO in

June 1967 as controller. Prior to his association with SCNO, he was with Material Service Corp., Chi- cago, 111.

In his new position, Mr. Wein- mann will assume full responsibili- ties for all financial matters per- taining to both corporations.

Barber Steamship

Names Carl Blom VP

The appointment of Carl F. Blom as a vice president of Barber Steam- ship Lines has been announced by

E.J. Barber, president. Mr. Blom previously served on the United

States West Coast as vice presi- dent with Overseas Shipping Co. r JACKSONVILLE - Co nfcainer^ r

P a R1 r of the South east! r

The Southeast's newest and finest container terminal is now completed at the Jacksonville Port Authority's

Blount Island property. This new $7 million facility is located only 8 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and is con- tiguous to a two ship's berth general cargo terminal op- erational since 1968.

Mhfr.

THE PORT OF JACKSONVILLE IS HUB

OF SOUTHEASTERN/WORLD MARKETS

Jacksonville, the nation's largest city in area, is within overnight distribution into areas in which 25 million people live.

The Southeast's first container terminal was put into operation at the Jacksonville

Port Authority's Talleyrand Docks and Ter- minals. in 1965. Container handling has increased from 300 to 1500 weekly in six years. Talleyrand Terminal now offers its customers the finest in port facilities with almost one mile of berthing space. J

JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY 2701 Talleyrand Avenue P. O. Box 3005 Phone (904) 356-1971

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