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GE Names Agami

To International Sales

And Marketing Post

Hitachi To Build

Three Tankers For

Overseas Shipholding

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), 511 Fifth Avenue, New

York, N.Y. 10017, has announced that it has placed orders with Hitachi

Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. of Japan for the construction of three tankers aggregating 487,000 dead- weight tons. An 80,000-dwt tanker and a 128,000-dwt tanker are to be delivered in the second half of 1976.

A 279,000-dwt tanker is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 1977 and has been chartered on a long- term basis. All three vessels will be 50 percent owned by OSG.

OSG presently owns and operates a fleet of 38 tankers and dry bulk carriers, aggregating in excess of 1.8 million deadweight tons.

OSG's new-building program now encompasses 22 ships representing an aggregate cost of over $600 million.

Over two-thirds of the 3,247,000 dwt now on order has already been char- tered on a long-term basis. By April of 1978, when the last of the new ships now on order is scheduled to be delivered, OSG's fleet will total 60 vessels aggregating in excess of five million dwt, including ten 50 percent owned and six 60 percent owned vessels.

George A. Agami

George A. Agami has been ap- pointed to the post o'f sales engi- neer in the export market for 'Gen- eral Electric's Marine Turlbine and

Gear Products Department in

Lynn, Mass., according to Robert

H. Kiefer, manager of export ma- rine sales.

In his new position, Mr. Agami is responsible for international sales and market development ifor GE ship (propulsion steam turlbines and gears. He works closely with the department's overseas manufactur- ing associates located throughout the free world, and with shipyards, shipowners, and operators as well.

General Electric Company is a leading supplier of marine steam turbines and gears for ship propul- sion applications.

A native o'f Cairo, Egypt, he holds a bachelor's degree in me- chanical engineering from Cairo

University, and was employed as an engineer at the Aswan Hydro- electric Power 'Station in Aswan, prior to joining GE.

Since 1967, Mr. Agami has been in the employ of GE's Internation- al Sales Division, headquartered in

New York City, first as a marine projects engineer, and most recent- ly as a marine sales engineer. He is a member of The iSociety of Na- val Architects and Marine Engi- neers.

Matson Trailerships

To Be Chartered From

First Chicago Leasing

Matson Navigation Company has announced an agreement to charter its two new 25,000-ton 24-knot roll-on/ roll-off trailerships from First Chi- cago Leasing Corporation, a subsid- iary of First Chicago Corporation.

The twin 700-foot vessels, each val- ued at about $30 million, are under construction at Sun Shipbuilding and

Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pa.

The first vessel, S/S Lurline, will be the first ro/ro ship of its type in Pacific trade when it enters serv- ice this month. The second ship will follow at the end of the year.

The trailerships, which can carry freight of virtually any size that can be moved on wheels, will complement

Matson's lift-on/lift-off container service.

Matson, a wholly owned subsid- iary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. of

Honolulu, introduced containeriza- tion to the Pacific 15 years ago.

August 1, 1973 7

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