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Moore And McCormack

Appoints L.W. Ehrhardt

Director Of Planning

Laurence W. Ehrhardt has been appointed director of planning of

Moore and McCormack 'Co., Inc. (NYSE, Pacific) according to Paul

R. Tregurtha, executive vice presi- dent and chief financial officer. Mr.

Ehrhardt will be responsible for the development and operation of long-range planning programs and analysis of specific plans and activi- ties of the company, whose prin- cipal activities are Moore-MdCor- mack Lines, Incorporated in ocean shipping, and Pickands Mather &

Co., which operates Great Lakes ore carriers, iron ore and coa'l mines, and acts as sales agents for various material's.

Mr. Tregurtha noted that Mr.

Ehrhardt has "an extensive back- ground in analysis, planning and development of operations and of budget systems, and the use of computer technology in these areas."

Prior to joining Moore and Mc-

Cormack, Mr. Ehrhardt, since 1969, had 'been affiliated with Applied

Decision Systems, Inc., Welles ley

Hills, Mass. — a consulting firm specializing in the application of quantitative analysis to problems of business decision making in large corporations — as treasurer and as a consultant. His previous business experience also includes two years at Xerox Corporation, where he served as an operations research analyst and as a senior budget analyst.

Mr. Ehrhardt received a B.A. de- gree from Yale in 1961, and an

M.B.A. degree in 1966 fnom the

Harvard Graduate School of Busi- ness Administration, where he con- centrated on managerial eco- nomics.

John T. Owens

Named Controller

At

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock

Co., Chester, Pa., has appointed

John T. Owens to the post of con- troller. In his new post, be will report to G.C. Liacouras, vice presi- dent-ifinance, and will be responsi- ble for the general accounting func- tions of the Finance Division. Mr.

Owens will carry out the duties of controller while continuing to ad- minister his present duties as man- ager of the shipyard's cost account- ing department.

A graduate of La Salle College with a B,S. degree in accounting,

Mr. Owens joined Sun Ship in

March 1966 as assistant to the con- troller and manager of cost ac- counting.

Ackerman Resigns

From Newport News

L.C. Ackerman, chairman and chief executive officer of Newport

News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock

Co., has resigned, effective Aug- ust 15, it was announced by the shipyard's parent company, Ten- neco, Inc.

Mr. Ackerman has been top offi- cer of the shipbuilding company since 1969, having previously been with the Walker Manufacturing

Co., Racine, Wis., another Tenneco subsidiary.

John P. Diesel, president of the shipbuilding organization, will take over as chief executive officer, in addition to his present duties.

Bethlehem Beaumont

Receives Contract For

Self-Propelled Rig

Bethlehem Steel Corporation's

Beaumont, Texas, Shipyard, has re- ceived a contract from Walker-Huth- nance Offshore Co. of Houston, Tex- as, for the construction of a self- propelled jackup rig. To be named

Ranger III, the new rig, similar to its sister ships Ranger I and Ranger

II, is designed for drilling and work- over operations in water depths up to 70 feet.

Turbo Power in 5 LNG tankers is like getting a 6th tanker free.

Incredible? Here's the evidence.

First, the 8-hour changeout of our FT4

Marine Power Pacs means you get back those 15 days of downtime required (at some $125,000 per day!) for servicing con- ventional powerplants. Proof? The hundreds of on-time sailings by turbo-powered con- tainerships.

Second, our gas turbines boost speed to 23 knots, versus 19 knots. And they're ideal for twin screws—for improved maneu- verability and 30-50% shorter emergency stopping distances. That in turn can lower your insurance costs.

It adds up this way: turbo power's extra availability and speed allow each LNG tanker to make 21 round trips a year, versus only 17 trips. Which means 5 tankers can do the work of 6.

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