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United States Lines

Names W.J. Klauberg

William J. Klauberg

William J. Klauberg has 'been named vice president of traffic for

United States Lines, it was an- nounced by Donald G. Aldridge, executive vice president of the con- tainership company.

Mr. Klauberg joined the com- pany in 1949. Most recently, he served as vice president for the

West Coast Division from the in- ception of the company's expanded operations in that area to its pres- ent high-level of activity. This increase in traffic has resulted in the current construction of new container terminal facilities in

Long Beach and Oakland, Calif., as well as in Honolulu.

Previously, Mr. Klauberg headed

United States Lines' European Op- erations as vice president in charge of the London headquarters, after serving in a similar capacity for

Far East Operations in 'the Tokyo office.

In his new post, he will direct documentation and booking pro- cedures and oversee the commer- cial employment of the company's breakbulk vessels that are being returned after military service.

Mr. Klauberg is a graduate of the United States Merchant Ma- rine Academy and the Georgetown

University Sdhool of Foreign Serv- ice. He will operate out of United

States Lines' corporate headquar- ters at One Broadway, New York

City.

United States Lines operates a fully containerized Tri-Cont'inent service between Europe, the Unit- ed States, Hawaii, Guam and the

Far East, utilizing an all-modern fleet of 16 high-speed high-capacity containershlps.

IHI, Turkey Complete

Agreement To Build $41-Million Shipyard

Partnership negotiations for the construction of a $41-million shipyard at Pendik, Istanbul, have been suc- cessfully completed between the state- own 1 Maritime Bank of Turkey and

Ishil i; ma-Harima Heavy Indus- tries, Co.. Ltd. of Japan (IHI).

The agreement is subject to review by the Turkish Government. Under the agreement, a joint company is to be formed with IHI holding 47 per- cent of the $19 million initial capital stock and the Maritime Bank of Tur- key and other Turkish public institu- tions holding the rest.

Curacao Drydock And

Burmeister & Wain

Sign Service Agreement

Burmeister & Wain Engineering

Company Limited has entered into a service agreement with Curacao Dry- dock Co. Inc., Curacao, in the Nether- lands Antilles. According to the agreement, this shipyard is authorized to act as an "Authorized Repair Shop for B&W Engines."

The agreement comprises the re- pair of B&W diesel engines in- stalled in ships calling at ports in the

Netherlands Antilles, as well as the supply of spare parts for these en- gines. Repairs and technical assist- ance will be effected by personnel specially trained in the maintenance of B&W engines.

Curacao Drydock Company pos- sesses special workshops for the re- pair of ships and their machinery, and docking facilities include a drydock for vessels of up to 28,000 dead- weight tons, as well as a new drydock for ships of up to 120,000 deadweight tons.

Levingston To Build

Drilling Vessel For

Global Marine, Inc.

A contract to build a 14,500-ton drilling vessel has been received by

Levingston Shipbuilding Co. of

Orange, Texas. The award for the 450-foot-long vessel was given by

Global Marine, Inc., with delivery set for March 1975. Because of a dy- namic positioning system, the vessel will be able to sustain its position without the use of mooring cables while drilling in seas of great depth.

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