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Hitachi And Kawasaki

Sign To Build Four

Huge Esso Tankers

Contracts have been signed between

Esso Tankers Inc., an affiliate of Ex- xon Corporation, and two Japanese shipbuilding firms for the construc- tion of four large crude oil carriers.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., will build two 410,000-dwt type crude oil carriers for Esso at its Sakaide shipyard. Delivery will be made in 1976 and 1977. Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Ltd., will construct two 400,000-dwt type crude oil carriers for Esso at its Ariake shipyard, with delivery scheduled for 1977.

All four tankers will be turbine powered and will be used in Exxon's international tanker service.

Ameroid Marine Sales

Appoints Robert Marks

Raymond M. Burke, vice presi- dent and general manager, Ameroid

Marine Division of Drew Chemical

Corporation, 701 Jefferson Road,

Parsippany, N.J., a subsidiary of

United States Filter Corporation, has announced the appointment of

Robert Marks to the position of marketing manager, marine equip- ment. Mr. Marks will be responsi- ble for managing this new business area, working through the marine operation throughout the world.

The group will be responsible for sales, marketing and service poli- cies for all equipment sold through the marine operation.

Mr. Marks is an engineering graduate of the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy; he also attended

Tufts College in Massachusetts.

He was previously employed with the Cochrane Division of the Crane

Company for 22 years, most recent- ly as marketing manager.

Drew Chemical Corporation is a major supplier of products and services for water management and specialty chemicals, with offices and services throughout Europe and the Far East.

First, judge a shipbuilder by what it's done. that is changing the living habits of millions of people.

And we continue to create change in the ocean industries.

H.H. Howard To Chair

Executive Committee

Marine Section, NSC

Harry H. Howard

Harry H. Howard, assistant to the vice president, shipbuilding de- partment, Bethlehem Steel Corpor- ation, was installed as general chairman of the executive commit- tee, Marine Section, National Safe- ty Council.

The installation was conducted during the annual National Safety

Congress, held in 'Chicago, 111.

The past year, Mr. Howard served as executive vice general chairman of the Marine Section's executive committee and has been a member of this group since 1970.

He also served two years as co- chairman of the program commit- tee, shipbuilding and repair divi- sion, from 1970 to 1972.

In addition to shipyards, the executive committee's activities cover seagoing, Great Lakes, in- land waterways, maritime port and stevedoring operations.

Mr. Howard, a native of Chesa- peake City, Md., was graduated from the University of Maryland in 1935. He joined Bethlehem Steel

Corporation in 1937 as a safety en- gineer in the industrial relations department.

In 1938 he joined the shipbuild- ing department, holding various positions at Bethlehem's former

Brooklyn and Staten Island, N.Y. yards. He was assigned to the vice president's office in 1942.

Mr. Howard became assistant to the vice president January 1, 1968, and is currently responsible for ad- ministration and public affairs.

Since 1921 we have been designing and building marine equipment and systems for operation all over the world. 1. We built the world's first offshore drilling tender. It brought in Louisiana's first tideland oil discovery. 2. We built the first self-propelled drilling ships in the world. Four of them.

They continue to set standards of oper- ational success. 3. We built a tug/barge container system for the distri- bution of products to shallow-water ports in the Caribbean. Then we built a 208-foot roll-on/roll-off trailership to make the first system even better. 4. We built the world's first LASH barges and we built the world's first

SEABEE barges.

Now we are the largest builder any- where of these major components in a new trans- portation system

Then, judge it by what it's doing.

We are one of the largest builders in the world of a great variety of vessels and marine equipment. 1. We're building offshore towing and supply ships for major companies working in oil fields throughout the world.

Ships designed and constructed for efficient anchor handling and rig towing and the carrying of bulk and liquid cargo. 2. The crewboats we're build- ing are in operation in every offshore oil and gas producing area. Lake Maracaibo. Cook

Inlet. Southeast Asia. The

Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Mexico. High- speed vessels meeting drilling, exploration, and production schedules every day carrying men and cargo. 3. We're building oil barges, deck cargo barges, liquid cargo barges, pipelaying barges, dredge tenders,

LASH switch- ing boats, ocean-going !•• and harbor tugs, fire tugs, and staging tugs. Offshore quarters units and 1 • - derricks. 4. We have improved and expanded our facilities to build bigger and better vessels, and to stay on the leading edge of change.

We built the marine equipment and systems that the ocean industries grew up on.

We're continuing to build them to keep the ocean industries growing.

Equitable Equipment Company, Inc.

P. O. Box 8001, New Orleans, Louisiana 70182 504/947-0631 . Cable: EQUITY . Telex: 058-354

A subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc.

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