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Ingram, New Orleans

Buys Two British Yards

Frederic B. Ingram, chairman,

Ingram Corporation, New Orleans,

La., recently announced in Hull,

England, the acquisition of Richard

Dunston Industries, Ltd., and sub- sidiaries by Ingram Maritime Co.,

Limited, a wholly owned England- based subsidiary of Ingram Corpor- ation. Dunston operates two ship- yards, one at Hessle on the Hum- ber River, the other at Thorne on a waterway leading into the Humber.

The Hessle yard builds ocean- going vessels such as petroleum tankers and petrochemical carriers, similar to those owned by another

Ingram English subsidiary, C. Row- botham and Sons (Management)

Limited, London. Rowbotham oper- ates a tanker fleet in the British

Isles and the North Sea, transport- ing refined petroleum products and chemicals.

The Thorne yard builds smaller vessels such as trawlers, utility boats, Navy patrol craft, and yachts.

It is contemplated that the yards will be a significant factor in In- gram's expansion of its overseas operations. This new investment substantially increases Ingram's present commitment to the mari- time industry of the United King- dom, Mr. Ingram said. The pur- chase price was not disclosed.

Aug. Kopcke & Co. BV

Appoints Wesley Valfer

Wesley A. Valfer

Wesley A. Valfer, with offices at 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004, sales representative for ship suppliers and repair facilities in the

United States and Singapore, has 'been appointed by Aug. Kopcke &

Co. B.V. as their United States representative. Kopcke maintains offices and warehouses in Rotter- dam, Amsterdam and Delfzijl in

Holland, and also in Antwerp, Bel- gium. In conjunction with these warehouses, Kopcke supplies ves- sels in all the European ports, the

United Kingdom, Scandinavia and

North Africa. Aug. Kopcke & Co.

B.V. was established in 1872.

American Shipholding

Plans Construction Of

Six To Ten VLCCs

The First National Boston Corp.,

Boston, Mass., Tenneco, Inc., Hou- ston, Texas, and Interstate Oil

Transport Co., Philadelphia, Pa., have formed American Shipholding

Corp. for the purpose of building and leasing six to ten 390,000-dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) at an estimated cost of $125 million each. A construction subsidy appli- cation has 'been filed with the Mari- time Administration, and the ves- sels would be built at Newport

News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock

Co., a Tenneco subsidiary. Andrew

E. Gibson, formerly Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce for Maritime

Affairs, is president of Interstate

Oil Transport Co.

Adams & Porter Elects

Adams And Garone

The board of directors of Adams & Porter, Incorporated, insurance brokers and adjusters, has an- nounced the election of David B.

Adams as vice president/secretary, and the election of Thomas A. Ga- rone as assistant vice president.

Adams & Porter, for over 65 years, has specialized in designirfg and servicing insurance programs for the marine industry, with corre- spondents throughout the world.

The company maintains offices at 5 World Trade Center, New York,

N.Y. 10048, and in Houston, Texas, at 1819 St. James Place.

Bresnan Relocates

Office In New York

Bresnan and Co., New York City- based ship chartering firm, has an- nounced that it has moved its offices, and is now located in Suite 2229 at 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y.

They're putting

Jacuzzi Jets in the

Golden Gate Ferries

Little wonder.

You may have read that they're building three 165-foot, 750-passenger ferries for the Gold- en Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation

District in San Francisco.

But did you notice that they're using Jacuzzi-

Jets powered by gas turbines? That's significant: it is the first gas turbine powered marine mass transit system and they are the first marine jet powered ferries in the U. S.

Why JacuzziJet? For some solid, basic reasons.

Like speed. Up to 25 knots. Like the compact- ness of the power packages. They're small and light enough so that all three Jacuzzi-

Jet/turbine units in each vessel can be installed at the stern, increasing passenger accommodations midships where Older power units would go.

Andless maintenance. JacuzziJets have only one moving assembly. No propellers or shafts.

The Golden Gate Ferries will use three 2,500

SHP turbines driving 36YJ JacuzziJets through reduction gears. They will produce over 45,000 pounds of thrust at 25 knots. With the smooth- ness that's a trademark of JacuzziJet. Instant reverse thrust capability means maneuverabil- ity will be precise, too.

If you're designing or planning to buy a vessel with conventional power, include JacuzziJet in your thinking. There are models to meet your engine requirements —gas, diesel and turbine.

Write or call today.

Designed by IMickum £ Spaulding

Associates, Seattle, Wash. Tur- bines by Avco Lycoming Division,

Stratford, Conn. Built by Campbell

Industries, San Diego, Cal.

JACUZZI BROS. IIMC./11511 NewBenton Highway/Little Rock, Arkansas 72203/(501} 562-1234 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News