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ATLANTIC EMPRESS DELIVERED BY ODENSE: The Lindo Yard (Odense Steel Shipyard

Ltd.), Denmark, has delivered the 288,000-dwt turbine tanker Atlantic Empress to her owners, the Livanos Group. The Atlantic Empress, shown above on trials in Skagerak, is last in Lindo's series of fourteen 285-288,000-dwt turbine tankers, comprising about four million tons, delivered in less than 33 months. The first ship in Lindo's next series of thirteen 330/310,000-dwt turbine tankers is already 50 percent completed. The 36,000-shp propulsion machinery, boilers, auxiliaries and the 500-ton deckhouse are fitted, and the tanker is due to leave the building dock this month. Her owners are the

A.P. Moller Group, who have ordered seven of this series. The remaining six are for

Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd.

F.F. Clifford Named

To Zapata Marine Post

Frank F. Clifford has 'been named senior vice president-operations of

Zapata Marine Service, Inc., a sub- sidiary of Zapata Corporation,

Houston, Texas.

Mr. Clifford is responsible for the operations of the Zapata Marine fleet, which transports men, equip- ment and supplies to offshore rigs, and tows rigs on local moves. The fleet consists of 44 vessels in opera- tion around the world, with 10 more vessels currently under con- struction.

Mr. Clifford joined Zapata Ma- rine in 1971, and has served as vice president of ship maintenance and construction.

He is "a retired captain in the

MARKEY expects to hear from you three times.. • after we install new towing, anchoring and mooring deck machinery. First, to have us check out the installation. Second, to tell us your Markey equipment is living up to the job. And third, when you build your next vessel. Each installation should last the life of the vessel. During all those years youH take its, and our, ever-ready dependability for granted. We've been around since 1907.. .and we'll be around when you need us.

Give us a call. [ MARKEY)

MARKEY MACHINERY CO., INC. 79 S. Horton St., Seattle, Wash. 98134

Ph. 206-622-4697

DECK AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY

DESIGNING, BUILDING. REPAIRING

REPRESENTED BY

H. J. WICKERT S CO., INC., 790 Tennessee St.,

San Francisco, Calif. 94107 • Ph. 415-647-3500

J. H. MENGE CO., INC., 501-A So. Carrollton Ave.,

New Orleans, La. 70118 • Ph. 504-861-7532

U.S. Navy, where he held a variety of assignments over a distinguished 27-year career. Mr. Clifford holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, and an

M.A. degree in political science from the University of Maryland.

Sedco And Associate

Award Drill Rig

Contract To Halifax

Sedco, Inc., and its joint venture with Royal Dutch /Shell 'have awarded a contract for th construc- tion of a deepwater semisubmersi- ble drilling unit, the Sedco 710, to

Halifax Shipyards, Division, Haw- ker-Siddeley Canada, Ltd., P.O.

Box 640, Halifax, Novia Scotia,

Canada.

NYPE DISCUSSES MARITIME INSURANCE: The Society of Marine Port Engineers New

York, N.Y., Inc. met on April 17 at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. At the technical session, which was preceded by a dinner, a paper was read entitled "The

Influence of the Port Engineer on Insurance Costs," by George D. Benjamin, vice presi- dent of Johnson & Higgins. Pictured above at the meeting, left to right: (seated) John

Antonetz, Texaco Inc., sponsor; George D. Benjamin, vice president, Johnson & Higgins, speaker; Joseph Thelgie, Marine Transport Lines, president; (standing) Louis Y. Minett,

American Bureau of Shipping, chairman, board of directors; Edward English, Atlantic

Repair Co., Inc., chairman, program and entertainment committee; William P. Towner,

American Bureau of Shipping, 1 st vice president; H.H. Hunt, marine surveyor, secretary- treasurer, and John C. Fox Jr., Exxon International Co., acting chaplain.

Barber Steamship

Appoints McCabe VP

E.J. Barber, president of Barber

Steamship Lines, has announped the appointment of Edward L. Mc-

Cabe as vice president in charge of the Middle East service.

A graduate of Hobart College,

Geneva, N.Y., Mr. McCabe, whose 25 years of experience have been devoted exclusively to Middle East shipping, joined Barber Lines in 1965 as manager of the Middle East service.

Oceanographic/Seismic

Files Request With MA ~

To Build Two Tugs

Oceanographic and Seismic Serv- ices Inc. of Galveston, Texas, has filed a request for ship construction loan and mortgage insurance with the Maritime Administration to build two 3,200-hp diesel tugboats.

The vessels will be used to service offshore drilling activities in the

Gulf of Mexico and will cost $1.8 million each. " 7V(?dS> Affd O/VLVtm - r~H€K£'S THtXZAL 7V/A/&. " 50 Maritime Reporter/Engineering Hews