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ODECO Announces

Major Personnel Changes

At the bimonthly meeting of the board of directors on July 23, 1974, Ocean Drilling & Explora- tion Company, New Orleans, La. 70160, announced major person- nel changes in its corporate or- ganization.

Alden J. Laborde, founder and president of ODECO, has been named chairman of the board and chief executive officer.

Hugh J. Kelly, formerly senior vice president, has been named president and chief operating of- ficer.

James L. Kilpatrick, also a for- mer senior vice president, has been named president and chief executive officer of ODECO, Inc., the newly formed contract drill- ing subsidiary.

George H. Troxell Jr., likewise an ODECO senior vice president, has been named president and chief executive officer of Ocean

Production Company, ODECO's new exploration and production subsidiary.

Terry Petty Jr., formerly man- ager of ODECO's new rig con- struction division, has been named president and chief operating of- ficer of ODECO Engineers, Inc., the company's new design and engineering subsidiary.

Messrs. Kelly, Kilpatrick and

Troxell have also been named to

ODECO's board of directors.

Other officers of the new sub- sidiaries will be announced later.

Kerr Steamship Names

James A. Blackmore

To Northwest Operations

Efficient tanker operation is a matter of pumping!

In tanker operation the time required for loading and discharging is important.

The most efficient loading and discharging results in the fastest turn-round and the Broere

Tanker Company are well aware of this. They installed Houttuin pumping installations in the 'Bastiaan, Jacobus, Philip and

Corrie Broere'. The two new Broere tankers now under construction will likewise be fitted out with

Houttuin deep-well pumping installations. Naturally, not just for the speed of loading and discharging alone.

There are, of course, also other technical features involved. Each tank has its own pump and mixing of different cargoes is, therefore, quite impossible. Furthermore, there is no risk of the «**e». cargo being contaminated by the pump, ' j since the hydraulic part is situated above deck. During the voyage an integrated hydraulic system takes } care of driving anchor winches, i ballast pump, sludge pump and

T"*^ even the bow propeller. A relatively • inexpensive system capable of accurate control. The chance of failure has been reduced to an absolute minimum.

The Houttuin experts will be only too pleased to furnish you with detailed information concerning these complete pump installations for tankers. (BS Houttuin-Pompen B.V. Sophialaan 4 - Utrecht The Netherlands Tel. 44 16 44 - Telex 4 72 80

James A. Blackmore

The managing directors of Kerr

Steamship Company, Inc., have announced the appointment of

James A. Blackmore as assistant vice president in charge of Kerr's

Pacific Northwest Division. He will be headquartered in Seattle,

Wash., where O.J. Abello has been promoted to the newly cre- ated position of vice president.

The largest shipping agency in

North America, Kerr has offices in 24 cities. The divisional office in Seattle directs operations in

Washington, Oregon and British

Columbia.

A native of Foamlake, Saskatch- ewan, Canada, Mr. Blackmore completed his education in Seattle and worked there for General

Steamship Corporation before joining Kerr in 1964. In 1968, he opened Kerr's first office in west- ern Canada, at Vancouver, British

Columbia. For the past iy2 years,

Mr. Blackmore has served as vice president for Phoenix Container

Liners, Ltd., San Francisco, Calif.

Kerr's Western activities are under the direction of G.S. Jones,

San Francisco. Other managing directors of the nationwide com- pany are J.S. McDermott, Hous- ton, in charge of the Gulf Coast

Region, and S.M. Dillon, New

York, East Coast and Atlantic services.

Merrin Publishes Brochure

On Fans For Marine Use

Merrin Electric Corp. has is- sued a new brochure covering their AC and DC fans. These in- clude exhaust, diffuser and ven- tilating types for marine use.

Complete specifications are shown, as well as outline and mounting dimensions.

Other products manufactured or distributed by Merrin include blowers and accessories, electrical equipment such as brakes, con- verters, cable and wire, generat- ing sets, heaters (electrical and steam), switchgear, transformers and winch controls; also turbines, valves, welding machines, instru- ments motors and parts, panels and switchboards, controllers and starters, rheostats and resistors.

For copies of the brochure, con- tact Merrin Electric Corp., 1120

Clinton Street, Hoboken, N.J. 07030. 60 Maritime Reporter/ Engineering News