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Gulf Oil Promotes
Robert J. Lavinia
Luckenbach Steamship
Elects 3 Vice Presidents
Mrs. Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr., chairman of the board of Lucken- bach Steamship Company, Inc., has announced the election of
Jack Tilley as vice president,
Peter F. Dever, vice president-
Insurance Division, and Michael
J. Sepe, vice president-traffic.
Mr. Tilley joined Heide Com- pany in Wilmington, N.C., in 1960. He was subsequently ap- pointed manager at the Morehead
City, N.C., operation for several years, and was transferred back to the Wilmington office in 1972 as general manager. He will con- tinue as general manager of
Luckenbach's North Carolina op- erations. Prior to August 1, 1974,
Luckenbach operated under the name of Heide Company in the
North Carolina ports.
Mr. Dever is a past vice presi- dent of the New York Claim
Association. His areas of respon- sibility will include safety man- agement, administration of the company's insured and self- insured programs and employee benefits.
Mr. Sepe was manager of mar- keting and customer service for
Maher Terminals prior to joining the Luckenbach organization, and previously served as line man- ager with Kerr Steamship Com- pany.
Robert J. Lavinia
Robert J. Lavinia has been pro- moted to supervisor, international marine sales, U.S. East Coast, for
Gulf Oil Trading Company, a sub- sidiary of Gulf Oil Corporation.
In his new position, Mr. Lavinia will be responsible for marine fuel and lubricant sales along the
Atlantic Coast of the United
States.
Mr. Lavinia joined Gulf Oil Cor- poration upon graduation and sailed as a third mate on various
American-flag Gulf tankers. In 1972, he was transferred from the marine department to GOTCO, international marine sales in New
York as a marine sales engineer, a position he has held until his recent promotion.
A native of Smithtown, Long
Island, N.Y., he attended public school there and graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad- emy at Kings Point in 1970. While at the Academy, he majored in marine transportation and gradu- ated with highest honors. In his senior year, Mr. Lavinia was ap- pointed regimental commander and, as such, was the senior mid- shipman officer responsible for all regimental affairs. Mr. Lavinia presently resides in Ridgewood,
N.J., with his wife Ruth and young son Scott.
Moore-McCormack
Crew Plans Approved
The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the same 39-man officer and crew complement for
Moore-McCormack Lines' about- to-be-rebuilt Constellations.
The company plans to have 115-foot mid-bodies inserted, with construction subsidy, in three of the vessels at a cost of some $14.5 million, with an option to jumbo- ize a fourth. Moore-McCormack asked that the 39-man crew be continued on the expanded vessels.
Carbonit In Houston
Names Michael Gandy
For Marine Operations
Michael Gandy has joined the
Houston office of Carbonit Amer- ica, Inc. as director of marine operations. The Carbonit fleet, including two new buildings, pro- vides U.S. Gulf services in petro- chemicals and petroleum products.
Mr. Gandy will be located at 1770 St. James Place, Houston,
Texas 77027. 26