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McAllister Names Mann

Philadelphia Manager

Alcide S. Mann Jr.

Alcide S. Mann Jr. has been named general manager of the

Philadelphia, Pa., operation of

McAllister Brothers, Inc. by the board of directors of the marine towing and transportation com- pany.

Mr. Mann will be responsible for all Philadelphia-based opera- tions of the company, including harbor and coastal towing and integrated tug-barge units oper- ating from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Prior to joining McAllister in 1972, Mr. Mann spent eight years as an officer aboard U.S. Navy submarines.

A graduate of Tulane Univer- sity, he has done graduate work in business administration at

California State University and

Drexel University.

McAllister Brothers is a 112- year-old New York-based marine transport company which also serves the ports of Norfolk, Va. and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

M/G Transport Applies

For Title XI Guarantee

M/G Transport Services, Inc.,

Ill East Fourth Street, Cincin- nati, Ohio, has applied to the

Maritime Administration for a

Title XI guarantee to aid in financ- ing the M/V David T. Sheehy, built in 1975 by Jeffboat, Inc.,

Jeffersonville, Ind. Estimated ac- tual cost of the vessel is $2.6 million.

The David Sheehy is part of a fleet with which the applicant transports bulk materials on the

Ohio and Mississippi River Sys- tems. Applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Midland Com- pany.

Tubbs And FitzGerald

Named Vice Presidents

At Donhaiser Marine

Francis A. Tubbs and Ray H.

FitzGerald have been named vice presidents of Donhaiser Marine,

Inc., a Houston, Texas-based en- gineering firm, according to John

N. Donhaiser, president. Mr.

Tubbs assumed the duties of vice president of engineering, and Mr.

FitzGerald became vice president of construction supervision.

Mr. Tubbs's duties as vice presi- dent will be to supervise the firm's engineering design and analysis programs. Mr. Tubbs received his

B.S. degree in industrial engineer- ing from the University of Hou- ston. The new vice president of engineering has had extensive experience in design and con- struction of marine equipment for the offshore oil industry. Mr.

Tubbs was formerly responsible for engineering and construction supervision at Corpus Christi Ma- rine, and IHC Holland Marine

Shipyards.

As vice president, Mr. Fitz-

Gerald will supervise various DMI services, including shipyard con- struction supervision, field inspec- tion and marine survey.

Mr. FitzGerald's background includes 30 years' experience in marine design and construction supervision of various types of vessels, including drillships and semisubmersibles. Prior to com- ing to DMI, he worked as super- visor of construction in Europe and the Far East, as well as chief assistant engineer for Marathon

LeTourneau at their Brownsville,

Texas, shipyard.

Donhaiser Marine, Inc. is an engineering firm offering analysis design development and construc- tion supervision for the marine and offshore oil industries. Offices are located at 10555 Katy Free- way, Houston, Texas 77024.

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