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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Converting Two Bulkers

Into Ro/Ro Ships

Compagnia Italiana Trans- oceanica Di Navigazione S.P.A.,

Genoa, Italy, and Hyundai Mipo

Dockyard Co., Ltd., Korea, signed a contract on May 25, 1977, with the approval of the Italian Gov- ernment authorities early June for the conversion of two bulkers into roll-on/roll-off ships.

The conversion work on both the M,/V Transoceanica Silvia and her sistership M/V Transoceanica

Francesca will enable each ship to transport about 150 container trailers.

The major part of the work will consist of upper deck hatch cover closing, reinforcement of the up- per deck for use as a cardeck, installation of a twin deck after five cargo hold bulkheads have been removed, installation of new elevators, ventilation and moor- ing systems, replacement of new deck cranes, etc., together with lighting and piping systems.

These conversion projects will be carried out within 60 days each, with five months of prep- aration before work commence- ment.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard also began jumboizing work on two of three German coastal bulkers ordered by Horst Bartels Ship- ping Co., Hamburg, Germany.

The M/V Neukloster and the

M/V Neuwulmstorf were deliv- ered to the yard for jumboizing and subsidiary work to increase their cargo capacity up to 30 per- cent and container capacity up to 84 percent.

Biehl & Company

Announces Managerial

Promotions In Houston

Carl Biehl, chairman of the board of Biehl & Company, steam- ship agents for numerous shipping lines throughout the world, has announced the following manager- ial promotions in the Houston,

Texas, office.

T.E. Dugey, executive vice pres- ident, has retired but will remain with the firm as a consultant. Mr.

Dugey, who joined the company in 1946, has been one of the key members of the management team.

John Springer, who has been with the company since 1966, has been promoted to president of

Biehl & Company. Mr. Springer, who has served as vice president, comes from a shipping family background and has held several responsible overseas managerial positions. He will have under his direction a number of major op- erations and services involving several hundred personnel.

Don Waheed, vice president, has been promoted to general manager of Biehl & Company, Houston. Mr.

Waheed, who joined the company in 1960, will also continue to serve in his present capacity of being responsible for the overall sales activities of all Biehl & Company offices.

F. Val Thompson, manager of several liner services in the Hous- ton office, has been promoted to vice president. After graduating from the California Maritime

Academy in 1937, Mr. Thompson sailed for several years, including three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He had over 10 years' experience in the steam- ship business prior to joining

Biehl & Company in 1959.

Gene Murphree has been pro- moted to general sales manager,

West Gulf. Mr. Murphree will have the responsibility for coordinating all sales activities between Lake

Charles, La., and Brownsville,

Texas, including the Dallas office and its coverage area. He joined the company in 1971. Noral Sch- midt, a long-time employee of

Biehl and Company, and Charles (Chuck) Reagor will both assume the positions of district sales manager, reporting directly to Mr.

Murphree.

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