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construction contracts for the vessels to the United States Trust

Company of New York (Ship- owner). The Shipowner will act as owner/trustee of the vessels under trust agreements, with wholly owned subsidiaries of the

Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association as the equity participants.

Farrell will then bareboat char- ter the two container vessels un- der a separate 24-year charter

IS THE CANCER for each of the ships. The terms of the sale and leaseback pro- posal are subject to approval by the Maritime Administration.

Delta Steamship Names

Badger And Collins

James F. Badger has rejoined

Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., as vice president-market research, according to an announcement by

Capt. J.W. Clark, president of the

New Orleans, La.-based line. Mr.

Badger served previously with

Delta Line (1967 to 1974) in vari- ous managerial capacities.

IS THE ANSWER.

Farrell Sale And

Leaseback Agreement

Approved By MarAd

The Assistant Secretary, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Mari- time Administration, has ap- proved the request by Farrell

Lines Incorporated (Farrell) to enter into a sale and leaseback agreement for two containerships being built with the aid of con-

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Fluid Film products also include

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The vessels, Austral Pioneer and Austral Puritan, are pres- ently under construction at Beth- lehem Steel Corporation's Spar- rows Point, Md., shipyard. They are scheduled for delivery in

November 1978 and February 1979, respectively.

Under the sale and leaseback agreement, Farrell will assign its rights and obligations under the

Coatings. All Fluid Film products and engi- neering services are available inter- nationally.

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Gel B

Coal Tar

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James F. Badger

In his new position, Mr. Badger will be involved with all phases of the company's marketing oper- ations. A native of Gaffney, S.C.,

Mr. Badger attended graduate school at the University of South

Carolina, and Tulane and was a candidate for a doctorate in eco- nomics at Tulane University in

New Orleans.

Captain Clark also announced that Richard V. Collins, who has been with Delta since 1973, has been promoted to the position of assistant to the president.

Richard V. Collins

Mr. Collins is a 1966 graduate of the United States Merchant

Marine Academy, holds an un- limited master's license and at- tended Northwestern University, where he earned a master's de- gree in business administration in 1973, when he first joined

Delta. His most recent position with Delta was as assistant vice president-market research.

Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., 1700 International Trade Mart,

New Orleans, La. 70150, owns and operates a fleet of ultramod- ern vessels that offer service be- tween U.S. Gulf of Mexico ports and the east coast of South Amer- ica, Central America, the Carib- bean and West Africa. Recently,

Delta and Prudential Lines, Inc., signed a letter of intent by which it is expected that Delta will ac- quire Prudential's Latin Ameri- can trade services. Eureka Chemical Company, PO. Box 2205, South San Francisco, CA 94080 • (415) 761-3536 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News