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Frank Piccione Joins

Todd Marketing Staff

Frank J. Piccione

Frank J. Piccione has joined

Todd Shipyards Corporation as a marketing representative, it was announced by John B. Burguieres, vice president-marketing of the corporation.

Mr. Piccione, most recently as- sistant Eastern sales manager for the Port of Galveston, has exten- sive experience in marine sales and will enhance Todd's current marketing program, according to

Mr. Burguieres.

Prior to his tenure with the

Port of Galveston at its New

York office, Mr. Piccione served with Constellation Navigation,

Inc., where he was sales manager with the Peralta Shipping Corp.

SNAME New York Section

Announces Program

For 1977/1978 Season

The New York Metropolitan

Section of The Society of Naval

Architects and Marine Engineers has announced its program of technical meetings for the 1977/ 1978 season. The schedule is as follows:

September 29, 1977 — Paper: "Farrell Lines '85' Class Con- tainer Ships," by Thomas Sartor

Jr., Farrell Lines Incorporated, and Robert P. Giblon, George G.

Sharp, Inc. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard

Officers' Club, Governors Island,

N.Y. This will also be past chair- man's night.

October 20, 1977 —Paper: "A

Conceptual Data Base for Port and Shipping Developments," by

Kenneth W. Fisher, Fisher Mari- time Transportation Counselors,

Inc. The meeting will be held at the Buttonwood Restaurant, 55

Water Street, New York, N.Y.

November 10-11, 1977 — 85th

Annual Meeting and Banquet, to be held at the New York Hilton

Hotel, Avenue of the Americas and 53rd Street, New York, N.Y.

December 14, 1977 — Paper: "Video Tape Approach to Marine

Safety — Maine Engine Throttle

Failures, Boiler Flame Failures," by Paul P. Daulerio Jr., Texaco

Inc. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Athletic Club, 19

West Street, New York, N.Y.

This will be a joint meeting with

The Society of Marine Port En- gineers and The Institute of Ma- rine Engineers.

January 12, 1978—Paper: "Ad- vanced Surface Craft Economic

Model," by James M. Pruett,

Louisiana State University. The meeting will be held at the New

York Coliseum, Columbus Circle,

New York, N.Y.

February 15, 1978 — Paper: "Factors Affecting the Design and Construction of Offshore

Terminals," by Edward H.Y. Han, and Dennis V. Padron, Dravo-Van

Houten Associates, Inc. The meet- ing will be held at Fraunces Tav- ern, Broad and Pearl Streets, New

York, N.Y.

March 14, 1978—Paper: "The

Diesel Engine-Prime Mover for

Marine Transport Systems: Ap- plication, Economy, Service and

Maintenance," by Jan Arie Smit,

Sulzer Bros. Ltd. The meeting will be held at the Buttonwood

Restaurant, 55 Water Street, New

York, N.Y.

April 13, 1978 —Paper: "The

Practical Effects on Efficiency and Performance of Using Fuel

Additives and Conditioning Equip- ment with Marine Boilers," by

Norman L. Maclntyre, Seaworthy

Engine Systems. The meeting will be held at the Seamen's

Church Institute, 15 State Street,

New York, N.Y.

May 1978 — Date, Papers, Au- thors and Place to be announced.

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