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Shipyard President Named

Maritime Man Of The Year

Cecil M. Keeney, president and chief executive officer of Equita- ble Shipyards, Inc., has been named the 1978 Maritime Man of the Year in New Orleans, La.

The prestigious award is grant- ed annually by The Propeller Club,

Port of New Orleans, to honor a local maritime industry official who has contributed to increased trade at the port.

Mr. Keeney received his award at the Maritime Day Banquet, which was held at the Fairmont

Hotel in New Orleans on May 20, 1978.

Under Mr. Keeney's direction,

Equitable has been a major fac- tor in developing the maritime industry in Louisiana.

About 30 percent of the marine equipment and vessels built by

Equitable are exported through the Port of New Orleans.

Continuous marketing by Mr.

Keeney and his staff has resulted in an increase of tonnage through the port to foreign markets.

Equitable, the leader in produc- tion of barges for barge-carrying vessels, has produced thousands of lighters now in service at the port.

Equitable has contracts amount- ing to about $70 million worth of work, including two ferries for the City of New York, three breakbulk cargo vessels for Amer- ican Atlantic Shipping, Inc., oil

Cecil M. Keeney

Mr. Keeney, who has been with

Equitable since May 1970, was graduated from the University of

Kentucky with a degree in me- chanical engineering. He later completed graduate studies in en- gineering, powerplant and nuclear design at the University of Mary- land, and George Washington

University.

Saudi Arabia Awards $120 Million In Contracts

To United Technologies

The Power Systems Division of

United Technologies Corporation,

Farmington, Conn. 06032, has an- nounced the receipt of more than $120 million in contracts from the

Government of Saudi Arabia. Un- der the contracts, PSD will sup- ply all of the drive systems for the East-West PetroLine, a 750- mile oil pipeline that will span

Saudi Arabia from the Arabian

Gulf to the Red Sea.

PSD president Rolf D. Bibow said the agreement with the Saudi

Arabian General Petroleum and

Mineral Organization (PETRO-

MIN) is the largest in the divi- sion's history. It calls for the sup- ply of 33 FT4 Modular Industrial

Gas Turbines and all ancillary equipment, as well as full systems engineering and all spare parts.

PSD is a major international designer and supplier of power systems for electric utility, indus- trial and marine uses.

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Fox Industries, Inc., P.O. Drawer 640, New Iberia, La. 70560. 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News