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Marine Fueling Division

Names Clemens Reiss

Clemens A. Reiss III has been appointed president of Marine

Fueling, division of Reiss Oil

Terminal Corporation, Sheboygan,

Wis. 53081. Previously, Mr. Reiss was assistant to the president of

Marine Fueling.

Mr. Reiss succeeds David B.

Manuel, who will be continuing as a consultant to Marine Fuel- ing. Mr. Manuel founded Marine

Fueling in 1952, and developed it into the largest vessel fueling company on the Great Lakes.

Mr. Reiss served in a number of management capacities with

Exxon USA before joining Ma- rine Fueling in October 1975. 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Global Marine Awards

Drilling Rig Contract

To Davie Shipbuilding

Global Marine Drilling Compa- ny of Houston, Texas, and Davie

Shipbuilding Limited of Lauzon,

Quebec, Canada, have announced the signing of a contract for a marine jackup drilling rig.

The cantilever rig, which is based on the Marathon Le-

Tourneau design, has a full leg length of 360 feet, and can drill in water depths of up to 250 feet while withstanding wind speeds of 100 mph. The platform, which is supported on three triangular legs, includes three 50-ton lift marine cranes with 100-foot booms, a heliport, and sufficient crew accommodations to house 72 persons. The rig has an elevating speed of 90 ft./hour. The basic platform is designed to meet the specifications of ABS (American

Bureau of Shipping) class Maltese

Cross A-l.

The new rig is the first of the jackup type to be ordered by

Global, who are best known for their fleet of sophisticated dy- namic-positioned drillships. Global

Marine Drilling Company will em- ploy the rig in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly off the U.S. East

Coast.

The contract will provide ap-

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Shipbuilding

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Canadian dollars.

Grandson Of Founder

Nominee For Todd Board

J.T. Gilbride, chairman, an- nounced that Todd Shipyards Cor- poration will present to its stock- holders William H. Todd, 54, fi- nancial advisor, as a nominee for election to the board of directors at the annual meeting on July 19, 1978.

In commenting on the nomina- tion, Mr. Gilbride said: "Over the years, Bill Todd has attained an enviable reputation as an invest- ment banker and financier. He is held in high esteem by his col- leagues, and we feel his presence on our board will be of inestima- ble value to the corporation."

William H. Todd

Mr. Todd has recently left Kuhn

Loeb & Co. Inc., where he served as a managing director since 1977 and a partner since 1965. He started his career in the invest- ment community in 1947 with

Gude, Winmill & Co., moving to

Delafield & Delafield in 1948, and to Kuhn Loeb in 1954. A gradu- ate of Williams College, he con- tinued his formal education at

N.Y. University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Mr. Todd's grandfather, Wil- liam H. Todd, was the founder, in 1916, and first president of the corporation until his death in 1932. His father, the late J.

Herbert Todd, was vice president of Todd Shipyards Corporation until 1946, when the Todd family sold its interest in the corporation.