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Halter Marine Announces

Corporate Name Change

Halter Marine Services, Inc.,

New Orleans, La., has announced the changing of its name to

Halter Marine, Inc., effective

July 3, 1978.

Harold P. Halter, chairman, said the change was dictated by

Halter's expansion from its tra- ditional offshore oil related mar- kets into new areas such as high- speed surface-effect mass trans- port ferries, fast military patrol boats, and pleasure boats includ- ing yachts, sailboats, and the world champion Cigarette racing boats. "This diversification," he said, "gave the company exposure in new markets on a global basis, and the word 'services' in the company name caused some con- fusion among persons unfamiliar with the company. We began re- ceiving requests for a variety of services including the leasing of vessels, ship repair, and ship chandlery."

Mr. Halter added: "Halter Ma- rine, Inc. is an innovative ship design and construction company and does not operate service fa- cilities. By dropping the word 'services' from our corporate name, we should eliminate any further confusion."

Halter Marine, Inc. is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil indus- try. The company owns and op- erates 10 shipyards in the South- eastern United States, and builds a wide variety of vessels includ- ing crewboats, tugs, utility boats, fishing vessels, and oceanographic research vessels.

Dravo SteelShip Names

Frank C.A. van Bentem 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Engineering Director

Edward D. Fry, vice president/ general manager of Dravo Steel-

Ship Corporation, has announced the recent appointment of Frank

C.A. van Bentem as engineering director. The company maintains its own engineering department with Mr. van Bentem having over- all responsibility. Dravo SteelShip

Corporation designs and builds steel and aluminum vessels rang- ing from 40 feet to 185 feet in length. The yard is currently building both inland and offshore vessels for government and com- mercial customers.

Frank C.A. van Bentem

Mr. van Bentem comes to Dravo

SteelShip Corporation from Ocean

Springs, Miss., where he operated his own naval architectural firm.

He was formerly a senior marine engineer at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Mr van

Bentem was educated in Holland, holds a B.S. degree in marine en- gineering, is a graduate petroleum engineer and a naval architect. In addition, he holds several other certificates of marine engineering and special studies for turbine pro- pulsion systems. Mr. van Bentem is a member of The Society of

Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers and the American Society of Naval Engineers.

Mr. van Bentem brings to

Dravo SteelShip 20 years of expe- rience in marine design and con- struction. Dravo SteelShip now offers five new offshore supply boat designs which were devel- oped under the direction of Mr. van Bentem. These designs are complete, ABS approved and ready for construction, and range in length from 106 feet to 180 feet.

For more information concern- ing Dravo SteelShip new utility and supply boat designs, write to

Douglas L. Oehrlein, Marketing,

Director, Route 4, Box 167, Pine

Bluff, Ark. 71602.

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