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Port Of Portland Names

New Finance Director

Dennis West will return to the

Port of Portland (Oregon) on

March 31, 1980, replacing Gabriel

Vallicelli as director of finance and administration.

Mr. West joined the port in mid-1978 as project director when the port was requested to be the lead planning agency for the

Downtown Portland Transporta- tion Center by Governor Bob

Straub.

When that special project was completed last spring, Mr. West left the port to become a private business consultant.

Prior to joining the port, Mr.

West was director of the office of county management for

Multnomah County. He is a Port- land native, a former Portland

State University instructor, and was also an administrator for the

City of Portland.

Bird-Johnson Names

Gulf Coast Manager

Jim Darby has been appointed

Gulf Coast regional manager for

Bird-Johnson Company, a leading manufacturer of marine propul- sion and maneuvering systems.

Mr. Darby will manage Bird-

Johnson Company's Marine Divi- sion sales office located at 6430

Hillcroft, Suite 112E, Houston,

Texas 77081.

Since joining Bird-Johnson as

Gulf Coast sales engineer in 1977,

Mr. Darby has provided area cus- tomers with technical and sales information on KaMeWa propel- lers, thrusters and SKF OK cou- plings. In his new position, he will coordinate the marketing/ sales effort in the Gulf Coast area for these products, as well as the

Cedervall stern tube seal, a re- cent addition to the company's product line.

Jim Darby

A graduate of Texas A&M Uni- versity, College of Texas Mari- time Academy, Mr. Darby holds a bachelor's degree in marine en- gineering and a third assistant engineer's license. He is an asso- ciate member of both The Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers, and the Houston En- gineering and Scientific Society.

Mr. Darby's previous . expe- rience in the marine industry includes employment as sales en- gineer for marine rotating equip- ment manufacturers and distrib- utors. Prior to that, he sailed as a third assistant engineer on a variety of steam and diesel vessels.

Literature Describes

Expanded EPSCO

Radar Line

EPSCO has recently published literature describing the new model M18 radar, a compact, counter-mounted version of the pedestal-mounted M16. The M18 incorporates the features of the

M16, while meeting the space re- quirements of a crowded bridge.

Standard features of this 10-kw, 60-mile radar include high-defini- tion Vl-mile range, plus short and long-pulse 3-mile ranges: short pulse for harbors and navigation, long pulse for gear finding. The 2-unit system is equipped with 6-foot antenna. A 4-foot antenna is optional as is the EPSCO "Clean-Screen™" Interference Re- jection. Other options include de- icing, a second VRM, magnifier, gyro-interface for heading-up dis- play, and reflection plotter.

M18's electronic circuitry, weather seals, and components are engineered to perform under extreme conditions with reliabil- ity.

For detailed information on the

M18 and EPSCO's complete line of navigational and fish-finding electronics, write James A. Dhi- mos, Dept. MR 280, EPSCO Ma- rine, 411 Providence Highway,

Westwood, Mass. 02090.

Niizi's nose is harder than his hat.

It's hard to beat our Shipyard.

Because we have so many hardnoses.

Like Dick Nizzi. A leaderman in our Outside Machinists department.

When Nizzi runs a job he grabs hold like a Georgia Bulldog.

And if need be he'll chew a few tails, too. Until he's 100% satisfied.

Then you know it's right.

That's what a top leaderman has to do if he's going to cut the mustard in Savannah.

We've built our reputation by being mustard-cutters.Tough, reliable, persistent, and fast.

That's the Savannah "edge."

We all know major shipyards (us included) have cranes, drydocks,and specialized shops.

But all yards don't have dedicated, hardnosed workers like ours.

Savannah Machine and

Shipyard.

We do scheduled drydocking, voyage repairs, and major conversions.

And you get Nizzi's nose in the bargain.

The Savannah Yard.

Savannah Machine & Shipyard Co.

P.O. Box 787, Savannah, Ga. 31402

Tel. (912) 233-6621 74 Trinity Place, Suite 1800

New York, N.Y. 10006

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