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Frederic Ingram Elected

Vice President Of

Ingram Corporation

Frederic B. Ingram Jr. has been elected a vice president of Ingram

Corporation, New Orleans, it has been announced by James A.

O'Neill Jr., Ingram president.

Frederic B. Ingram Jr.

Mr. Ingram joined the firm in 1976 as a dispatcher in the Sched- uling Department of C. Row- botham & Sons (Management)

Ltd., London, which is a wholly owned Ingram subsidiary. He joined Ingram Oil Company in

New Orleans in June 1978.

David Jackson Appointed

Vice President For

Sun State Marine

David Jackson has been ap- pointed vice president of Sun

State Marine Inc., Jacksonville,

Fla., according to an announce- ment released by company presi- dent Frank V. Oliver Jr.

Sun State Marine is the fore- most hauler of petroleum prod- ucts on the St. Johns River, op- erating nine pusher tugs and eight tank barges with capacities from 8,500 to 26,000 barrels. The com- pany was founded in 1938 by Mr.

Jackson's father, and is located in

Green Cove Springs, Fla.

As vice president of Sun State,

Mr. Jackson will be responsible for the company's day-to-day management, including adminis- tration, sales, and operations. In addition to his professional expe- rience, he grew up in a family that has been associated with the

Jacksonville maritime industry for nearly 40 years. He joined

Sun State as general manager in

March of this year, following work in marine operations at

Florida Towing Company in Jack- sonville.

New MMC Gauging System

Meets IMCO Guidelines-

Literature Available

Developed to meet IMCO stand- ards for inert gas tank measure- ment, Marine Moisture Control

Company, Inc. of Inwood, N.Y., has developed vapor control valves designed for use with MMC's portable gauging tapes to assure closed-tank vapor integrity with maximum gauging accuracy.

The system consists of MMC vapor control valves, available in four different configurations which are installed at tank top, plus MMC portable gauging tapes, which provide several individual gauging functions plus sampling capabilities. MMC tapes are avail- able for reading tank ullage, ul- lage-interface, and temperature; providing a gas seal to prevent the escape of inert gas or dan- gerous vapors to the atmosphere; while also providing a fixed datum reference point. They are porta- ble, battery operated, and certi- fied as intrinsically safe by Fac- tory Mutual and BASEEFA.

The system may also be used for primary gauging of cargo tanks when a permanent remote- reading tank gauging system is not fitted to the vessel.

The MMC closed tank portable gauging system anticipates pres- ent and future requirements by effectively and efficiently comply- ing with IMCO requirements for portable marine gauging.

Full information may be ob- tained by writing to Charles S.

Schmukler, Marine Moisture Con- trol Company, Inc., Dept. MR, 449

Sheridan Boulevard, Inwood, N.Y. 11696.

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