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Two New River Terminals

Added By Alter—Third

To Be Constructed

Alter Company of Davenport,

Iowa, has announced the recent addition of two new river termi- nals in Rock Island, 111., and

Omaha, Neb., and a third termi- nal soon to be constructed in

Burlington, Iowa.

The Rock Island river terminal handles dry bulk, liquids, steel, lumber, and other commodities.

Within the 88,000 square feet of enclosed space, storage and bag- ging services are performed. The balance of the 20-acre site will be used for outdoor storage and expansion. The terminal, located at Mile 480.8 on the Upper Mis- sissippi River, is serviced by the

Burlington Northern and the

Milwaukee Railroads. Interstate highway connections can be made via Illinois 92, an expressway two blocks from the terminal.

The South Omaha river ter- minal, currently under rehabili- tation, has 18,800 square feet of enclosed storage and 30 acres for outdoor storage and development.

Located at Mile 612.2 on the Mis- souri River, the Omaha facility is serviced by the Burlington

Northern Railroad and is easily accessible from a major highway.

At Burlington, Iowa, the com- pany has received permits from the U.S. Corps of Engineers to erect a 200-foot dock, several ctf ' ^V O^ 54- lifp

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A- cells, and railroad trackage. Var- ious development schemes are be- ing studied for the 90-acre site.

Located at Mile 398 on the Upper

Mississippi River, the site is sit- uated at the closest point on the

Mississippi to the Wyoming coal fields. The fields are served by the

Burlington Northern Railroad.

Alter's other river terminals are at St. Paul, Minn.; LaCrosse,

Wis.; and Buffalo, Iowa.

Dockery Succeeds Warden

As President Of

Raytheon Marine

Charles J. Dockery has been promoted to president of Ray- theon Marine Company, Man- chester, N.H. He had served as vice president and assistant gen- eral manager since last May.

Raytheon Marine Company, a division of Raytheon Company, is a leading international pro- ducer of marine electronic equip- ment for oceangoing vessels, com- mercial fishing and workboats, and pleasure craft. Mr. Dockery will also serve as president of

Sorensen Company, a Raytheon unit producing power supplies and related products at the company's

Manchester plant. He succeeds

Richard V. Warden who has re- signed to pursue other business interests.

Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr.

Dockery was vice president-oper- ations with the Signal Division of

Federal Signal Corporation, Chi- cago. From 1966 until 1975 he served as vice president-opera- tions with Kollsman Instrument

Company, Merrimack, N.H. Ear- lier, he worked for ARMA Corpo- ration, Garden City, N.Y.

Omnithruster Awarded

INMA Tuna Fleet Contract

Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager for Omni- thruster Inc., has announced the award of a contract from Indus- trie Navali Meccaniche Affini

S.P.A. (INMA), La Spezia, Italy, for Omnithruster maneuvering and slow-speed propulsion sys- tems for a fleet of tuna vessels being built by their shipyard.

Capt. Craig Connors, well-known tunaboat owner and fish proces- sor of San Diego, will head the technical direction of the con- sortium.

According to Mr. Aker, "The

Omnithruster systems were chos- en because patented features pro- vide many advantages for fishing operations, among which are: thrusting underway and in cur- rents while pitching in heavy seas; thrusting during net-set- ting operations, thus reducing the need for a skiff; the ability to automatically hold heading dur- ing brailing; and to provide emer- gency steering if the rudder or steering system should fail by producing side thrusting while underway; also to provide emer- gency slow-speed propulsion in the event that a ship's single engine 6

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