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Creech Renamed Vice

President And General

Counsel At Newport News

F. Hunter Creech has been re- named to the position of vice president and general counsel of

Newport News Shipbuilding. Mr.

Creech, who will report to presi- dent Edward J. Campbell, joined the shipyard in 1964 as assist- ant to the general counsel. He was appointed general counsel in 1970, and elected a vice president in 1974.

He took a leave of absence from the company in February 1977 for personal reasons, and re- turned in April 1979 as special counsel. Before joining Newport

News, he served as an attorney for the U.S. Navy Bureau of

Ships, as a contract administra- tor with Kaman Aircraft, and as an attorney for Ingalls Shipbuild- ing.

Title XI Approved For

Three Tug/Supply Boats

To Cost $10.4 Million Total

The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an ap- plication by Point Express, Ltd.,

Morgan City, La., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the construc- tion of three tug/supply vessels.

Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point,

Miss., delivered the first of these 191-foot-Iong, 4,000-bhp vessels in

December 1980. The remaining two are expected to be delivered by next June. All three are de- signed for use in coastwise or foreign trades that support the

U.S. petroleum industry's offshore exploration for oil and gas.

The guarantee will cover $9,- 070,529, or 87V' percent of the vessels' $10,366,319 combined es- timated depreciated actual cost.

Tracor Awarded $5-Million

Navy Contract For

Sonar Support Services

Tracor, Incorporated, Austin,

Texas, is being awarded a $5,- 245,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract for engineering and support services to provide coordinator services for SSBN UNIQUE So- nar Programs. Work will be per- formed in Rockville, Md. The Na- val Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity. (N00024-81-

C-6003)

Navy Overhaul Contract

For $11.5 Million Goes

To Coastal Dry Dock

Coastal Dry Dock and Repair

Corporation, Brooklyn, N.Y., has been awarded an $11,494,426 firm fixed-price contract for the reg- ularly scheduled overhaul of the frigate USS Joseph Hewes (FF- 1078). The Supervisor of Ship- building, Conversion and Repair,

USN, Brooklyn, N.Y., is the con- tracting activity. (N62794-70-C- 0010)

David Aboussie Named

Grain Sales Manager At

Federal Barge Lines

David N. Aboussie

David N. Aboussie has been appointed manager-grain sales of

Federal Barge Lines by Pott In- dustries, Inc., it was announced by Thomas F. Maloney, senior vice president-sales of Federal

Barge, a wholly owned subsidi- ary of Pott Industries. Pott is a member of the Houston Natural

Gas Corporation group of com- panies.

Mr. Aboussie will be responsi- ble for directing and coordinat- ing all activities with regard to the movement of grain and grain products. Previously, he had been manager-import sales, working out of Federal's New Orleans of- fice. With the company since 1973, he has also served as its

Chicago sales manager, and as a dispatcher. giinrwi

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