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UNI-HYDRO POWER SALES CO 176

UNIFIED INDUSTRIES, INC 119

VAC-HYDE CORP 246

VERSATILE DAVIE, INC 3

VILLAGE MARINE TEC 208

VISUAL INDUSTRIAL PROD., INC. . . .130

VITRO CORP 104

VSE CORP 206

WALTER KIDDE 125

WAUKESHA BEARINGS CORP 102

WELCO IND., INC 18

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. . . 71

WESTINGHOUSE ELEC./MECH. DIV. .174

WORTHINGTON PUMP DIV./

DRESSER INC 6

XEROX CORP 21

XOMOX 19

For additional information about the technical presentations, exhib- its, awards, or registration informa- tion, contact ASNE Headquar- ters,1452 Duke Street, Alexandria,

Va„ 22314; (703) 836-6727.

NAVSEA Awards

Todd-Los Angeles $13.5-Million Contract

The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand (NAVSEA) has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract of $13.5 million to the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific for the regular over- haul of the USS Ingersoll (DD-990), according to division vice president

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Circle 295 on Reader Service Card and general manager Len M.

Thorell.

According to Mr. Thorell, the contract was competed for among all the shipyards on the West Coast.

The work, to be performed from

March to December of this year, will consist of major upgrades and modi- fications to the ship, including the weapon systems. The vessel is a

Spruance Class destroyer.

Todd Shipyards Corporation is one of the nation's leading ship con- struction and repair companies. Be- sides the Los Angeles Division,

Todd operates shipyards in Seattle,

San Francisco and Galveston. Its recently acquired ARO subsidiary is an international manufacturer of in- dustrial air-powered equipment and aeronautical life support products.

Price Renamed Chairman Of

Liberian Shipowners' Group

Aubrey S. (Tony) Price was re-elected chairman of the board of directors during the recent meeting of the Council. He is president of

Navcot Corporation, part of the

Vlasov Group, and this is his second term as chairman of LSC.

Serving as vice chairmen will be

Frank S.B. Chao, president of

Wah Kwong Shipping and Invest- ment Co. (H.K.) Ltd., and Capt.

Rodney G. Brown, chief of ports, cargo and ships, Shell International

Marine Ltd., London.

Biehl's Purchase Of

U.S. Navigation Finalized

Biehl & Co., a well-known U.S.

Gulf and South Atlantic steamship agency and stevedore, has acquired the major interest in U.S. Naviga- tion, a former subsidiary of Hapag-

Lloyd (America) Inc. Hapag-Lloyd decided to divest themselves of U.S.

Navigation in order to better con- centrate on its own complex linear services.

The combination of Biehl & Co. and U.S. Navigation, Inc. strength- ens the general agency chain, which will now be represented on all three coasts of the U.S., as well as the

Midwest.

John Springer, president of

Biehl & Co., advised that Biehl and

U.S. Navigation will be run as inde- pendent corporations and has named Frank M. Cangemi as president of U.S. Navigation, Inc.

U.S. Navigation is general agent in the U.S. for National Shipping

Co. of Saudi Arabia, America Africa

Line and Scindia Steam Navigation

Co. Ltd.

Biehl acts as U.S. general agent for Hapag-Lloyd's Gulf and South

Atlantic Service, Antilles Lloyd,

Koctug Line, Maragua Line and

Naviera Neptuno S.A.

In addition, Biehl acts as Gulf agents for Hapag-Lloyd's North At- lantic and EuroPacific Service, Co- lumbus Line, Mexican Line, Rick- mers Line, National Shipping Co. of

Saudi Arabia, America Africa Line and Scindia Steam Navigation Co.

Ltd.

Both organizations are deeply in- volved in Tramp/Tank, Husbandry and Vessel Agency.

A fleet of marine jet crew under contract with Brunei Shell has been operating daily in Southeast \sia for 11 years. Maintenance cost has averaged less than 2% of gross revenue.

The (I.S. Navy has operated over 550 high speed marine jet patrol boats since 1970. They've earned an outstanding reputation for shallow water and high speed capabilities.

In 1972 the city of Portland,

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The Canadian armed forces are us- ing Nomera Jet 20's in a new fleet of bridge erection boats because of their powerful bollard pull, rugged con- struction and proven dependability.

Nomera Jets provide opti- mum per- formance from gasoline, diesel or gas turbine power, without the use of gearboxes or clutches.

Our people are experts on the in- stallation and application of marine jet units in all types of water craft, and provide service for Nomera Jet units worldwide.

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