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Dravo Mechling Appoints

McCormick Manager,

Tiger Fleet Facility

Dravo Mechling Corporation, the barge line subsidiary of Dravo Cor- poration, has announced the ap- pointment of Frank McCormick as manager of Dravo Mechling's

Tiger Fleet facility in Baton Rouge,

La.

In his new position, Mr. McCor- mick will be responsible for all of the fleeting services provided by

Dravo Mechling at Tiger Fleet. In a related announcement, Tom Far- rington has been appointed man- ager, boat maintenance and engi- neering at Tiger Fleet. Both will report directly to D.J. Verona,

Dravo Mechling's vice president, operations.

A 21-year veteran of marine in- dustry service, Mr. McCormick has extensive experience in fleeting operations, towboat operations, maintenance and repair, and gener- al supervision. He has held posi- tions with American Barge Compa- ny, C & G Operating Company,

Coastal Towing, and Brent Towing.

A graduate of Northeast Louisiana

University and a Vietnam War ve- teran, he is also a pilot and licensed tankerman.

Located at Milepoint 237.5, Tiger

Fleet provides barge fleeting and switching, as well as a wide range of cleaning, maintenance, and repair services for towboats, dry cargo and tank barges operating on the lower

Mississippi River. Additional ser- vices provided include drydocking, crane, cargo transfer and 24-hour emergency repairs to barges and towboats.

Part of Dravo Corporation's Ma- terials Handling and Systems

Group, Dravo Mechling is head- quartered in New Orleans, and op- erates an extensive fleet of river equipment, including open hopper, covered, deck and tank barges, throughout the inland waterways system.

Taylor & G&G Marine

Join Forces To Perform

Hull Maintenance Work

Taylor Diving, Inc. of New Or- leans, one of the world's largest and most diverse underwater contrac- tors and a Halliburton subsidiary, has formed an exclusive working relationship with G&G Marine of

Houston to perform ship hull main- tenance and cleaning operations.

G&G Marine, operated by owner and president Dan Gilbert, was one of the pioneering ship hull- cleaning operations in the Gulf of

Mexico. He has now joined the man- agement team of Taylor to oversee the ship hull maintenance and cleaning operations. He will be headquartered in Taylor's Houston office.

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Donahue, Inc. Names

L.F. Daspit To Serve

Clients In Southwest

Donahue, Inc. Advertising & Pub- lic Relations has expanded its pro- fessional staff with the addition of

Laurence F. Daspit, who will represent the firm in Houston and throughout the Southwest. The an- nouncement of this appointment was made by James C. Donahue, president of Donahue, Inc.

As a member of the agency's staff,

Mr. Daspit will provide industrial public relations services to Hous- ton-based Marathon Manufacturing

Company. He will also serve Dona- hue, Inc. clients in the area of copy- writing for advertising and collater- al material and will be responsible for developing new accounts in

Houston and throughout the South- west.

Prior to joining Donahue, Inc.,

Mr. Daspit served as corporate public relations manager for Mara- thon Manufacturing Company. His public relations career also includes experience as a senior account exec- utive with a major Texas firm where he specialized in industrial and health care accounts.

Will you be ready for the new pollution regulations?

By October 2nd, all ships must comply with the new

I.M.O. regulations controlling the discharge of oil in the sea. Most ships will now have to fit an oily water separator.

So fit the best - the Hamworthy unit - backed by the reputation ot the world's leading manufacturer of marine pollution control equipment.

When you compare the Hamworthy separator with others, you will see that it's less complex, more compact, and doesn't have expensive filtejs needing continual replacement.

There are 3 models with capacities up to 5 tonnes per hour, and all are fully automatic with fail-safe devices.

They come as a complete module requiring only electrical and inlet/outlet connections. Naturally they are I.M.O. and •

U.S. Coastguard approved.

Send for further details, today. Time is getting short! ?4:V Ramworthy USA Inc., 10555 Lake Forest Boulevard, Suite 1F, New Orleans, "*"

Louisiana 70127. Tel: (504) 244.9074. Telex: 853884

Hamworthy Engineering Ltd, Poole, Dorset, England, BH17 7LA. *

Telephone: 0202 675123. Telex: 41348 Companies. Offices and Agents throughout the witfg.

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