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Edmond J. Moran, Former

Head Of Moran Towing,

Dies At Age 96 |§§1§ ^ the Board of Directors of Victory

Carriers, the Chubb Insurance Co., and the Propeller Club of the Port of

New York.

Intercontinental Marine

Repair Names President

Adm. Edmond Joseph Moran

Rear Admiral Edmond Joseph

Moran, U.S.N.R. (retired) former president and Chairman of Moran

Towing Corporation, one of the country's oldest and largest tugboat companies, died on July 15th at his home in New Canaan, Conn. He was 96.

In 1915 he began his career in the family towing business, started by his grandfather Michael in 1860 in

New York City. In 1917 he joined the Navy Reserve and served on board the USS Winchester and USS

Passaic. At the war's end, he re- turned to his career at Moran, where he worked until 1941 when he was recalled to active Naval Service.

Admiral Moran was recognized with numerous military and civilian hon- ors. He was a three term president of the Maritime Association of the

Port of New York, and a member of

Michael J. Miller was named president of Intercontinental Ma- rine Repair Co., Inc. of Houston,

Texas, a leading ship repair com- pany specializing in marine boilers, condensers and top side repairs.

Mr. Miller joins Intercontinen- tal with a Marine Engineering de- gree from the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in

Houston. He has more than 16years of ship repair, vessel operations and management experience. Prior to joining the company he held several engineering and management posi- tions with Exxon, Phillyship,

Seahawk Management, Inc. and

Apollo Intl.

Nyman Marine Names Two

Vice Presidents

The Nyman Marine Corporation has named Barry Nyman vice presi- dent in charge of engineering and design. Formerly the manager and construction superintendent, Dock & Pile Driving Division, Mr. Nyman is the son of the corporation's founder and has more than 25 years experi- ence in the structural design and construction of docks.

Nyman Marine also named Tad

Sommerville vice president of sales and marketing. Formerly the direc- tor of sales and marketing, Mr.

Sommerville will be responsible for the national and international marketing of Nyman's line of

WaterLift boat hoists and lifts for personal watercraft.

Harvey B. Walpert Elected

Chairman Of AWSC

Harvey B. Walpert was elected chairman of the American Water- ways Shipyard Conference (AWSC) and Robert W. Greene was elected vice chairman. AWSC is a confer- ence of the American Waterways

Operators (AWO) and is the national trade association for second-tier shipyards.

Mr. Walpert is senior vice presi- dent, administration/corporate op- erations of Trinity Marine Group (TMG) of Gulfport, Miss. Mr.

Greene is president of American

Harvey B. Walpert

Commercial Marine Service Co. of

Jeffersonville, Ind. AWSC also elected: Frank McEacharn, vice president, Newpark Shipbuilding (Houston); H. Brinson Miles, divi- sion manager, McDermott Inc. (Amelia, La.); and Dan Larsen,

Fishing Vessel Owners Marine Ways (Seattle), as members of the AWSC

Steering Committee.

Joe Cruise Chosen To Head

Crowley American Transport

Crowley American Transport has promoted Joe Cruise to the posi- tion of director of marketing. His new responsibilities will include market research and analysis, ser- vice, customer and product informa- tion, cargo trends and other busi- ness data. Mr. Cruise joined

Crowley in 1987 in Teaneck, N.J. as a senior financial analyst with the company's South American service.

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