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DOT Awards $17 Million

In Ferry Boat Discretionary Funds

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Federico

Pena announced that the Department of Trans- portation (DOT) has allocated more than $17 million among 13 states for construction projects on ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. "Our nation's ferry system remains a key link in many regional transportation systems," Sec- retary Pena said. "These funds illustrate the continuing commitment of the Clinton Adminis- tration to help rebuild America by investing in our nation's infrastructure in order to create the seamless intermodal system this country needs."

The funds were distributed as follows:

Alaska $1 million

Kentucky $90,000

Massachusetts $960,000

Michigan $2.4 million

Missouri $278,800

New Jersey $2 million

New York $1.5 million

North Carolina $2.8 million

Pennsylvania $1 million

Rhode Island $1.2 million

Utah $760,000

Virginia $520,000

Washington $2.8 million 52

Maritrans Pays Stockholder Dividend

Maritrans Inc. declared a dividend of $.02 per share payable as of Dec. 12,1994 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 28, 1994.

Stephen A. Van Dyck, chairman and CEO, commented, "We believe that the actions we have taken in recent years have strengthened our position ... We are confident that we can now commence a dividend, which we expect will con- tinue quarterly and may grow with the passage of time and the implementation of our distribu- tion strategy."

Campbell D'Entremont, Reardon Join

Marine Atlantic's Board

Canadian Transport Minister Douglas

Young announced the appointment of J. Rich- ard Campbell of Commercial Cross, P.E.I., R.

Irene D'Entremont of Yarmouth, N.S., and

Gerald P. Reardon of Sydney, N.S., to the board of directors of Marine Atlantic Inc. Ma- rine Atlantic is a Crown Corporation with a mission to provide quality, safe and efficient marine transportation and hospitality services.

Its principal activity is the operation of the major ferry services in the Atlantic provinces on behalf of the government of Canada.

Cheramy Founds Maritime Consultancy

David Cher- amy, former mar- keting manager for

Portland Ship Yard (PSY) for ten years, has founded Mari- time Consulting In- ternational (MCI), providing market de- velopment and proj ect management services.

Current and re- cent MCI projects include a market study on second-tier shipbuilding opportunities over the next five years; identifying specific opportunities in the maritime market; and safety management systems activities.

MCI offers clear, well-researched market and strategic plans; definition of a client's product, location of the market niche and timely design of a sales strategy; consultation in outsourcing and combining design, engineering and production specialists to lower costs and increase profits; preparation of creative proposals and closing important sales; and providing combinations of direct sales and support of sales staff. Clients include Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, PSY, West

Coast Shipping, and Mar Com Inc.

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Falk Makes Additions To Sales Staff

Roy J. Durkee has been assigned to the Mid-

Atlantic district office sales staff, and W. Bryant

Medders to the Birmingham, Ala. district sales office staff of the Falk Corporation. Mr. Durkee will serve the company's customers in northern

New Jersey, southeastern New York and Con- necticut. Mr. Medders will serve customers in northern Mississippi, central Tennessee and

Alabama.

Kop-Flex, Flender AG Reach

Transmission Product Agreement

Kop-Flex, a Baltimore, Md.-based manufac- turer of power transmission products, entered into a strategic alliance with A. Friedr. Flender

AG, a manufacturer of power transmission prod- ucts worldwide, to market a line of resilient couplings in North America. The resilient cou- plings will be supplied from its headquarters plant in Hanover, Md., and also from its Cana- dian facility near Toronto, Ontario.

Dunagin Named Boston Whaler's

Marketing/PR Manager

Teresa Dunagin has been promoted to man- ager of marketing, communications and public relations for Boston Whaler. Ms. Dunagin joined the Edgewater, Fla.-based boat manufac- turer in January as marketing coordinator.

Tidewater Names O'Malley Chairman,

President & CEO

Tidewater Inc. elected William C. O'Malley chairman of the board, president and CEO, suc- ceeding John P. Laborde, whose retirement became effective Oct. 20,1994. Mr. Laborde will serve as a consultant to Tidewater under the terms of a three-year contract.

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