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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS value and incorporation of academic disciplines.

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Marine Safety Awards

The U.S. maritime industry honored compa- nies for their ship safety achievements in New

Orleans on May 15.

The awards, jointly sponsored by the U.S.

Chamber of Shipping (USCS) and the Marine

Section of the National Safety Council (NSC), called public attention to the achievements of several companies, including SeaRiver

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M/V Gemini has maintained an accident-free record for 17 years.

The awards were presented by USCS Vice

President Joseph Cox and NSC Marine

Section Chair DeWitt Davis.

ACBL Announces Appointments

American Commercial Barge Line Co. (ACBL) has announced several new staff appointments. Elaine Bullard and Patrick

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Hoessle have joined the company as dispatch support. Jim Fox has been named vice presi- dent of Operations and general manager at

ACBL de Venezuela. Pete Kazunas has been promoted to director of Bulk and Steel Sales, and Kenneth A. Sigler is the company's new manager of Bulk and Steel Sales. Alan Roach has been appointed Liquid Sales manager.

Mike Shadoan has joined Jeffboat as Labor

Relations manager. Robert Siddall is ACBL's new Barge Regulatory coordinator. John W.

Trampas has joined ACBL as manager of

Grain Freight Sales.

Smith Fiberglass Announces New

Hires

Smith Fiberglass Products Inc., manufactur- er of fiberglass piping systems for the petrole- um, chemical and industrial markets, has named Robert Denton and Brad Francis dis- trict sales managers.

Adtech Names Distributor

The Minneapolis office of Interplastic

Distribution Group (IDG) was named a distrib- utor for Adtech Plastic Systems Corp. of

Charlotte, Mich. Adtech manufactures epoxy, polyester and urethane products for boatbuild- ing and other plastic fabrication applications.

Chris-Marine Expands Australian

Business

Chris-Marine (Australia) Pty. Ltd. has recently acquired two service companies in New

South Wales. The new divisions are: Groom

Bros., involved in general machine repairs; and

Lesmar & Associates, involved in propeller shafts and stern tube repairs. With the inclu- sion of these companies, Chris-Marine strives to expand its range of service work for shipown- ers on Australia's East Coast. The Chris-

Marine group distributes portable maintenance machines for marine and stationary diesel engines, and also provides on-site technical assistance.

Halter Hires Roberts; Acquires

McDermott Yard

Ship repair and conversion specialist

Joseph Roberts has joined Halter-Gulf

Repair, Inc. He is the superintendent responsi- ble for liaison between Halter and its customers whose vessels are undergoing repair or conver- sion at the yard.

Prior to assuming this post Mr. Roberts served as a consultant for Halter as an employ- ee of J.R. & Associates.

On June 5, Halter Marine announced acqui- sition of the former McDermott shipyard on the

Industrial Seaway in Gulfport, Miss. The 74-

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