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Moran And Turecamo

To Merge

Moran Transportation Co. announced that it has signed an agreement with Turecamo

Maritime, Inc. and its affiliated companies, White Stack Maritime

Corp., Turecamo of Savannah, Inc. and Turecamo Environmental

Services, Inc., to combine their respected businesses. The com- bined company will operate under the Moran Towing Corp. name and will continue to be headquartered in Greenwich, Conn.

Paul R. Tregurtha, chairman of Moran Transportation Co. said, "Moran has provided reliable, quality service to its customers for almost 140 years. We are delighted to combine our operations with the

Turecamo companies, which have a similarly well-deserved reputa- tion for first class service."

Gregory J. McGinty, president of Turecamo Maritime said, "We look forward to working with our counterparts at Moran to provide our customers with safe, efficient tug and marine transportation ser- vices. Our combined companies will be well positioned to continue to respond to the needs of our cus- tomers and to the demands of a changing regulatory environ- ment." The combined company will operate 85 tugs, and provide marine transportation of dry bulk and petroleum products through its fleet of 22 barges. An addition- al five tugs and four barges are currently under construction.

U.S.S. Constellation

Restored With Help From

New Epoxy

U.S. Chemical and Plastics' new

USC Marine Epoxy No.6000/3000 is being used exclusively in the restoration of the U.S.S.

Constellation - the last full-sail warship commissioned by the U.S.

Navy, dating back to 1854. The

Epoxy No. 6000/3000, which is reportedly ideal for cold molded construction or reconstruction, is a pre-thickened formula using high quality cellulose fibers and, when mixed, has a viscosity of 100,000 cps. A standard 5:1 ratio, the epoxy can be applied both manual- ly and mechanically.

Tom Anderson Joins GPA

Guido Perla and Associates, Inc. (GPA) of Seattle, Wash, has appointed Tom Anderson as

Mechanical Engineer. Mr.

Anderson, who gained experience in aluminum vessel construction at Kvicak Marine Industries of

Seattle, will be responsible for engineering support for develop- ment of new designs, project man- agement and client interface together with publication and pre- sentation of technical papers and research.

National Safety Congress

Scheduled in LA

The National Safety Congress will be held in Los Angeles,

October 25 - 31. Topics to be dis- cussed in the marine section include: cold Water survival; inci- dent investigation; near miss and anomalies reporting; and imple- menting ISM (International Safety

Management). For more informa- tion, contact: Dewitt Davis at tel: 757-495-3524 or [email protected].

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