Thomas E. Moran, president of Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc., has announced new areas of responsibility for vice president W. Anthony Watt. Mr. Watt took over the sales and marketing division of the company. Working with Mr. Watt will be sales representatives Karl B. Eckhardt, Paul J. Quinn and public information director Frank Duffy.
A career executive in the maritime industry with extensive experience in shipyard management and sales, Mr. Watt joined Moran in 1976. He had continued as vice president of Florida Towing of Jacksonville, Fla., when that company became part of the Moran organization.
In 1978, he came to the headquarters office of Moran in New York, as manager of the subsidiary company Seaboard Shipping. Moran's board of directors elected Mr.
Watt a vice president in 1985. His last assignment for the company was in the construction and repair department.
Moran Container Services Company, a subsidiary of Moran Towing and Transportation Company, Inc., has announced the expansion of its trade routes to Philadelphia and Baltimore. The company will load containers for this service in New York at the Global Marine Terminal, destined for Northern Shipping
Richard Palk has been elected president of American Trading Transportation Company, Inc., according to an announcement made by that New York City-based shipping company. Mr. Palk, who had been vice president and general manager, will now serve as chief executive officer. A Kings Point graduate
Francis D. Collins has been named manager, and W. Anthony Watt assistant manager of the Construction and Repair Department of the Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc., New York, it was announced by Thomas E. Moran, president. Mr. Collins, a specialist in marine engineering and marine electrical engi
Frank J. Murphy, president of American Trading Transportation Company, Inc. of New York, N.Y., has announced the signing of a contract with National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, for the construction of a series of up to six 50,000-dwt product carriers to expand American Trading's existi
of construction of the Chesapeake Trader—the first in a series of 44,000-dwt petroleum product carriers being: built for American Trading Transportation Company, Inc., of New York. Frank J. Murphy, chairman of the board of American Trading, served as keel-layer; Richard H. Vortmann, executive
River. Built by Jeffboat, Incorporated, in Jeffersonville, Ind., the vessel is owned by American Financial Corporation and operated by H & S Transportation Company, Inc., and River Lines, Inc. The Volunteer State is powered by two Alco Power Inc. 16- cylinder diesel engines, Model 251 F, each
represents the interests of the tug and barge industry operating in the Port of New York/New Jersey. Its members are responsible for the transportation of petroleum, petroleum products, other bulk commodities, and containers by water. Mr. McAllister is the president of McAllister Towing and
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Insights: Morton S. Bouchard III - President and CEO, Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. When it comes to iconic, East Coast mainstays of the U.S. maritime industry, probably one of the first names that come to mind is ‘Bouchard.’ Likewise, Morton S. Bouchard III, who has served as President of Bouchard
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