R&R Marine
Enterprise Marine Completes First Major Ship Repair Contract
—Literature A v a i l a b l e— According to an announcement by co-owners Joseph Cangelosi and Carl McBratney, their newly formed company, Enterprise Marine and Industrial Repairs, Inc. of Port Newark, N.J., has recently completed its first major
New "Ax-Bow" To Increase Ships' Efficiency
Considerable effort, particularly following the oil embargo of the 1970s, has been placed on reducing the fuel oil consumption of ships, a task readily handled by a series of improvements in hull shapes, the fitting of energy savings devices, and
Caterpillar Appoints Williams And Thorstenson To Managerial Posts
L. (Larry) Williams, manager of Caterpillar Tractor Co., Industrial Division Marketing Department since 1969, has been named manager of a newly expanded worldwide engine marketing organization which includes all sales, sales development, and service functions.
M / V Jeffboat
Throngs of spectators came to the Jeffboat, Incorporated, Jeffersonville, Ind., shipyard recently to witness the dual christening and launching ceremonies of the motor vessel Jeffboat, a 6,000- horsepower vessel named to honor the company's accomplishment as
PFEL Names R.C. Rasmus Senior Vice President
Pacific Far East Line (PFEL) recently announced the appointment of Ronald C. Rasmus as new senior vice president to manage its New York office. Mr. Rasmus was former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids of the U.S. Maritime Administration.
Bird-Johnson Names Vaughn Seattle Operation's Marketing And Sales Manager
The Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass., has named Jon Vaughn as marketing and sales manager for their Seattle operation in Seattle, Wash. Mr. Vaughn brings over 14 years of marine industry experience to his new position and was most recently
Sperry Gets $2 Million In Orders For Collision Avoidance Systems
The Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation recently received orders for 50 CAS II collision avoidance systems, totaling more than $2 million, from several Japanese shipowners, bringing the total number of Sperry collision avoidance systems sold worldwide to more than 500.
Puroflow Filters To Protect Sperry Computers
—Literature Available Puroflow Marine Corporation, which recently announced the development of a new series of compact power-line filters for OEM applications, has reached agreement with Sperry Corporation to provide Puroflow filters for Sperry's
Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School Graduates First Women
The Apprentice School of Tenneco's Newport News Shipbuilding recently graduated the first women apprentices in its 57-year history. The three women, Debbie Ann Eriksen, Karen Jean Morrison and Sherry Rebecca Skinner, were among the 157 apprentices graduating in this year's class.
French Group Purchases Marine Structure Firm
O w n e r s h i p of EMH (Entreprise d'Equipements Mecaniques et Hydrauliques), Paris, a wellknown builder of offshore structures for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by a threecompany French group. According to Jean Alleaume, EMH president,