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Twin City Barge Names W.L. Lusk Vice President
William L. Lusk has joined Twin City Barge & Towing Co. as vice president and general manager of the company's Marine Group, John W. Lambert, president, announced. Twin City Barge's Marine Group includes all barge and towing activities. Mr. Lusk
FMC Marine & Rail Lays Keel For Ro/Ro Barge To Carry 374 Forty-Foot Truck Trailers
The Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC Corporation, Portland, Ore., recently laid the keel for the first of two large deck cargo barges being built for Crowley Maritime Corporation, San Francisco, Calif. The giant roll-on/roll-off triple-deck
Sun Shipbuilding Consolidates All Marketing Activities —Orth, Winstead And Hunt Named Department Heads
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., has consolidated all its marketing activities into a single Marketing Department under Joseph J. Kleschick, vice president-marketing. This move brings together in one department all the marketing
New Dravo SteelShip Descriptive Brochures Now Available
Dravo SteelShip Corporation announces three new brochures available. Fresh off the press is a four-color descriptive brochure of the SteelShip 50, a four-color brochure of the general line of AlumaShip vessels built by Dravo SteelShip Corporation,
Crosby Group Adds New Block To Product Line
—Full Catalog Available new try net block has been added to its line of marine products by The Crosby Group, Inc. of Tulsa, Okla. The all-steel Crosby F-453 block with a 6-inch-diameter forged steel sheave with flame-hardened groove is capable
Pyramid Pump Division Offers N e w Catalog On Rotary Pump Lines
Pyramid Pump Division™ of Transamerica Delaval Inc. of Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated 16-page catalog that presents engineering information on three lines of positive-displacement pumps. Its AMR™ three-screw pumps are designed for: engine room,
Japan: Advanced procedures sustain industry in turbulent markets
Japan retains its perch atop the world commercial shipbuilding heap, although its position grows increasingly precarious with the continued emphasis on shipbuilding market share by its Korean competitors, and the emergence of lowcost, hungry start-ups
Farboil Offers Two Free Directories On Marine Coatings and Systems
The Farboil Company of Baltimore, Md., has published a directory of their marine coating systems and a directory of their products. Both publications are available from the company without charge. The directory of marine coating systems offers
Levingston Awarded $200 Million To Build Five Bulk Cargo Ships
Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, has announced the award of a $200,075,000 contract to Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, to construct five self-sustaining dry-bulk cargo ships. The shipowner is Levingston Falcon I Shipping Company,