marine equipment
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
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
Twin City Barge Entering Coal Business
Twin City Barge & Towing Co., St. Paul, Minn., has announced it is entering the coal business by acquiring United Coal Sales Co., Minneapolis, in a transaction valued at $3.75 million. John W. Lambert, president and chairman of the board of Twin City Barge,
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
Willem Pot B.V. Offers 44-Page Marine Equipment Stocklist And Catalog
Willem Pot B.V. of Rotterdam, Holland, has prepared a detailed stocklist of the extensive marine stocks held at the firm's Maassluis works and stockyards, with the object, the company says, of indicating the way in which they can most be of service to customers.
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
Marine Machinery Association Issues Invitation To Attend May 1, Meeting In D.C.
The Marine Machinery Association, a one-year-old trade association devoted to improving business conditions for manufacturers of the machinery used on Navy and commercial ships and to improving the quality of spare parts and repair services for the machinery in the fleet,
Alexander Industries Appointed Microphor Representative
Appointment of Alexander Industries of New Orleans, La., and Houston, Texas, as manufacturers' representative for Microphor, Inc. has been announced by John M. Mayfield Jr., president of Microphor. Microphor manufactures several lines of marine equipment at its Willits, Calif.
Litton Integrates Marine Ops In New Company
The consolidation of marine industry assets in the U.S. has taken a rather unique twist, as Litton Industries — with a strategy of becoming the marine industry's full-service leader — announced the formation of a new company, the Litton Ship Systems Full Service Center (LSS FSC).
Tubbs And FitzGerald Named Vice Presidents At Donhaiser Marine
Francis A. Tubbs and Ray H. FitzGerald have been named vice presidents of Donhaiser Marine, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based engineering firm, according to John N. Donhaiser, president. Mr. Tubbs assumed the duties of vice president of engineering, and Mr.