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George E. Chronakis Joins Electro-Nav
Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced that George E. Chronakis, navigator, marine electronic sales representative, and most recently -program manager for a major firm of naval consulting engineers has joined the Electro-Nav sales staff.
Patrick Keene Named Director Of Operations At Ingalls Shipbuilding
Patrick Keene, director of machinery, test, and trials at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Miss., has been promoted to director of operations, Len Erb, senior vice president of Litton Industries and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, has announced.
Bird-Johnson Opens Washington, D.C. Office
Bird-Johnson Company, Walpole, Mass., has opened an office in the Washington, D.C. area, located at 2300 Ninth Street, South, Arlington, Va. 22204. It will be headed by Robert C. Case, who has been named director of special projects. "In this capacity," stated company president Howard H.
Kramek, Liu Snare Top SNAME Honors
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) awarded its Admiral "Jerry" Land Medal for outstanding accomplishment in the marine field to ABS President and COO Robert Kramek at the society's Annual Banquet during the SNAME Marine Technology Conference and Expo in Washington,
Two Promotions In Moran's Construction & Repair Department
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,
NABRICO Names 2 New Stocking Distributors
Brown Marine Service, Inc. of Pensacola, Fla., and Peltz Brothers, Inc. of Norfolk, Va., have been named stocking distributors for Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) products in their respective areas. T. Ray Jackson, vice president of NABRICO,
Schoolship Reunion Hears Peter Stanford On National Ship Trust
The Pennsylvania Schoolship Association's 24th Annual Muster (reunion) was held at the Ben Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia on October 14, 1978. The Association represents graduates of the former Pennsylvania Maritime Academy, closed since 1947,
Gotaas-Larsen Completes Financing Of LNG Carrier
Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation has completed the financing for its newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Freeze, and has taken delivery of the ship. John G. Christy, executive vice president of IU International Corporation, Gotaas- Larsen's parent company,
Waukesha Engine Will Manufacture Sulzer Diesels Under License
Waukesha E n g i n e D i v i s i o n, D r e s s e r Industries, Waukesha, Wis., will manufacture a new family of 1,500 to 4,800-bhp diesel engines under a license from Sulzer Brothers Limited of Winterthur, Switzerland, officials announced recently.
R.T. Greene Forms New Marine Company
Raymond T. Greene has announced the formation of a new company to be known as Anchorage Marine Brokerage and Documentation, Incorporated, which will specialize in sale, purchase, and chartering of commercial vessels, and in the documentation and registry of vessels in foreign jurisdictions,