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Oceans International Announces Merger And Expansion Plans
The merger of Oceans International Corporation, and Shipping Services, Inc., New Orleans, La., steamship agencies serving vessels, owners and operators in Gulf of Mexico ports was announced by Burnell J. Russell, president of Oceans International Corporation.
ICHCA Elects Murdoch To Succeed Holubowicz
At a June meeting of the International Council of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Peter Murdoch, director of Small Ports and Operational Services, British Transport Docks Board, and chairman of ICHCA U.
MacGregor Describes Cost Saving Hatch Cover
The latest development of MacGregor is a folding-type weather-deck hatch cover in three sections, which is operated by a single wire from the ship's crane or derrick and thus requires no hydraulics or other means of drive. Called the "Direct Pull" system,
MarAd Issues Report On Waterways Port Model
The Maritime Administration has released a technical report which provides the documentation f o r an Inland Waterway Port Model. The quantitative mathematical model was developed for use in studying operating characteristics of inland waterway port facilities.
MarAd Awards Contracts To Study Port Needs In Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has awarded contracts totaling in excess of half a million dollars for the assessment of present facilities and future needs of ports in Alaska, Hawaii, and Oregon, Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, announced.
Millard Named Deputy Managing Director Of Mooremack, South Africa
Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, has announced the appointment of Michael E. Millard as deputy m a n a g i n g d i r e c t o r, Moore McCormack Lines S.A. (PTY) Ltd., effective January 1, 1980.
AML And APL Announce Changes Of Key Personnel
A realignment of functions and the appointment of key personnel, which affect traffic, and operations and stevedoring, were announced at American Mail Line, Seattle, Wash.-based division of American President Lines, Ltd. The changes, which became effective on February 1,