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National Cargo Bureau Appoints Captain Gates
The National Cargo Bureau has announced the appointment of Capt. Donald W. Gates as vice president and chief surveyor. Captain Gates had been serving as chief surveyor since July 1974. He is a graduate of the State of New York Maritime College
Bethlehem Steel Corp. Elects Anthony St. John
The election of Anthony P. St. John to assistant vice president, Industrial Relations Department, was announced by George A. Moore Jr., vice president, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in charge of industrial relations. Mr. St. John, advancing from manager
K.E. Sheehan Elected Vice President Of ABS
Kenneth E. Sheehan, counsel to the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), was elected a vice president of ABS at the annual meeting of the Society's board of managers, held in New York, N.Y., on March 15. Mr. Sheehan, formerly associated with the law firm of Kirlin,
ABS President Foresees Trend Toward Nuclear Merchant Ships By 1990
N u c l e a r - p o w e r e d merchant ships will sail the oceans by 1990, says Robert T. Young, chairman and president of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Addressing a meeting of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association in Hong Kong, Mr. Young said
Maritime Industry Mourns Congressman Bateman
Virginia Republican Rep. Herbert Bateman, 72, a nine-term congressman and strong military supporter who planned to retire at the end the year, died in his sleep, reportedly of natural casues on Monday, September 11. according to a spokesman. He
1993 International Oil Spill Conference Issues Call For Papers
The 13th biennial International Oil Spill Conference on the prevention, behavior, control and cleanup of oil spills will be held March 29 to April 1,1993 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. The conference will be sponsored by the U.
Storehouse Of Information Readily Available From ABS Using Computerized Retrieval
The American Bureau of Shipping has placed into operation a comprehensive computerized system for information storage, correlation, and retrieval known as ABSIRS. Implemented through an in-house IBM 370/135, ABSIRS handles data concerning shipowners,
Needed — A Long-Range National Shipbuilding Policy
At close range, against the background of recent events, one could reasonably conclude that the shipbuilding industry of the United States is being sacrificed on the altar of illogical expediency. In the climate of uncertainty and confusion created by official inertia over the recent past,
AWO Spokesman Views User Tax Bill With Cautious Anticipation
James B. Potter Jr., president of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., viewed the October 21 signing of the waterway user tax bill into law with "cautious anticipation," and called it "an important first step leading toward the replacement of Locks and Dam 26.