maritime
National Maritime Council Elects Barker Chairman
At a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Maritime Council board of governors unanimously elected James R. Barker, chairman and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., Stamford, Conn., as their new chairman. Mr.
Second Occidental Tug/Barge Unit Christened At Avondale Yard
Christening c e r e m o n i e s were held recently at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. for the integrated tug/ barge unit Oxy Producer (shown at right), a 41,500-dwt liquid chemical and petroleum tanker, which was built for a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Rep. McCloskey And Patterson Address California Chapter Of Kings Point Alumni Assoc.
Thomas J. Patterson Jr., western regional director, U.S. Maritime Administration, recently addressed a luncheon meeting in San Francisco, Calif., of the California Chapter of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, on the 1976 progress of the U.
James A. Farrell Jr. Receives Admiral Of The Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award
James A. Farrell Jr., chairman of Farrell Lines Incorporated, is the 1977 recipient of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS). At 76, and still active as chairman of his family-owned line, he has logged a full halfcentury of energetic pioneering service
N.Y. Propeller Club Elects Hart President
Capt. Thomas A. King, president of The Propeller Club, Port of New York, recently announced the results of the election held at the club's 54th annual membership meeting. The new officers are as follows: president, Capt. Robert E. Hart, Marine Index Bureau ; first vice president, James J.
Foreign Nations Urged To Crack Down On Soviet Rate-Slashing
The National Maritime Council, Washington, D.C., has urged major foreign shipping line executives and foreign maritime labor union leaders in eight countries to press their own governments to crack down on Soviet rateslashing practices in oceangoing trade.
National Cargo Bureau Reports On '76 Activities
The 26th Annual Meetings of Members and Directors of the National Cargo Bureau, Inc., were held recently at the Board Room of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, 99 John Street, New York City. John R. Walbridge, vice president of the Insurance Company of North America,
SNAME Pacific Northwest Section Honors Members And Views 'Arctic Sealift Expedition, 1975'
More than 85 members and guests of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Pacific Northwest Section met at Craig's Olympia Oyster House in Seattle, Wash., on December 2, 1976 to view a film on Arctic marine freight operations. Prior to screening of the film, George H.
Agreement In Principle Announced On U.S.-U.S.S.R. Marine Insurance
For the first time since the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement was signed on October 14, 1972, the Soviet Union has agreed in principle to share with U.S. underwriters the placement of marine insurance on cargoes moving between the two countries, it was announced by Robert J.
Joint Venture Receives Title XI For $109-Million Chemical Carrier
The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of the Chemical Pioneer, a 35,000- deadweight-ton chemical carrier being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.