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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
Armco Restructures Western Steel Division Into Three Groups
Armco recently restructured its Western Steel Division into three operating divisions — Southwestern Steel, Midwestern Steel, and Manufactured Products. The reorganization is a further step in Armco's strategy to establish autonomous business units.
Union Mechling Forms Water Analytics Division
Union Mechling Corporation has announced the formation of a new division, Water Analytics, to provide more complete consulting services for total transportation and distribution problems incidental to water movement. According to Ralph G. Kennedy III,
Walter Kidde To Sell U.S. Lines To WUI, Inc.
Walter Kidde & Company, Inc. and WUI, Inc. have announced that an agreement in principle has been reached for the sale of U.S. Lines, Inc. to WUI. Under the terms of the proposed sale, Kidde is to receive $70 million in cash and a $27-million subordinate note of U.
Navy Civil Engineering Lab Completes Studies On Future Pier Designs
The Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL), Port Hueneme, Calif., a leading investigator of innovative pier designs for surface combatant ships such as frigates, destroyers, and cruisers, has completed two comprehensive studies to generate
McDermott To Build Second Offshore Platform For Union Oil Company
J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. has received a letter of intent from Union Oil Company of California for a turnkey project which will involve the design, fabrication, and installation of a second giant offshore platform in the East Breaks Field in the Gulf of Mexico.
Union Mechling Corp. Appoints David Gladwell
David M. Gladwell was named manager, customer services for Union Mechling Corporation, the subsidiary barge line of Dravo Corporation. He is succeeded as assistant to the vice president, sales, by Michael R. Marlier. Mr. Gladwell j o i n e d Union Mechling Corporation in 1976.
FMC Coffin Pump Will Produce And Distribute TCU Turbochargers In U.S.
Coffin Turbo Pump, a Division of FMC Corporation, has signed a letter of intent to manufacture and distribute Turbo Charger Union b.v. (TCU) turbochargers in the U.S., announced John Burrows, operation manager. TCU is based in Amsterdam, Holland,