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K.K. George A p p o i n t ed O p e r a t i o n s Comptroller At Bethlehem SB Div.
The appointment of Kenneth K. George to operations comptroller, shipbuilding division, in Bethlehem Steel Corporation's accounting department, has been announced by Dirck W. Armitage, assistant comptroller, operations accounting. Mr. George is
Newport News Delivers The U.S.T. Pacific In Record Time
The U.S.T. Pacific, one of the two largest ships built in the Western Hemisphere, was delivered recently by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., marking a new U.S. commercial construction record. Edward J. Campbell, Newport News president and chief executive officer,
Drilling Rig Dry Transport Cuts 11,000-Mile Sailing Time In Half
The self-propelled, $82-million, drilling rig High Seas Driller, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding's Okpo facility, was transported to the North Sea by the Ferncarrier. The heavy transport ship was developed by JL Heavyweight Transport of Denmark and
Newport News Completes Jumboizing Of Two Tankers
Newport News Shipbuilding recently delivered two jumboized commercial ships, the Charleston, and the Fredericksburg. The Charleston, ex Cities Service Norfolk, is owned by the Arieadne Corporation of Lake Success, N.Y., one of the Berger Group companies.
P.T. V e l i o t i s Elected To Board Of Directors At General Dynamics
P. Takis Veliotis, General Dynamics' executive vice president and general manager of its Electric Boat Division, has been elected to the corporation's board of directors. Mr. Veliotis is responsible for the company's Electric Boat Division operations at Groton, Conn, and Quonset Point, R.
Report On Navy Market Available From IMA
International Maritime Associates (IMA), a Washington, D.C.- based management consulting firm, has published an extensive report entitled "U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Program: Market Opportunities and Contracting Requirements." IMA's objective has been to produce a tightly written,
Yard Anti-Subsidy Bill Advanced By House Panel
Bills to combat foreign shipbuilding subsidies and to impose access fees on users of the Federal Maritime Commission's computerized shipping rate-filing system were approved recently by the House's tax-writing committee. Action on the foreign
N e w Book Accounts Histories of 500 Ships Built By Newport News
A new hardcover book, "Always Good Ships," takes a retrospective look at Newport News Shipbuilding, listing and describing the colorful histories of more than 500 ships built by the famous Virginia shipyard during its first century of operation.
Newport News Lays Keel For First ULCC In $418-Million Contract
Tenneco's Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., on September 14, laid the keel of the first of three ultra large crude oil carriers (ULCCs), the largest merchant vessels ever to be constructed in this country. The giant ships, to be built in the new Commercial Yard's 1,
The Genoa Sestri Shipyard
Shipbuilding in the Sestri Ponente shipyard started at the beginning of the 1800s, and has created arguably some of the more outstanding cruise vessels to sail the world's seas. The shipyard covers an area of approximately 248,000 sq. m., of which 81,000 are covered.