Gen'l Dynamics Plans
Third Graving Dock
For Groton Shipyard
The Electric Boat Division of Gen-
eral Dynamics has announced plans
to build a third graving dock at its
Groton (Conn.) shipyard.
The new graving dock, plus associ-
ated construction facilities, represent
a part of the company's continuing
modification and improvement of its
waterfront facilities to accommodate
the anticipated volume of future sub-
marine construction and overhaul
business. The new graving dock is to
be built between the present north
yard building ways and the outfitting
piers.
The two existing graving docks,
which were built in the 1960s, are
used primarily for conversion of mis-
sile submarines and overhaul and re-
pair work.
To build the new facility, it will be
necessary to excavate about 50,000
cubic yards of organic silt and fine
sand, 11,000 cubic yards of sand and
gravel, and 86,000 cubic yards of bed-
rock. The silt and sand will be used
as landfill in an existing and approved
site. The rock will be reserved for
future construction and will be placed
along the waterfront at the south end
of the Electric Boat Division proper-
ty.
The impact of construction meth-
ods on the environment has been
studied in detail by the company and
consulting engineers, and results in-
dicate that the construction will have
no significant or lasting effect on the
existing ecosystem of the Thames
River.
Joel Michael Brown
Named Treasurer
United States Lines
Joel Michael Brown
Edward J. Heine Jr., president
of United States Lines, Inc., has
announced the appointment of Joel
Michael Brown as treasurer of the
containership company.
Mr. Brown joined United States
Lines as a financial analyst in 1969
and was elevated to assistant trea-
surer in 1971. In his new post, he
will report to Curtis B. Schwartz,
vice president and chief financial
officer of the company.
Previously, Mr. Brown was as-
sociated with The Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. He is a gradu-
ate of City College of New York
and is completing work for a mas-
ter's degree in business adminis-
tration at the College's Baruch
Graduate School.
United States Lines operates a
tri-continent fully containerized
freight service between Europe, the
United States, Hawaii, Guam and
the Far East.
PFEL Announces
Two Appointments
Pacific Far East Line, San
Francisco, Calif., has announced
the promotion of Capt. Carl R.
James to the position of operating
manager.
Mr. James was formerly marine
superintendent - passenger vessels
for PFEL, and his new responsi-
bilities will include all phases of
terminal and vessel operations for
both passenger and cargo divisions
of the company.
Wallace V. Shrimplin, formerly
assistant marine superintendent-
passenger vessels, was named to
succeed Captain James as marine
superintendent-passenger vessels.
Two Appointments At
Container Freight Corp.
Savery L. Nash, president of Con-
tainer Freight Corp., Long Beach,
Calif., has announced the election
of Raymond M. Veltman as a di-
rector, and the appointment of
Marvin A. Mace, Jr. as vice presi-
dent of marketing. Mr. Veltman
was the former owner of Overland
Terminal Warehouse Co., which
was recently acquired by Contain-
er Freight. Mr. Mace was in mar-
keting and sales with International
Business Machines for 12 years.
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