George Curry Appointed
President Of Henschel
George U. Curry
Henschel Corporation of Ames-
bury, Mass., a unit of General Sig-
nal, has announced the appoint-
ment of George U. Curry as
president. He succeeds George E.
Coorssen, who has retired.
Mr. Curry is a graduate of Pur-
due University and joined Hen-
schel in 1954. He is an electrical
engineer and has held several po-
sitions with the company, includ-
ing vice president of engineering
since 1966. He is a member of The
Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers, American So-
ciety of Naval Engineers, and the
Marine Transportation Committee
of the IEEE.
Henschel Corporation is a leader
in the design, development, and
manufacture of ship control and
interior communications equip-
ment and systems.
New Brochure Available
From IMO Pump Division
Of Transamerica Delaval
IMO Pump Division of Trans-
america Delaval Inc., has just pub-
lished a new 14-page illustrated
brochure on their line of IMO®
three-screw and GTS® geared, twin-
screw marine cargo pumps.
IMO three-screw pumps are in-
tended for dedicated barges and
tankers. They can handle cargoes
from JP-5 and light diesel oil to
molasses, tars, and heavy as-
phalts, with flows up to 3,500 gpm
(5,000 bbl/hr).
GTS (Geared Twin Screw) pumps
are designed for multi-cargo ves-
sels where maximum cargo versa-
tility is required and tanks are
frequently Butterworthed. Car-
goes can range from water solu-
tions and other chemicals with the
lightest viscosity to heavy as-
phalts and tars. Capacities range
upwards to 8,500 gpm (12,000 bbl/
hr).
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Southwest Marine Gets
$20.8-Million Contract For
Navy Oiler Maintenance
Southwest Marine, San Fran-
cisco, Calif., is being awarded a
$20,852,111 cost-plus-award-fee
contract for the AOR-1 Class
phased maintenance program. The
Naval Sea Systems Command,
Washington, D.C., is the contract-
ing activity.
Krupp MaK Establishes
Canadian Subsidiary
In Halifax And Montreal
Krupp MaK Maschinenbau
GmbH, a leading diesel engine
builder, recently established Krupp
MaK Canada Inc. in Dartmouth
near Halifax, Nova Scotia. This is
the company's second subsidiary
in North America; the other is
Krupp MaK Diesel Inc. in Glen-
view, 111., near Chicago.
Krupp MaK has gained such a
market share of medium-speed
diesels for marine propulsion sold
in Canada that the company de-
cided to expand its service and
spare parts organization. Nearly
150 MaK engines are operated in
Canada, mainly on the East Coast;
in 1983 alone 24 engines were de-
livered to that area.
In addition to the service center
in Halifax, MaK will establish a
sales office in Montreal.
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