Maritime Reporter, December 1993

<BODY> <div> Crandall Dry Dock To Present 25th Dockmaster's Seminar Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc. will present its 25th Dockmaster's Training Seminar on February 7-10, 1994 in San Diego, Calif. This course is intended for dockmasters, marine engineers, naval architects and others involved in the docking of vessels. Subjects to be covered during the seminar will include: accidents, types of docks, ship characteristics impor- tant to drydocking, calculating block loads, stability of ship and ship/dock system, blocking, docking plans, docking procedures, vessel handling, dry dock inspection, rating of dry docks, case studies and typical predocking calculations required for U.S. Naval vessels. For more information or to regis- ter, contact: Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc., P.O. Box 505637, Chelsea, Mass., 02150, tel: (617) 884- 8464; fax: (617) 884-8466. Currence Named General Manager Of Bollinger's Algiers Iron Works Richard M. Currence, Jr. has been named general manager of Algiers Iron Works & Dry Dock Co., Inc. by Bollinger Chairman and CEO Boysie Bollinger. Algiers Iron Works is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bollinger Machine Shop & Ship- yard, Inc. Seaspan Acquires Marine Closures Manufacturer Seaspan International Ltd. of North Vancouver, B.C. has pur- chased Rivtow Marine Ltd., a ma- rine closures manufacturer. Rivtow has been renamed Manly Marine Closures Ltd. and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Seaspan Inter- national. Manly designs and manu- factures commercial doors, windows and hatches for the marine indus- try. Seaspan operates Canada's larg- est fleet of tugs and multi-purpose barges, providing a wide range of marine transportation services to the marine industry on the Ameri- can West Coast and is engaged in shipbuilding and repair through its division, Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. Leopold Honored By British Royal Academy Of Engineering Dr. Reuven Leopold has been elected a fellow by the British Royal Academy of Engineering, the only American so honored in 1993, for his accomplishments as a naval ar- chitect. The induction took place at the New Fellows' Dinner in London on Monday, November 8. Dr. Leopold's innovations in hull design and hydrodynamics as well as his reported responsibility for the designs of over half of all U.S. Navy ships were factors considered in awarding him this honor. Other foreign fellows this year include S. Toyoda, founding chair of Toyota Motor Corp.; Dr. C.J. Frejacques, president of the French Academy of Science; and Dr. P.R. Rao, science and technol- ogy advisor to the president of In- dia. NRC Stands For National Research Council In Safety Story In the October 1993 issue, in the safety at sea editorial by the Inter- national Salvage Union's Captain Okkie Grapow, the initials NRC stand for the National Research Council, in reference to the organi- zation which is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy to reassess national salvage pos- ture. Ballantine Elected To Newpark Board Of Directors William T. Ballantine Newpark Resources, Inc. has elected William T. Ballantine to the company's board of directors. Mr. Ballantine has been with Newpark since December, 1989, and has served as executive vice presi- dent since January 1992. Newpark Resources, Inc. provides integrated environmental and oilfield services to the exploration and production industry. Shearer & Associates OSHA- Accredited To Certify Maritime Gear Naval architecture firm Shearer & Associates, Inc., has been accred- ited by OSHA to perform maritime gear certification. This lets Shearer & Associates perform required examinations and testing, and issue and maintain req- uisite records of those shore-based material handling devices and float- ing cranes and derricks requiring certification under OSHA regula- tions. The geographic area of opera- tion will be the U.S. Gulf Coast and Inland Waterways. 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