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Taylor To Head New Department At Newport News Robert N. Taylor Newport News Shipbuilding- and Drydock Company, Newport News, Va., has announced the appoint- ment of Robert N. Taylor as man- ager of the newly established pro- gress analysis and manpower plan- ning department. Mr. Taylor had served as a pro- gram manager for the company since September 1969. According to W.F. Wilson, vice-president for administration at the shipbuilding division of Tenneco, Inc., Mr. Tay- lor's new duties include develop- ing and controlling the operations of progress analysis and manpower planning systems. Mr. Taylor, who is a native of Wilmington, N.C., received a de- gree in naval architecture and ma- rine engineering from Massachu- setts Institute of Technology in 1946 and an M.B.A. degree in in- dustrial management from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in 1949. He served in the Naval Reserve from 1943-46, and from 1951-53, at- taining the rank of lieutenant. Before coming to Newport News, Mr. Taylor served as assistant to the president of Mathiasen's Tank- er Industries, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., from 1953-55. He was person- nel manager and assistant to the vice-president for engineering at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. from 1966-69. Mr. Taylor is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. French Yard To Build LNG Tankers For Shell Shell Oil recently ordered two 75,000 cubic meter LNG tankers from CNIM (La Seyne) Shipyards in France for transportation of liq- uefied natural gas between Brunei and Japan. These tankers will be built with the Gaz-Transport Invar membrane system for the tanks, using the same technique that was success- fully applied on the Polar Alaska and Arctic Tokyo built in Sweden for Phillips Petroleum and Mara- thon Oil, and which will also be applied on the two 120,000 cubic meter LNG tankers ordered last month from France-Gironde Ship- yards in Dunkirk for El Paso Natu- ral Gas. Permal Gas, 7 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019 is the United States representative for Gaz-Transport, Paris. June 15, 1970 Midland Elects Two Executives Miles S. Chenault, president of Midland Insurance Company, New York, N.Y., has announced the election of William F. Immen as assistant secretary, and John F. Milliken to the post of vice-presi- dent. Mr. Immen, whose insurance career spans 20 years, directs and coordinates all Midland services— engineering, underwriting, claims —related to port accounts involved with shipping and stevedoring ac- tivities. He is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, holds a master's license, and has served as a first officer on several lines before entering the insurance field. Mr. Milliken is a vice-president and director of the Midland Casual- ty Insurance Company, Chicago, 111., a wholly-owned subsidiary. He serves the parent company as re- gional manager of the midwest re- gion, is a member of the Chicago Board of Underwriters, and has served as chairman of the Work- men's Compensation Committee of the state of Illinois. He is a gradu- ate of Yale University. Midland Insurance Company is a multiple-line company serving in- dustrial and commercial accounts, and is licensed in 44 states. 21 RUDOLPH ADDS ANOTHER PLUS- RATED PAPAPTTV LinfxxUll X The new Rudolph floating crane (R12) handles containers with speed and efficiency. The (R12) is capable of handling bulk cargo with a 12 cu. yard bucket. Rudolph offers another plus by maintaining the most modern floating cranes, revolving chutes, grapples and magnets for handling all types of scrap iron. MJ. RUDOLPH Corporation STEVEDORING 8 SACKETT ST., BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11231 • TEL: MAIN 5-6484
