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Two Promoted By C-E Marine Division Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Conn., has appointed Thomas E. Matthews as senior project engineer and Richard F. Moxim as assistant manager of service and erection, both in C-E's Marine Division. Mr. Matthews reports to L.E. Triggs, chief engineer, and has pro- ject engineering responsibility for both domestic and international C-E marine boiler contracts. Mr. Moxim, reporting to D.H. Robert- son, manager of the service and erection department, is responsible for various administrative duties involving erection and service of C-E's marine boilers and burner systems. Holder of a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the State Uni- versity of New York Maritime Col- lege, Mr. Matthews also has a U.S. Coast Guard third assistant engi- neer's license. He joined C-E in 1965 as a marine test engineer and was appointed design engineer in 1965 and project engineer in 1968. Mr. Moxim sailed for American Export Lines upon earning a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Acade- my, and later joined the Naval Check the leadership score... for the one magazine providing your marine advertising with maximum sales power. MARITIME REPORTER Marine /Engineering News Engineering/Log CIRCULATION LEADERSHIP Largest total circulation to BUYERS (USA & Foreign combined) * Largest American circulation to BUYERS * Largest circulation to BUYERS on the U.S. Inland Waterways * Largest circulation to non-buyers (shipyard laborers, men aboard ship, etc.) • Largest READER REQUEST circulation to shoreside BUYERS * Largest total FREE, NON-REQUEST CIRCULATION • Largest READER REQUEST circulation to Foreign BUYERS * EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE Largest amount of editorial material in 1969 * Largest number of technical and engineering features in 1969 • Consistently FIRST with the most important information * Largest editorial staff same same ADVERTISING LEADERSHIP Largest total amount of advertising space in 1969 Largest amount of classified advertising Largest amount of marine industry advertising (op'eryating companies) * COST Lowest advertising rates Lowest cost per shoreside buyer Your 1971 marine advertising will be in the best of company . and produce the best results in r=i=E* MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266 • 7 • 8 - 9 Boiler and Turbine Laboratory as a project engineer. Subsequently, he was a sales engineer for the Branson Instrument Co., a post he held until coming to C-E's Marine Division in 1968 as a controls engi- neer. Mr. Moxim is a former mem- ber of the U.S. Naval Reserve, and holds a U.S. Coast Guard license as a third assistant engineer. Kockums Delivers First Of 17 Giant Tankers The 255,000-dwt tanker Jade, the biggest ship built so far in Sweden, was recently delivered to Compagnie Navale des Petroles, Paris, France, by Kockums shipyard in Malmo. The tanker is the first in a series of 17 sister ships on order at this yard. The ship, which will be the largest unit in the French merchant navy, has the following approximate meas- urements: length, 1,115 feet; breadth, 170 feet, and draft, 65.6 feet. The propulsion machinery is a Kockum- Stal-Laval turbine plant of 32,000 bhp for a speed of 15.7 knots. The tanker's cargo capacity is over two- million barrels. Theoretically, full cargo can be discharged in 27 hours. After delivery of the Jade, Cie Navale des Petroles will be France's biggest shipping company, with a fleet of 16 tankers aggregating 1.3 million tons deadweight, plus char- tered tonnage. The present fleet is entirely French built, except the 33,000-ton motor tanker Butmah, which was delivered from Kockums in 1957. Mara Made Partner At Roland Marine George Mara has been made a partner of Roland Marine, Inc., New York based naval architec- tural and marine engineering com- pany, according to Adolph von Zedlitz, president. Mr. Mara, who was previously chief of the hull division of Beth- lehem Steel Sparrows Point ship- yard, joined Roland in October 1969, and was appointed vice presi- dent in June 1970. Roland Marine, Inc. currently act as consultants to a number of shipowners in connection with the design and construction of various OBOs, ore/oil carriers and contain- erships. SJ. Weeks Named VP By United Fruit Samuel J. Weeks has been named a vice president of United Fruit Com- pany Division, United Brands Com- pany, Boston, Mass. He will be re- sponsible for distribution planning and long-term ship charters in the division's banana operations. Mr. Weeks has been vice presi- dent-transportation of Sovereign Fruit Company, Miami, Fla., an inde- pendent banana enterprise set up in 1968 by United Fruit. Previously, he was associated with Standard Fruit and Steamship and Alcoa Steamship in transportation management. Mr. Weeks attended Tulane Uni- versity and during World War II served in the United States Navy, retiring with the rank of commander. 38 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
