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R.P. Holubowicz Named Executive VP Int'l MacGregor Ltd. The appointment of R.P. Holu- bowicz as executive vice president of International MacGregor Ltd., was announced by Henri Kummer- man, chairman of the company. The appointment is effective im- mediately and Mr. Holubowicz will be headquartered in the com- pany's London offices. Until his appointment to the Mac- Gregor Organisation, Mr. Holu- bowicz was vice president of com- merical marketing for the Litton Industries Shipbuilding Division and Marine Group based in New York. Prior to his association with Litton, Mr. Holubowicz was spe- cial assistant to the president of Grace Line in New York, before which he headed development planning for the Port of New York Authority. Earlier in his career, he served at sea as an officer and re- tains an active U.S. Coast Guard certificate as master mariner. Mr. Holubowicz holds degrees from the University of London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc.-Econ.) and from Georgetown University, Washing- ton, D.C. (B.S.), and he is a gradu- ate of Kings Point U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. In addition to his professional employment, he was one of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries is preparing for the eventual creation ond construction of a gigantic 600.000 dwt ship. Now under construction is a mommoth building dock 420 meters long. 75 meters wide and 11 meters deep. This building dock is targeted for November 1972 completion. It is being constructed to meet ever-increasing, world-wide demands for KHI's superior ship-building engineering. e KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. SHIP SALES DIVISION •TOKYO OFFICE: 3-5. StiibaHamamatsucho, Minalo ku. Tokyo, Japon Telex TK2672 • LONDON OFFICE: Cunord House <4lh Floor). 88 Leodenhall Street. London E.C 3. England Telex 886303 • NEW YORK OFFICE 29 Broodway. New York. N Y 10006. USA. Telex 420293 original founders, and is presently executive vice president, of the U.S. section of ICHCA (Interna- tional Cargo Handling Co-ordina- tion Association), having written and lectured extensively on the subject of cargo handling and ocean transportation. He is a mem- ber of the Maritime Transporta- tion Research Board of the Nation- al Academy of Sciences. R.P. Holubowicz In making the announcement of Mr. Holubowicz's appointment six months after the company's 25th anniversary, Mr. Kummerman called it "new blood for Mac- Gregor." "Having carried the responsibili- ty for development of MacGregor through the last 25 years," Mr. Kummerman noted, "I feel it is an appropriate juncture to appoint a man of Mr. Holubowicz's qualifi- cations to lead the company into new areas of technology and prod- ucts that will sustain and reinforce the name of MacGregor as a leader in the maritime industry. His ex- perience in the field of acquisitions and international marketing will be particularly applicable in the intro- duction of new technology to fur- ther the growth of MacGregor in the years to come." The MacGregor Organisation is comprised of 25 MacGregor com- panies located in all the principal maritime countries of the world, with total annual sales of $100,- 000,000 and employing a total of 1,200 people. The Organisation is foremost in technology and the manufacture of equipment for han- dling cargo and access aboard ship, such as automated steel hatch cov- ers, ramps, side doors, and a full range of other cargo handling sys- tems. Various inventions in this field are to be introduced and an- nounced before the end of 1971. The U.S. company is MacGregor- Comarain Inc., 135 Dermody St., Cranford, N.J. 07016. Belgian Operators Name Board Members At the annual stockholders meet- ing of the Compagnie Maritime Beige, Antwerp, on May 4, Charles Evrard, Pierre Pluys and Capt. A. Hubert were elected to be addi- tional members of the board of directors. At the annual board of directors meeting of the Agence Maritime Internationale, Antwerp, on May 4, Frederick Guinotte and Yves de Spirlet were elected to be addition- al members of the board of direc- tors. 44 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
