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Shipping Group Names Directors And Officers Selection of new officers and a new board of directors, to reflect the vesting of voting power with tJhe contracting stevedore members, has been announced by the New York Shipping Association. Named president, was James J. Dickman, president of Universal Terminal and Stevedor- ing Corp., while Michael Maher, president of Maher Stevedoring Co., Inc., was elected vice president. In addition to the president and vice presi- dent, other new board members are: Durel J. Talbot, president, International Terminal Op- erating Co. Inc.; Robert Chiarello, president, Pittston Stevedoring Corp.; Joseph McGol- drick, president, John W. McGrath Corp.; Capt. Russel Neitz, president, Northeast Steve- doring Co. Inc.; Edward J. Carroll, vice presi- dent, Nacirema Operating Co.; Michael R. Mc- Evoy, chairman, Sea-Land Services, Inc.; Don- ald J. Schmidt, vice president, Farrell Lines. The Association bylaws were recently amended by overwhelming vote to vest sole voting rights with the contracting stevedores who are the direct employers of 75-80 percent of the daily work force, giving them authority to negotiate the waterfront labor contracts and administer the fringe benefit funds and the Association. Steamship lines which previously had voting rights will be classified associate members. This restructuring was made by NYSA members in recognition of the need to estab- lish unity among the employers in conducting bargaining during the coming negotiations with the International Longshoremen's Associ- ation. As the direct employers of the bulk of the waterfront work force, the contracting steve- K8MKMMKKKMN Open the door to the Best in SERVICE This original brass key opened the door, in the 1890's, to one of several Gillen offices in the New York area. 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Speaking on behalf of the new board, Mr. Dickman, president, said: "Our objective in the coming negotiations with the I LA is to achieve a contract that is equitable, that can be lived with by all segments of the industry, and that will sustain and strengthen the com- petitive position of this great port. With the united support of our membership, I am con- fident we can achieve these goals." Bethlehem Steel Corp. Shipbuilding Division Names William Scott The appointment of William J. Scott as man- ager of contract administration in the Bethle- hem, Pa., offices of the vice president in charge of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Ship- building Department has been announced by Walter F. Williams, vice president of ship- building. Mr. Scott has been assistant to the manager of ship repair sales in New York City since he joined the corporation in March 1952. In his new post he will be responsible for contracts, claims and credit for the Shipbuilding Depart- ment. Prior to his association with Bethlehem, Mr. Scott had more than 20 years of experience in the marine field. He worked for the Todd Ship- yards Corporation from 1929 to 1949 and held various sales and administrative posts, includ- ing service as general manager of Todd's World War II South Portland, Maine, ship re- pair yard, as Washington representative, and as assistant to general manager of Todd's Hdboken, N.J., shipyard. Mr. Scott is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and of the American Military Engineers. Burton Shipyard Building 2 Vessels For Otto Candies Two twin-screw supply vessels, measuring 160 feet by 38 feet by 13 feet, will be built by Burton Shipyard, Inc. of Port Arthur, Texas, for Otto Candies, Inc., Des Allemands, La. SECOND OF TWO single-skin tank barges recently built by Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Anderson Pe- troleum Transportation Co., Inc., Houston, Texas, is readied for launch into the Ohio River. The 297-foot by 54-foot by 12-foot vessels, built at Dravo's Neville Island plant below Pittsburgh, will be used to transport petrole- um commodities on the intercoastal waterway. Both of the new semi-integrated barges have pumping capacities of 2,800 gallons per minute. They feature high-speed rakes with 150-foot radius and are coated with epoxy paint for maximum hull preservation. 34 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News