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ABS Elects Fifteen Maritime Executives To Bureau Membership At a recent meeting of the board of managers of the American Bu- reau of Shipping held in New York, the following persons prominent in ship design, construction and op- eration, as well as marine under- writing were elected to member- ship in the international ship classification society: G. Gordon Brown, vice president, Crum & Forster Insurance Com- panies, Morristown, N.J.; Theo- dore J. Brush, president, Fraser Shipyards, Inc., Superior, Wis.; C.D. Chow, chairman, board of directors, China Union Lines, Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan; Manuel Garcia Gil de Bernabe, director of marine con- struction, Astilleros Espanoles, S.A., Madrid, Spain; Emmett A. Humble, general manager, marine department, Humble Oil & Refin- ing Company, Houston, Texas; Toshio Kohmoto, president, Sanko Kisen K.K., Tokyo, Japan; Dr. Glauco Lolli Ghetti, president, Car- bonavi Soc. di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy; Irving G. Morgan, director of marine transportation, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Ken- neth D. Morland, vice president, American Bureau of Shipping; Shuichi Okada, president, Japan Line, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Kay Sugahara, president, Fairfield Max- The crew that never went ashore. The ships that bring fresh air from Alaska. The time it got crowded in our first unmanned engine room. The punched tape that grew into a200000 tonner. rn These are some of the strange stories that can be told by people who build ships for a living. If you post this coupon to Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Inf. Dept., Fack, S-20110 Malmo 1, Sweden, we'll send you back a 12-page collection of tall but true tales. Please send me by return copies of your brochure "Just about anything is likely to happen in a shipyard". Name Company. L Address KOCKUMS MEKANISKA VERKSTADS IB MUMO SWEDEN well, Ltd., New York, N.Y.; Vice Adm. C.C. Tsao, chairman, board of directors, China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Tai- pei, Taiwan; Antonio Vasco Hose de Mello, managing director, Lis- nave-Esitaleiros Navais de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Dr. Masao Yo- shiki, chief director, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan, and Arthur Zuehlke, presi- dent, Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Stur- geon Bay, Wis. Federal Barge Lines Elects Beiswinger VP And Controller Gilbert Beiswinger Peter Fanchi Jr., president of Federal Barge Lines, Inc., has an- nounced the election of Gilbert B. Beiswinger as vice president and controller. Mr. Beiswinger has been with Federal Barge since 1955. He previously served as controller of the company. He will be respon- sible for all finance and accounting for Federal Barge Lines, Inc. and Gulf Canal Lines, Inc. and their subsidiary companies. Federal Barge is a subsidiary of Pott Industries Inc. and is engaged in water transportation along the Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri rivers, as well as the Gulf Intracoastal Canal. The company services 17 states along more than 6,000 miles of water routes. Their general office is located in St. Lou- is, Mo., with regional offices in New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Houston. Skagit Appoints Gulf Coast Dealer CONMACO, Inc. of Belle Chasse, La., has been named a dealer for the marine products line of the Skagit Corporation, a subsid- iary of The Bendix Corporation. In making the announcement, Da- vid G. Mclntyre, Skagit president, said CONMACO will handle Ska- git's product line of towing winch- es, anchor handling winches, as well as the new material handling vehicles, including the "Loadrun- ner" series. CONMACO will provide sales and service for Skagit products in the Gulf Coast states. Skagit fac- tory representative Richard Har- din will continue to service the Houston area. Skagit Corporation, with 75 years of experience in manufac- turing heavy equipment for the forest and marine industries, is lo- cated in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
