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IPS Names Three In Marine Operations IPS, Independent Petroleum Supply Company, has announced that J.J. Ferrara has been trans- ferred t,o the Independent Indo- nesia American Petroleum Com- pany (HAPCO) as their manager of supply and transportation. A.J. Luminoso will head up ma- rine activities and in particular, tanker chartering, and B.E. Kahler will head up tanker operation. Both gentlemen will report to E.E. Cun- ningham Jr., who is in charge of operations, including marketing, for IPS. Babcock & Wilcox Appoints J.R. Ross To I & M Department J.R. Ross has been named mana- ger of applications engineering in the industrial and marine depart- ment of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barherton, Ohio. He replaces A.W. Jackson, who was named general manager and vice president of the industrial and ma- rine department. Mr. Ross will be responsible for marketing to institutions and to the chemical, steel, pulp and paper, marine and general industries. He will handle the sale of marine boil- ers, Basic Oxygen Furnace hoods, package boilers, wet gas clean-up systems and pulverized coal injec- tion systems. Mr. Ross joined B&W in New York City as an estimator in 1940, after receiving a B.S. degree in in- dustrial engineering from Pratt In- stitute. He later served as a con- tract supervisor and assistant proj- ect manager. In 1964, he was named manager of service parts sales. Olympic Steamship And Norton, Lilly Announce Agreement G.R. Seefeldt, president, Olym- pic Steamship Co., Inc. of Seattle, Wash., and John Griffith, chair- man of 'the board, Norton Lilly & Co., Inc. of New York, N.Y., have announced an agreement between the companies relating to their West Coast operations. Under the agreement, Olympic, a Seattle- based company with over 30 years' activity on the Pacific Coast, have closed its California offices as of Oc- tober 1. Norton, Lilly, a New York company with 130 years of continu- ous operations in the maritime field, will reopen offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles at Olympic's present locations—at 425 California Street in San Francisco, and One Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles—and the two com- panies will act as sub-agents for each other in California and the Pacific Northwest. Under this agreement, Olympic will continue as Norton, Lilly's agent for the Shipping Corporation of India in the U.S. Pacific North- west, while in California the line will be handled by Norton, Lilly as of October 1. Olympic's other activities at Seattle and Portland will continue without interruption. William F. Horton, presently vice president for California of Olympic, will head Norton, Lilly's new organization as vice president, West Coast. Mr. Horton is presi- dent of the Foreign Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast. Ralph Kramer and Ernest Schenk will continue as district managers for Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, in Norton, Lilly. Chotin Transportation Appoints F.R. Keegan Capt. Scott Chotin, president of Chotin Transportation, Inc., has announced the appointment of Francis R. Keegan as vice presi- dent of traffic. Chotin Transporta- tion is a New Orleans, La., based barge line which operates 13 tow- boats and 200 tank an'd dry cargo barges on the inland waterway system. Mr. Keegan joined Chotin on August 16, 1971, leaving a similar position with B&M Towing Com- pany of Houston, where he served for nine years. Mr. Keegan has over 25 years of experience in the water transportation industry. He started in 1945 with National Ma- rine Service, Inc. and served in va- rious positions until 1960. In 1960, he became traffic manager of Mis- souri River Barge Line at Kansas City and was appointed vice presi- dent of B&M Towing Company in 1962. Raytheon Fathometer® depth sounders—equipment famil- iar to hundreds of ship operators for many years. Equipment that has become the quality standard in such diverse applications as pre- cision recording- of under- water topography and day- to-day navigation of the larg-est commercial vessels. Precision survey—The portable Model DE-719 is designed for survey use on small or larg-e boats with accuracies of 0.5% ±1 inch. Low power consumption, ease of set-up, and rugged construction enhance su- perb performance and ver- satility. The Model DE-723D, In-depth for shoal water or ocean survey, combines permanent analog- recording- with dig-- ital readout and drive cir- cuitry for external equip- ment. Sig-nal processing- and bottom g-ate eliminate echoes from off-the-bottom objects. Accuracy is ±3 inches to depths of 100 feet, ±0.25% of indicated depth to maximum rang-e. Navig-ation—Digital depth indication and front panel selection of feet or fathoms are features of the Model DE- 740. A built-in depth alarm is adjustable in 1 foot/ fathom increments to 300 feet. The Model DE-741 is solid state with recording- rang-e to 1370 fathoms. Chart speed provides 120 hours uninterrupted operation. The recording1 mechanism and all electronics are con- tained in a sing-le, space- saving- cabinet. coverage for marine survey and commercial shipping.^^H For complete information on these quality-crafted Fathometer® depth sound- ers, plus a wide rang-e of other fine marine electron- ics, write or call Raytheon Company, Marine Products Operation, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103. Telephone (603) 668-1600. The other marine insurance. October 15, 1971 23
