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Matson Navigation Promotes W.N. Boyer W.N. Boyer has been promoted to manager of preliminary design by Matson Navigation Company, it was announced by A.J. Haskell, vice president, engineering and ma- rine operations. Mr. Boyer joined Matson in October 1966 as a project engineer and has been senior project engi- neer since December 1968. He served as project engineer for con- struction of Matson's container- ships Hawaiian Enterprise and Hawaiian Progress, both built by Bethlehem at Sparrows Point, Md. Before he came to Matson, Mr. Boyer served with General Dy- namics Electric Boat Division at Groton, Conn. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and re- ceived a master's degree in engi- neering from the University of Connecticut. F.W. Hartmann & Co. Announces Elections Joseph F. Daly, president of F.W. Hartmann & Company, Inc., an- nounced that at a recent meeting the directors of the corporation elected Patrick Mongno as vice president, John Benasich as assis- tant vice president, Edward De Francesco as assistant vice presi- dent, and Arthur Cadorine as as- sistant treasurer. Mr. Mongno heads the Hansa Line USA/Mideast operation; Mr. Benasich is in charge of the Black Star Line; Mr. De Francesco heads the heavy lift, roll-on/roll-off and unitization departments, and Mr. Cadorine is chief accountant of the company. NKK Names Sasabe To Managerial Post In New York Office mm &\ am Sachio Sasabe Sachio Sasabe has been appoint- ed manager, shipbuilding and heavy industries department, New York office, Nippon Kokan (NKK), suc- ceeding Hiroo Ikematsu, who has been named manager, initial design department, shipbuilding division, Tokyo. NKK is Japan's only integrated shipbuilder - steelmaker - fabricator and the nation's number two steel- maker. The company's fiscal 1970 sales (April 1, 1970 to March 31, 1971) were $1,631,000,000. Mr. Sasabe will be responsible for the sale and service of ships and for promoting sales of heavy equipment manufactured by NKK. This includes the Munckloader, a high-efficiency gantry crane which sharply increases cargo handling capacity ; ocean drilling machinery; steel containers; rolling mills and electric arc furnaces for steelmak- ing, and mechanical presses. Since January 1968, he has been manager, shipbuilding division, ex- port sales section, NKK-Tokyo headquarters. Prior to that time, he held executive positions in the business section of NKK's Tsurumi Shipyard near Tokyo and in the export ship section, Tokyo. Mr. Sasabe joined the company in 1954, upon graduation from the Keio University. A native of Ka- makura City, Kanagawa Prefec- ture, Japan, he resides in Manhat- tan. ( BUILDING A NEW BOAT ? ca " Mrffonfirst- L. F. GAUBERT & CO. INCORPORATED MARINE, ELECTRICAL & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES •Shipboari •Electrical Cable •Control Cabl phone Cable ding Cable ortable Cords Telephone: 822-7272 700 S. Broad Street • P. O. Box 50500 New Orleans, Louisiana 70150 - v' 'Mm _______ SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST TANKER: The 217,400-dwt tanker Kulu for the South African Marine Corporation Ltd. (Safmarine) was recently completed at the Kure Ship- yard of IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.), Japan. The vessel's approximate measurements are 1,060 feet in overall length, 158 feet in breadth, 84 feet in depth, and 64 feet in draft. Powered by a 33,400-bhp IHI steam turbine, she runs at a service speed of 1 5.7 knots. The Kulu is the first of three large tankers ordered from IHI by Safmarine, and is the largest tanker ever built for South Africa. The second will be of the same size but the third will be an even larger 266,000-dwt tanker. The second ship, the Gondwana, was launched on September 30 at the same yard and is scheduled for delivery in early 1972. The construction of the third ship will be started in September 1972 and completed in April 1973 at the Kure Shipyard. The registered owner of the Kulu is the Kulu Tanker Corporation Ltd. Matton Shipyard Company, Inc. offers complete facilities for all new construction of vessels up to 200 feet in length. • Repairs • Conversions • Overhaul For your next new vessel or repair job . . . call Matton first. MATTON SHIPYARD COMPANY INC. P. O. Box 428, Cohoes, New York 12047 Tel: 518 CE 7-3911 First check Schoonmaker for delivery of We specialize in parts for FAIRBANKS-MORSE 38D8-1/8 E.M.D. 567 and 645 CLEVELAND DIESEL 268A and 278A New, surplus and reconditioned parts for other makes as well. Usually what you're looking for is in our large inventory. If not, our experts will help you locate it quickly. Save time by checking with Schoonmaker first. PHONE: 415/332-1490 TELEX: 340-155 Schoonmaker PARTS & SERVICE DIVISION Box 757, Dept. MR 12, Sausalito, CA 94965 38 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
