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W.C. Brodhead Elected AIMS Board Chairman W.C. Brodhead One of the nation's key maritime executives, who has long been rec- ognized as a leader in the world's tanker industry, has been elected chairman of the board of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS). He is W.C. Brodhead, vice presi- dent of the Marine Department, Gulf Oil Corporation, New York. The change in AIMS's leadership was announced by outgoing board chairman Fred S. Sherman, presi- dent of Calmar Steamship Corpo- ration, a Bethlehem Steel Corp. subsidiary, Sparrows Point, Md., following AIMS's annual meeting at the India House in New York. It was also announced that Capt. J.W. Clark, president, Delta Steam- ship Lines, New Orleans, La., will be the new chairman of the AIMS Liner Council, comprised of regu- larly scheduled cargoliners operat- ing under 'Government subsidy con- tracts. Capt. Clark succeeds Thom- as J. Smith, president, Farrell Lines Incorporated. Continuing as chair- man of the AIMS Tanker Council will be H.A. Steyn Jr., manager, Relations Division, Marine Depart- ment, Mobil Oil Corp., New York. Mr. Brodhead, who recently com- pleted his 46th year with the Gulf Oil Marine Department, is a promi- nent figure in the field of marine transportation, both on the nation- al and international scene. Since 1967, he has been vice president of Gulf's Marine Department, which operates one of the world's largest and most modern tanker fleets. Mr. Brodhead has long been active in organizations dealing with oil pol- lution abatement. He is president of the Tanker Service 'Committee, chairman of the American Petro- leum Institute's Marine Oil Termi- nal Committee, and a member of the National Petroleum Council. He also is a director of the follow- ing organizations: Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (TO- VALOP), the Oil Companies In- ternational Marine Forum, the In- ternational Tanker Indemnity Association Limited, and the For- eign Supply and Transportation Committee, National Defense Ex- ecutive Reserve in the Interior Department's Office of Oil & Gas Emergency. As board chairman of AIMS, Mr. Brodhead assumes the leadership of an association that was organ- ized in 1969 through the merger of three steamship trade associa- tions representing all coasts. As the nation's largest American-flag ship- owners' association, AIMS is com- prised of 34 companies operating some 430 tankers and subsidized and non-subsidized dry cargo ships in the foreign, coastal and inter- coastal trades. These vessels rep- resent about two-thirds of all ac- tive, privately owned ships regis- tered under the U.S. flag and aggregate over 8-million dead- weight tons. New AIMS board members in- clude : Edward J. Heine, president, United States Lines, Inc., New York; Capt. Charles M. Lynch, manager, marine operations, Atlan- tic Richfield Company, Philadel- phia; Leo C. Ross, president, Pa- cific Far East Line, Inc., San Fran- cisco; and Spyros S. Skouras, chairman of the executive commit- tee and chief executive officer, Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc., New York. Continuing as board members for 1972, in addition to Messrs. Brod- head, Smith, Sherman and Capt. Clark, are: Thomas B. Crowley, chairman, Alaska Hydro-Train, San Francisco; J.R. Dant, presi- dent, States Steamship 'Company, San Francisco; L.C. Ford, presi- dent, Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco; Charles Kurz, president, Keystone Shipping Com- pany, Philadelphia ; Henry J. Luck Jr., general manager, marine trans- portation, Mobil Oil Corporation, New York; and Eugene Yourch, vice president, Marine Navigation Company, Inc., New York. AIM'S officers reelected for the year by the board were James J. Reynolds, president; Albert E. May, vice president, and William J. Coffey, secretary-treasurer. Phil- ip Steinberg was reelected vice president of AIMS Pacific Regional Office, San Francisco. Mr. Reynolds said that in 1971, AIM'S had been "extremely active" in working with industry and Gov- ernment toward successful imple- mentation of the 1970 Merchant Marine Act which, he said, "was the most significant piece of legis- lation in U.S. maritime history." He added that 1972 might witness the "most progress in U.S. mer- chant shipbuilding in recent years," stating that over 80 merchant ships of all types are now under con- struction or being converted in U.S. shipyards. In addition, he noted, several operators are mak- ing plans to build between 20 and 25 ships including tankers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, lighter aboard ships (LASH) and roll-on/ roll-off (RO/RO) vessels. Mr. Reynolds said that AIMS still had a long way to go in achiev- ing its primary goal—that of bring- ing together all dissident factions of maritime labor and management with the end result of creating a better public image and a better working relationship with Govern- ment agencies charged with mari- time affairs. "However," he added, "maritime labor has recently pledg- ed not to strike during contract negotiations, which in my opinion represents a giant step forward toward insuring that steamship operators and unions form a united front in developing a modern and competitive U.S.-flag merchant ma- rine." Mr. Reynolds said that in 1972, AIMS would continue to work with domestic and international organi- zations to (1) develop sound pro- grams to contain oil pollution and bring about cleaner water; (2) con- tinue to strive toward unification of management and labor to suc- cessfully implement the 1970 Act and its 300-ship program, and (3) continue to play a leading role in joint industry-Government efforts (through the National Maritime Council) to bring a much larger share of our nation's foreign com- merce to American-flag vessels. On the last point, Mr. Reynolds deplored the fact that U.S.-flag ships carry only a small percentage of U.S. commercial foreign trade. "The American merchant marine must carry at least 50 percent of U.S. commercial foreign trade car- go," he said, "if the fleet is to flourish and provide competitive services to benefit all U.S. business- men engaged in overseas trade as well as serve adequately the na- tion's economic and defense needs," World Orderbook For Drilling Rigs U.S. shipyards continue to dominate the world market for new drilling rigs and platforms. List at end of last quarter of 1971 shows over 60 percent of all under contract to be with U.S. yards. World total of 51 rigs is comprised of 31 semisubmersibles, 15 jack-ups and 5 floating. Current list shows Nor- way second, with France, Singapore, Spain, Japan and Canada sharing the third spot. Finland and Italy complete the list. It should be noted that the con- tract values are approximate and in some cases are based on assumption for statistical purposes only. Shipyard Type No. Approx. Dollars UNITED STATES Avondale, Bayou Black, La. Semisubmersible 5 $104,000,000 Bethlehem, Baltimore, Md. Semisubmersible 1 16,000,000 Bethlehem, Beaumont, Texas Semisubmersible 4 78,000,000 Bethlehem, Beaumont, Texas Jack-up 1 11,000,000 LeTournneau, Brownsville, Texas Semisubmersible 4 76,000,000 LeTournneau, Brownsville, Texas Floating 1 25,000,000 LeTourneau, Vicksburg, Miss. Jack-up 7 66,000,000 LeTourneau Mar., Corpus Christi, Texas Jack-up 1 10,000,000 Levingston, Orange, Texas Semisubmersible 4 86,000,000 Levingston, Orange, Texas Floating 1 10,000,000 Levingston, Orange, Texas Jack-up 1 10,000,000 Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pa. Floating 1 40,000,000 United States Total 31 $532,000,000 FOREIGN Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Semisubmersible 2 $37,000,000 Anders, Finland Semisubmersible 1 20,000,000 C.F.E.M., France Semisubmersible 2 40,000,000 Castella, Italy Floating 1 14,000,000 Mitsubishi, Japan Semisubmersible 1 15,000,000 Mitsubishi, Japan Jack-up 1 15,000,000 I.H.C., Netherlands Floating 1 14,000,000 Akers, Norway Semisubmersible 4 81,000,000 Nylands, Norway Semisubmersible 1 12,000,000 LeTourneau, Singapore Jack-up 2 18,000,000 Bethlehem, Singapore Jack-up 2 20,000,000 Barreras, Spain Semisubmersible 2 32,000,000 Foreign Total 20 $318,000,000 WORLD TOTAL 51 $850,000,000 A NEW VENTURE was launched with the signing of agreement between Arvan Mari- tima, S.A. and Esso Chemical Supply Company. Arvan Maritima S.A., a Panamanian corporation, and its agent in the United States, Arvan (U.S.A.) Ltd., will set up and control the worldwide distribution of marine chemical specialties products for Esso Chemical Supply Company. Enjay Chemical Company, Esso Chemical's U.S. affiliate, will be the primary manufacturing and supply unit of the product line, which will include environmental control chemicals such as low toxicity oil spill dispersants, demulsifiers, heavy duty marine cleaners, and degreasers and other specialty products. Pictured above at signing are two principals of Arvan, George Veliotis, president, and Kemon Retzos, vice president, in foreground; and from left, top, George Ahearn and Roy Bittner of Esso Chemical, and William O'Brien of Enjay. Arvan (U.S.A.) Ltd. will have its headquarters at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10020. 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
