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Bart Named President Matson Agencies, Inc. Anderson Appointed Principal Surveyor For ABS In Orient The appointment of Warren L. Anderson as principal surveyor for the Orient was announced by Rob- ert T. Young, chairman and presi- dent of the American Bureau of Shipping. Mr. Anderson fills the post recently held by the late Ken- neth G.S. Robertson. As principal surveyor of the Ori- ent, Mr. Anderson directs the ac- tivities of the American Bureau of Shipping in Japan, Taiwan, South Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. He joined the American Bureau of Shipping in August 1952 as a surveyor in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor District. He trans- ferred to Japan in 1955, serving as senior surveyor in Nagasaki and principal surveyor in Kobe, prior to his appointment in 1968 as prin- cipal surveyor for Japan, stationed in Tokyo. Mr. Anderson assumed his new post on July 1. G.E. Bart G.E. Bart has been appointed president of Matson Agencies, Inc. newly established subsidiary of Matson Navigation Company. R.J. Pfeiffer is chairman of the board of the new firm which has started operations as general agents for NYK Line in the western Unit- ed States, including Hawaii and Alaska. Mr. Pfeiffer, president of Matson Navigation Company, said the new company is part of an expansion program by Matson which will in- troduce roll-on/roll-off trailership service to the Hawaii trade this month. Mr. Bart, a senior vice president of Matson Navigation Company, will direct the activities of Matson Agencies, Inc. "Matson Agencies, Inc., has en- tered the general agency business with a full head ctf steam," Mr. Bart said. "We have the experi- ence and expertise to provide NYK with as efficient service as is avail- able anywhere in the shipping in- dustry." Piston Products Named By Hawthorn Leslie Hawthorn Leslie (Engineers) Limited of St. Peter's Works in the U.K., announce the appointment of Piston Products, Inc. as their agent in the United States, responsible for the sale of Hawthorn Leslie products, including ships main propelling ma- chinery and replacement parts for Sul- zer and Doxford engines built by them. Piston Products, Inc. is located at 1140 Bloomfield Avenue, West Cald- well, N.J. 07006. MarAd Gets Title XI Request For Two 265,000-Dwt Tankers Two subsidiaries of the First Penn- sylvania Bank and Trust Company—- First Pennsylvania Tanker I, Inc., and First Pennsylvania Tanker II, Inc.—have filed applications with the Maritime Administration for con- struction differential subsidies to build two 265,000-dead weight-ton tankers. Upon approval, Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point, Md., yard will construct the tankers; each is expected to cost about $83 million. The First Pennsylvania Tank- er II vessel would be 18-percent owned by Maritime Fruit Carriers, Inc., according to the request. yj taaaiM AMERICAN STANDARD HEAT TRANSFER DIVISION 1953 Mercer Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40505 Buffalo, New York 14240 (606) 254-8031 -Te lex: 021 -8426 (716) 897-2800 American-Standard POWER and CONTROLS GROUP working fluids for industry A ship is as good as the men who built her, as the engines that power her, and the hands that guide her. At this moment, WABCO pneumatic control sys- tems are in shipboard operation all over the world. Dependably. Our Panelmaster control systems minimize the possibility of damage to engines and propulsion equipment from emergency maneuvers or acci- dental operation. Our pneumatic valves, cylinders and accessories control winches, derricks and power-handling equipment. All WABCO pneumatic equipment is easy to in- stall, simple to maintain. Find out more. Call or write for your free copies of our marine controls catalogs. WABCO FLUID POWER DIVISION American-Standard shell-and-tube heat exchangers are hard at work in vessels from freighters to trawl- ers to tugs and peace-keeping warships... heating or cooling all manner of fluids, from main-drive turbine lubricating oil to crew drinking water. We've solved hundreds of special heat-transfer problems, too. We start with detailed specs and op- erating requirements, then computer-design the unityou need. And often assemble it from pre- engineered and stocked parts. All our pre-engineered models are outlined in our general heat-transfer catalog. Call or write for your free copy. August 1, 1973 25
