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Evans Succeeds Romberg As NASSCO Chief Naval Architect Kenneth Evans Capf. Albert K. Romberg The advancement of Kenneth Evans to the position of chief naval architect at National Steel and Shipbuilding- Co., San Diego, Calif. 92112, was announced by John B. Letherbury, vice president, engineering. He will fill the position vacated by Capt. Albert K. Romberg, who recently retired. Mr. Evans will report to the vice president, engineering, in carrying out -his duties. Mr. Evans is a native of Sunderland, Eng- land. He was schooled in naval architecture at Sunderland Technical College and alter- nately served a five-year apprenticeship as ship draftsman at Bartram and Sons, Ltd., also of Sunderland. From 1954 to 1956, Mr. Evans was a design engineer and estimator for Furness Shipbuild- ing Company of Hoverton Hill, England. He served as supervisor of the naval archi- tects department of Davie Shipbuilding Com- pany of Quebec, P.Q., Canada, from 1956 to 1961. Since joining NAISBCO in 1961, Mr. Evans has served as assistant naval architect, where he was responsible for aill hull design calcu- lations and associated drawings with follow-up through detail design of working plans for both commercial and Naval vessels. Mr. Evans has co-authored two technical papers entitled "Launching," and "Design and Construction of the 80,500-dwt OBOs." Both were presented to the San Diego Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Captain Romberg, U.S. Navy (ret.), a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, attended Massachu- setts Institute of Technology and the Indus- trial College of the Armed Forces. Captain Romberg served 26 years in the Navy as a commissioned officer in the Bureau of Ships, 12 years in various Naval shipyards, with progressive responsibilities in engineer- ing and production. His last assignment was as commanding officer of the Naval Repair Facility in San Diego. For the past 13 years, Captain Romberg has served as naval architect at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., the last 10 as chief naval architect. LNG Study Available From H.P. Drewry Ltd. The publication of a study entitled "World Trade in Liquefied Natural Gas" has been an- nounced by H.P. Drewry (Shipping Consultants) Ltd. According to the organization, the study closely examines the worldwide demand for gas and the geographical distribution of gas reserves in an attempt to quantify the scope for expansion in international LNG trades and the possible de- rived demand for LNG tankers. Copies may be obtained from Drewry at 87 91 New Bond Street. London, WIY 9LA. NEW TYPE UNLOADER: A new concept for faster bulk unloading will be put into operation later this year upon delivery of a Catenary Unloader to Goodpasture, Inc., Brownfield, Texas. Built by Paceco, a division of Fruehauf Corporation, the Catenary Unloader consists of an end- less line of buckets connected by wire rope and suspended from a hinged boom with special sprockets. The suspend- ed line of buckets form a catenary loop which affords unusual unloading versatility. As the bucket line moves, it digs and fills at a steady rate regardless of depth of material. Maneuvered by the hinged boom, buckets reach into the remote areas of a ship's hold and clean up with practically no residual. The new unloader will be operated by Shippers Stevedoring Company at Galena Park on the Houston Ship Channel, Texas. Material to be handled will be clinker cement, barytes, titanium sand, fertilizer, and phosphate rock. CRAFTS- MAN SHIP Production in 1972: Five V.L.C.C.s aggregating 1,426,225 dwt. On order as per January 1, 1973: Twenty V.L.C.C.s aggregating more than 6,000,000 dwt. § ODENSE STEEL SHIPYARD LTD. P. O. BOX 176 • DK-5100 ODENSE, DENMARK TELEPHONE (09) 11 31 31 TELEX 59849 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
