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SOCCO Conference On 'Million Ton Carrier' Set For New York City, January 16-18, 1974 A conference on the "Million Ton Carrier," sponsored by the nonprofit industry association call- ed "SOC'CO-'Super Ocean Carrier Conference," is firming up for Jan- uary 16-18, 1974, at the Americana Hotel in New York City. The board of advisors, represent- ing a cross-section of industry in- terested in the advancement of knowledge and technology toward the design of super carriers, is as follows : David O. Beim, vice presi- dent, First Boston Corp., New York, N.Y.; John H. Chafee, chair- man of the board, General Mari- time Corp., New York, N.Y.; A. Henry Chester, Lloyd's, London, England; A.E. Cox, general mana- ger of Commercial Ship Division, Newport News Shipbuilding, New- port News, Va.; W.M. Elmer, chairman of the board, Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Owensboro, Ky.; Bernard Frankel, president, Imodco,'International, Los Angeles, Calif.; Harold Futtrup, technical di- rector, Ralph M. Parsons 'Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Edwin M. Hood, president, Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C.; Barry Hunsaker, vice president, El Paso Natural Gas Co., Houston, Texas; M.L. Ingwersen, president, Lock- heed Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Seattle, Wash.; Rear Adm. D.H. Jackson, USN, president, American Society of Naval Engi- neers, Washington, D.C.; Keith C. McKinney, vice president and gen- eral manager, Pacific Alaska LNG Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Hirotaro Nemoto, director and general man- ager, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, and Marvin Pitkin, Assistant Ad- ministrator for Commercial Devel- opment, Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce, Wash- ington, D.C. The Technical Paper Program is practically filled, and contains some of the leading authorities from around the world on the sub- jects of design, construction, op- eration, and financing and econom- ics of the super ocean carrier. The tentative Technical Paper Program is as follows: January 16, 1974 Morning — Registration and opening remarks; "Insurance As- pects of the Million Ton Tanker," A. Henry Chester, Lloyd's, Lime Street, London; "Discharging Su- pertankers Without Hazard to the Environment," Robert Taggart, R.T.I., Fairfax, Va.; "Financing Methods for Super Tankers," Da- vid O. Beim, vice president, The First Boston 'Corp., New York, N.Y.; "The Million Ton Tanker Crude 'Oil Terminal," Christian Guary, manager, Port of LeHavre Authority. Luncheon — Speaker : E.M. Hood, president, Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C. Afternoon — "Nuclear Powered Ocean Carriers—Engineering Stat- us and Economics," R.W. Dickin- son, manager, Maritime Reactors, Babcock & Wilcox, Lynchburg, Va.; "Offshore Tanker Terminals: Study in Depth," Bernard Frankel, president, Imodco International, Los Angeles, Calif.; "Automation Systems & Control," Bill Bringier, Tano Corp., New Orleans, La.; "Measurement of Gaseous Oxygen Concentrations Aboard Ship," D.A. Willett, Analytical Inst. Div., Tay- lor Servomex, 'Sybron Corp., Ro- chester, 'N.Y.; "New Dimensions in 'Supership Construction' and Trade Routes," Dr. W.R. Stanley, Assoc. Prof., University of South Carolina; "Industrial Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems," A.D. Tra- valy, manager, marine sales, Gen- eral Electric, N.Y. January 17, 1974 Morning—"Million Ton Tanker Fleets," A.G. Spyrou, technical di- rector, Olympic Maritime, S.A. (Onassis Group), Monaco; "LNG Container Systems," Stan White- head, contracting engineer, Pitts- burgh Des Moines Steel Co., Pitts- burgh. Pa.; "Low Speed Diesel for VLOC," Per V. Meulengracht, president, Burmeister & Wain Amer. Corp., New York, N.Y.; "Louisiana 'Superport Terminal System," J.G. Baird, manager, Pipeline & Marine, Union 76 Divi- sion, Eastern Region, Union Oil Co. of California. Luncheon—('Speaker to be an- nounced) Afternoon—"Economic Aspects of Super Ocean Carriers," David Gorman, Harbridge House Inc., New York, N.Y.; "Unique Design Problems," J.J. Henry Co., Inc., New York, N.Y.; "Maneuvering Characteristics of Large Tankers," Haruzo Eda, senior research engi- neer, Stevens Institute of Technol- ogy, Hoboken, N.J.; "LNG Car- riers Marine Gas Turbine Plant," Carl Merz, Marine Marketing, Tur- bo Power & Marine Systems, Far- mington, Conn.; "Peak Shaving in Transportation," Fendall Marbury Jr., Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mary- land; "Shallow Draft VLCCs," Frank Nichols, Rohr, Inc., San Di- ego, Calif. January 18, 1974 Morning—^Classification of Su- per Carriers," Charles J.L. Schoe- fer, executive vice president, Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping, New York, N.Y.; "Steam Propulsion for Super Carriers," Ray Walsh, Ma- rine Turbine & Gear Department, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass.; "Optimum Shaft Alignment for VLCCs," Roy Bradshaw, Marine Vibration Associates, Cambridge, Mass.; "Port Facilities," Harold A. Futtrup, Ralph M. Parsons Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Luncheon—Informal Afternoon — "Cue Theory for Loading & Discharging," Dr. S.M. Fersht, Tetra Tech Inc., Pasadena, Calif.; "Common Aspects for the Demand for Super Tankers," Mi- chael Gaffen, economist, Lionel D. Edie & Co., New York, N.Y.; "Fi- nancial Engineering of a Success- ful Mammoth: An Essential Chal- lenge," Peter Nevitt, president, First Chicago Leasing Corp., Rich- ard Stranger, Division G, First Na- tional Bank of Chicago, Donald Caldera, Qualpeco Financial Serv- ices, Inc. "The Incidence of the Savings Associated with Supercar- riers and Superports," J.W. Devan- ney III, Assoc. Prof, of Marine Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, department of Richard M. Johnston Marathon Manufacturing Com- pany has announced the appoint- ment of Richard M. Johnston of Houston as president of the Gulf Marine Division of Marathon Le- Tourneau Company, a Marathon subsidiary. Marathon's Gulf Marine Divi- sion, a shipyard which builds mo- bile offshore drilling rigs, is located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Prior to his present assignment, Mr. Johnston had been a vice presi- dent of Marathon LeTourneau Off- shore Company, Houston, another Marathon subsidiary. Mr. Johnston is a graduate engi- neer of Texas A & M University, College Station. He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the Na- tional and Texas Societies of Reg- istered Professional Engineers. In a related announcement, Mr. Johnston named D.B. Waller vice president, and Robert L. Crow manufacturing manager of the Gulf Marine Division. "Mr. Waller will ocean engineering, Cambridge, Mass.; "Strength Problems/De- sign Loads in VLOC Construc- tion," Huynh due Bau., assistant general representative, M. Hutter, Department of Research & Regu- lations, Bureau Veritas, Paris, France. For further information, contact: SOCCO, P.O. Box 269, San Pedro, Calif. 90733. Robert L. Crow direct our engineering activities, and Mr. Crow will handle manufac- turing at our Brownsville yard," said Mr. Johnston. Mr. Waller was formerly mana- ger of naval architecture and ma- rine engineering for Marathon Le- Tourneau Offshore Company. Mr. Crow previously served for three years as manufacturing manager at Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Pte. Ltd., a Marathon subsidiary shipyard in the Republic of Singa- pore. Mr. Waller is a graduate of King's College, the University of Durham in Great Britain, where he was awarded a science degree in naval architecture and shipbuild- ing. Mr. Crow has been associated with Marathon and predecessor companies for 27 years. He began by attending the training course for welders, and has progressed over the years to the position he now holds. Three Key Appointments Announced At Gulf Marine Division Of Marathon LeTourneau D.B. Waller 8 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
