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South African Marine Elects Charles Parkhill Charles B. Parkhill The board of directors of South African Marine Corporation (N.Y.) has announced the election of Charles B. Parkhill as president and chief executive officer of the shipping corporation. He succeeds F.A. Demarco who has retired from the presidency. Mr. Parkhill, together with H.J. Thieck and Capt. D.T. Breckon, both senior vice presidents and di- rectors of the company, will com- prise Safmarine's new executive committee. Mr. Parkhill joined Safmarine on November 7, 1966 as general traffic manager. In October 1967. he was appointed vice president of traffic and, in December 19^8. ap- pointed vice president of traffic and sales. He was named senior vic° president in April of 1969 and elect- ed a director of the companv on November 8, 1971. Mr. Parkhill is widely known in steamship cir- cles. having spent a lar^e portion of his steamship career in the U.S. Gulf area. He attended the TTni- versity of Florida in Gainsville. Fla., and served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War IT. At the same time, the company has announced the appointments of Anthony D. Sette as vice president in charge of marketing and sales, Stephen R. Cooney as vice presi- dent in charge of traffic and opera- tions, and Capt. James Palmer as senior marine superintendent, New York. Mr. Sette commenced his steam- ship career in 1961 with Safmarine, where he has worked in the opera- tions, traffic and sales divisions. In 1972, he was appointed general sales manager. He attended Tona College, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Cooney joined Safmarine in 1966. He was general traffic mana- ger prior to his new appointment. Before that, he worked in account- ing, operations, sales and traffic. A 1961 graduate of Hamilton College, he was with J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc. after active duty in the U.S. Army. With Stevens, Mr. Cooney rose to regional manager of their Detroit office. Captain Palmer joined Saf- marine in 1966 as assistant marine superintendent, New York. Born in England, he received his initial marine training aboard British-flag vessels. January 15, 1974 Giant Gantry Crane Ordered From Krupp By Newport News Ship Rrupp International, Inc., 350 Executive Boulevard, Elmsford, N.Y. 10523, a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Fried. Krupp GmbH of Essen, Germany, has announced that it assisted Krupp Kranbau Wilhelmshaven, the crane division of Fried. Krupp GmbH, in recent- ly being awarded an order for the supply of Krupp's 27th goliath gantry crane. The contract was awarded by Newport News Ship- building & Dry Dock Company. The crane has a total lifting ca- pacity of 900 metric tons. It has three hoisting gears of 300-metric- tons capacity each, allowing the turning in the air of sections of up to 600-metric-t'ons capacity. The span between the legs will be al- most 540 feet and the lifting height above rail almost 200 feet. The crane will be traveling on a length of almost 1,960 feet and serves a working area of more than 25 acres. The crane will be installed in the new North Yard of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Com- pany. This new yard will be used for the construction of commercial vessels. This contract covers the 27th gantry crane built or being design- ed presently by Krupp Kranbau Wilhelmshaven. After completion, it will be one of the largest cranes of this type. International Red Hand -I PERFORMANCE OUR MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT 0,E»«0 ag^EISC^114 DEPENDABILITY WHEN YOU WANT US, WE'RE THERE 25
