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Adams & Porter Names New Vice Presidents ASNE DELAWARE VALLEY SECTION MEETS: At the Delaware Valley Section meeting of the American Society of Naval Engineers, which was held at the Commissioned Offi- cers Club/Philadelphia Naval Base, approximately 100 members of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and of ASNE enjoyed a very interesting program. The subject was a panel discussion on contracting with the Navy. Names of the panel discussers were, as shown above, standing left to right: Capt. V. Klemm, vice chairman, Delaware Valley Section; Capt. R.P. Pawson, Officer in Charge, Naval Regional Proce- dure Office/Philadelphia; Hugh Hosford, Counsel, Naval Regional Procedure Office; R.O. Carter, RCA, and Gil Carlton, chairman, Delaware Valley Section. Seated, left to right: J. Dawson, Contract Administration Officer; R. Carr, president, System Engineering Associates Inc., Defense Contracts Agency Service Region; R.S. Watson, coordinator, J.J. Henry Co., Inc., Government sales, and W.E. Gould, Procedure Officer, Naval Re- gional Procedure Office. Adams & Porter Associates, Inc. has announced the appointment of Gaston M. Broyles, John V. Polk Jr. and Joe H. Parker as vice presi- dents of the Houston, Texas, of- fice, according to Clyde W. Hanks, president of the company. Mr. Broyles graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in busi- ness, and has been with the com- pany for six years. He was pre- viously with the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and the Travelers Insurance Company. Mr. Polk has been with Adams & Porter Associates for four years. He graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bach- Portable Tool For Metal Fabrication Described In Brochure The Bohn CombiĀ® 7 in 1 tool is described in a new brochure as "a must tool for metal fabricators." Specifications of the portable Bohn Combi tool are listed, showing its ca- pabilities to cut angle iron and steel rod, cut, bend or twist band iron, punch channel iron, etc. Copies of the new literature can be obtained by contacting Shaw Aero Development, Inc., Industrial Road, East Hampton, N.Y. 11937. Lykes Promotes Five Executives W.J. Amoss Jr., president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., has announced the promotion of five executives of the company, in- cluding four who were named sen- ior vice presidents and one who moved up to the post of vice presi- dent. The new senior vice presidents aire Lloyd J. Fitzpatrick, Robert J. Brennan and Mac Gregor Bulloch Jr., all of New Orleans, and Rich- ard E. Berkefeld of Houston. The new vice president is Thomas E. Killeen Jr. of New Orleans. Mr. Fitzpatrick has been vice president of the Finance Division since 1970, and has been a member of the Lykes organization since 1937. He is also a member of the company's board of directors. Mr. Brennan, whose period of service with Lykes dates back to 1942, has been vice president of the Traffic Division since 1968. Mr. Bulloch joined the Lykes staff in 1951, andbecame vice presi- dent of the Operating Division in 1972. Mr. Berkefeld has been vice elor of Science degree in geology. Before joining Adams & Porter, he was employed with another in- surance group, and the Continental Casualty Company. Mr. Parker, who attended the University of Houston, has spent his entire business career in the insurance business. He was presi- dent of the Houston Association of Insurance Agents in 1969. He is also a life member of the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Adams & Porter Associates, Inc. is an international marine insur- ance brokerage firm which special- izes in offshore property and cas- ualty insurance. president of the West Gulf Divi- sion since 1969, and has 28 years of service with Lykes, both in the United States and in Europe. Mr. Killeen has 19 years of serv- ice with the company, and has been assistant vice president-tonnage control since 1969. Marra To Manage Hempel's Marine Paints Maintenance Program John T. Marra A consultative service for ship- ping companies on programmed maintenance has been announced by Hempel's Marine Paints, Inc., 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004. The Maintenance Program De- partment will be managed by John T. Marra, who joined Hempel's on May 13. Mr. Marra has had long expe- rience in establishing coatings pro- grams on new construction and existing*vessels for ship operating companies. He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, on SNAME's Panel 023, Mr. Marra graduated from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1962, and has had extensive service with Sea-Land Service, Inc., prior to joining Hempel's. Mid-America Barge Requests Aid To Build Five 200-Foot Barges Mid-America Barge Carriers of Sedalia, Mo., has applied to the Maritime Administration for con- struction loan and mortgage insur- ance to help finance five 200-foot bar- ges to be built by .Missouri Valley Steel Inc., Leavenworth, Kan., for use in ports and on inland waterways. The cost was estimated at $150,000 per barge. Fulton Steamship Loan Approved By MarAd The Maritime Administration has approved construction loan and mort- gage insurance to aid in the building of a 28,100-deadweight-ton self-un- loading bulk carrier for Great Lakes service for Fulton Steamship Com- pany, 555 Madison Avenue, New York City. The vessel will cost ap- proximately $14.3 million. It was to be built by Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. "OFCOUR5Z YW CAN'TXZAP - - - Tyer'KZ /A/ CO&Z, ." July 1, 1974 13