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lotron Announces New Sales Office lotron Corporation of Bedford, Mass., manufacturer of the DIGI- PLOT® collision avoidance sys- tem, has announced the establish- ment of a sales office in the New York-Philadelphia area. The office, located in Howell, N.J., will be the headquarters of Iotron's sales manager, Victor H. Prushan. According to John C. Herther, Iotron's president, the move bet- ter enables the company to serve the marine community by having one of its key marketing people located close to the major con- centration of shipowners in the United States. The mailing address for the new office is lotron Corporation, P.O. Box 593, Howell, N.J. 07731. Telephone (201) 367-6160. Since joining lotron in 1973, Mr. Prushan has concentrated his efforts on DIGIPLOT sales to commercial ship operators in the United States and Europe, either directly or through super- vision of established distributors and sales agents. This activity will continue from the New Jersey office. Overall marketing and field service management, under the direction of James S. Coolbaugh, vice president, will be retained at the company's headquarters, 5 Alfred Circle, Bedford, Mass. 01730. DIGIPLOT, the world's only fully automatic radar plotter, has been in production since Novem- ber 1971. More than 80 units are now installed and operating on ships of all types throughout the world. on WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION LASH VESSEL, THOMAS E. CUFFE's ship service is provided by ALCO 16-cylinder diesel rated at 2,000 KW at 900 RPM. SteelShip Corporation Appoints Raymond Dyson Raymond N. Dyson Edward D. Fry, president of AlumaShip/SteelShip Corpora- tions with shipyards in Jeanerette, La., and Pine Bluff, Ark., an- nounced that Raymond N. Dyson has been hired as personnel/ training director for SteelShip Corporation. Mr. Dyson received his B.S. de- gree in art education in 1968 from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. In his new position with SteelShip, he brings two years of experience as a shipyard supervisor, and several years of experience in the educational field. Mr. Dyson is responsible for interviewing and testing all job applicants and hiring all new pro- duction employees. He has com- plete responsibility for setting up and operating all formal and on-the-job training programs. SteelShip's new training program includes safety, shipfitting, blue- print reading, and vertical, flat, and overhead welding. SteelShip Corporation of Pine Bluff, Ark., specializes in river pushboats, with stock models un- der construction in 50-foot, 60- foot and 80-foot sizes. AlumaShip Corporation of Jeanerette, La., builds aluminum passenger ves- sels and workboats up to 125 feet in length. They have stock model design crewboats in the 65-foot, 90-foot and 100-foot sizes, and build catamaran vessels in 65- foot, 80-foot and 100-foot sizes. Both corporations also build cus- tom vessels to owners' specifica- tions, or designed by "in house" engineering staffs. Inquiries concerning any of AlumaShip/St eel Ship Corpora- tions' products or services should be directed to Douglas L. Oehrlein, Marketing Director, Route 4, Box 167, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71601, tele- phone (501) 536-0362. ALL-OCEAN TUG, MISTER RICHARD, NEW GREAT LAKES ORE CARRIER, M/V WILLIAM R. equipped with two ALCO, V-12, 251s rated ROESCH is Power Bossed by two ALCO, V-16, 251 diesels at 2650 BHP each has 13 knots free-run- rated at 2800 BHP each, ning speed. DRILL SHIP DISCOVERER III obtains main propulsion from three, 12-cylinder, ALCO 251s. Genuine ALCO parts are continually im- proved to provide top engine efficiency. We offer a complete staff of expert service specialists. September 1, 1974 19
