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vessels, including ocean tugs, supply and crewboats, and barges. Another Pott sub- sidiary, Gulf Mississippi Marine Corpora- tion, also services the offshore petroleum industry in the Arabian Gulf, as well as the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Pott Industries and its subsidiaries are engaged in marine transportation on the United States inland and intracoastal water- ways, service worldwide to the offshore pe- troleum industry, and construction and re- pair of towboats, barges and dredges. The Marine Services Division is headquartered in New Orleans, La. HNG's other principal lines of business are intrastate natural gas transmission, oil and gas exploration and production, coal mining and production, and marketing of carbon dioxide and other industrial gases. Bath Iron Works Appoints Frank Kerr And Fred Kahrl Two professional appointments to the staff of the vice president, Industrial and Commu- nity Relations, were announced by John F. Sullivan, president of Bath Iron Works Cor- poration, Bath, Maine: Frank Kerr as man- ager of public and community relations, and Fred J. Kahrl as employee services ad- ministrator. Marine Services Division Buys Remaining Interest In GIMC Houston Natural Gas Corporation (HNG), Houston, Texas, has announced that the Ma- rine Services Division of its wholly owned subsidiary Pott Industries Inc. of St. Louis, Mo., had purchased the remaining 50 per- cent interest in a previously held joint ven- ture company, Gulf International Marine Corporation (GIMC).-The Marine Services Division's previous partner in the joint ven- ture was International Marine Services. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. GIMC is engaged ii) the operation of ma- rine service vessels for the offshore petro- leum industry in the Arabian Gulf area and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company currently owns 17 Mr. Kahrl is responsible for employee serv- ices within Bath Iron Works Corporation. Mr. Kerr is responsible for public, community and government affairs. Mr. Kerr has been a free-lance writer and communications consultant the past seven years. He is a former newsman (Boston Herald-Traveler, United Press International, Ventura Star Free-Press, KUDU radio, KFMB-TV), and a former public relations manager of the General Dynamics Corpo- ration. While free-lancing, he wrote for such na- tional magazines as TV Guide, covered the U.S. Congress as a magazine columnist, wrote and produced documentary motion pictures and television-radio marketing campaigns. His film credits range from "Friendship 7," the nationally televised story of John Glenn's space Alight, to "In the Wake of Heritage," with Carroll O'Connor (of TV's All in the Family), about the nation's maritime his- tory. His film awards range from three Cine Golden Eagles to an Academy Award nomi- nation. Prior to coming to Bath Iron Works in 1976, Mr. Kahrl was employed as an editor for the Portland Press Herald, Portland, Maine, with responsibility for the newspaper's State Desk. He had previously worked for the Press Herald while attending Bates College, leaving to serve as a Coast Guard aviator in Alaska, where he later founded and published the Kodiak Island Times. Sigma Treatment Systems Appoints Great Lakes Rep Sigma Treatment Systems, Inc. has ap- pointed Suppliers Marine & Industrial, Inc. as their Great Lakes representative. George Efthimiou, president of Sigma, announced the appointment in accordance with an agreement reached with Kevin P. Smith, president of Suppliers. Sigma Treatment Systems is a marine pol- lution product-oriented company based in New York, with distribution and manufac- turing facilities at major ports of the world. Suppliers Marine & Industrial, Inc. also represents Farboil Paint, Gamlen Chemicals, Line Fast Container and Trailer Systems, Mariners Astubeco Inc., Boiler & Condenser Tubing, and Valad Electric Co. for vent and duct heaters. Suppliers also provides various engine room spares such as pumps, turbines, diesel spares, and surplus equipment. Further information on Sigma Sewage Treatment Systems may be obtained by writing to George B. Efthimiou, Sigma Treatment Systems, Inc., 603 Dean Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238. (reproduced with the authorization of S.M.A. No. 27 of January 22, 1974) P.O. BOX N. 1395 GENOA, ITALY 16100 CABLE MOLOGIANO GENOA, Telex 27090 OARN, Telephone 283801 U.S.A. Correspondent Continental Marine Agency, Inc. (James R. Porter), 250 Park Avenue, Suite 815, New York, N.Y. 10017 Tel. Code 212-986-2278; Telex 421474 PORTER 0FFICINE ALLESTIMENTO E RIPARAZIONI NAVI LTD. SHIP REPAIRS - GENOA, ITALY (Fincantieri Group) Overhauls and repairs of any kind and size of main and auxiliary engines (steam, diesel and electric). Hull Repairs and Conversions up to 350,000 Dwt July 1, 1978 15
