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Worthington Awarded $7-Million Pump Order The McGraw-Edison Company, Rolling Meadows, III, announced recently that its Worthington Pump Division has been awarded a $7-million order for fire pumps by Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Pe- trobras), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Petrobras has ordered nine die- sel-driven vertical turbine fire pumps of sophisticated metal- lurgy for installation on three offshore production platforms (three each) located off the south- ern coast of Brazil. The pumps will be suspended from newly erected drilling platforms and will operate in water depths of over 60 feet. The order also includes column piping for each pump and ancillary equipment. All equip- ment will be sourced from Worth- ington Pump's Rio de Janeiro manufacturing facility. McGraw- Edison said the pumps are sched- uled for delivery in the last quar- ter of 1981. Haggerty Joins APL As Managing Director Of Atlantic Region John J. Haggerty has joined American President Lines as man- aging director, Atlantic Region. The announcement was made by B.I. Henriksen, vice president, North America. Mr. Haggerty's responsibilities will encompass all marketing, sales, operational, and administrative functions of APL in the mid-Atlantic states, with headquarters in New York City. A graduate of the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy, he brings to the position nearly 30 years of experience in all facets of ocean and intermodal transportation. Most recently a vice president of a New York-based steamship agency, Mr. Haggerty has also headed intermodal, marketing, and traffic departments for major U.S. ocean carriers. He succeeds Eugene A. Gollub, acting managing director, who has resumed his key responsibil- ities as regional sales manager for the mid-Atlantic states. APL's regional headquarters is located at 61 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10006. Bill Wanke Joins Louisiana Dock Company As Expediter Bill Wanke has joined Louisi- ana Dock Company, Inc. of Jef- fersonville, Ind., as sales and serv- ice expediter. His responsibilities will include requisition and co- ordination of all orders from Lou- isiana Dock's sister company, Jeffboat, Incorporated, and from all outside customers, so as to pro- vide timely response to customer requirements. Mr. Wanke was previously as- sociated with Jeffboat, and gained other experience in retail sales management and estimating. Louisiana Dock is the marine services branch of American Com- mercial Barge Line Company (ACBL). It performs engine and hull repairs for both the company and the public, and serves as a major parts distributor. Louisiana Dock, ACBL, and Jeffboat are all units in the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas. Two Navy Contracts For Newport News Total $69 Million Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., has been awarded a $63,378,489 modifica- tion to a previously awarded con- tract for the overhaul and refuel- ing of the fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633). The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command is the contracting activity. (N00024-79-C-2654) The yard also was awarded a $6,000,000 negotiated cost-plus- fixed-fee contract modification for the design and development of a ship service motor generator and data. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting ac- tivity. (N00024-80-C-4088) Three new tugs join the Bay-Houston family Three new additions to the Bay-Houston fleet will be the Barbara H. Neuhaus, Laura Haden and Mark K. 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