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Joseph Farrell Selected As New AWO President Joseph A. Farrell III Joseph A. Farrell III has been selected as the next president of The American Waterways Oper- ators, Inc. (AWO), the national trade association for the U.S. barge and towing industry. Mr. Farrell comes to AWO from Pullman Power Products Corporation, where he served as senior vice president. His expe- rience also includes eight years as administrative assistant to Senator Charles H. Percy (111.), five years with the Peace Corps, and a 12-year career as an officer in the U.S. Navy. "The breadth and quality of Joe Farrell's background will be assets to the association as it faces some crucial tests in 1983 and beyond," AWO chairman Thomas L. Gladders said. "His experience in management and Congressional affairs—combined with his dynamic nature—make him the right man for the job." Mr. Gladders headed a search committee that undertook an ex- tensive review of candidates for the position. The selection of Mr. Farrell was ratified by the AWO board of directors at its recent quarterly meeting in New Or- leans. Mr. Gladders said that the barge and towing industry "is battling for its economic life right now. We face not only the adverse consequences of poor eco- nomic conditions, but also the threat of increased user taxes, as proposed by the Reagan Admin- istration. The association must have the best possible leadership during this period." As senior vice president for Pullman Power Products Corpo- ration for the last two years, Mr. Farrell was responsible for the development and implementation of long-range planning for the company, which is headquartered in Williamsport, Pa. From 1977 to 1980, he served as vice presi- dent-government affairs for Pull- man, Inc., and handled its Wash- ington operations, including re- view of Congressional and federal agency activities. Mr. Farrell served as Senator Percy's administrative assistant from 1969 to 1977. His work with the Peace Corps, from 1964 to 1969, included one and one-half years as director of the program in Honduras and, later, adminis- trative positions with the agency in Washington, D.C. As a naval officer from 1952 to 1964, Mr. Farrell served on six warships—a destroyer, a cruiser, and four submarines, three of which were nuclear powered. He served as chief engineer of the submarine "Seadragon" on the first Atlantic to Pacific polar transit. Mr. Farrell is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and also attended Brown University. He succeeds Anthony L. Kucera, who resigned last month. Mr. Farrell assumed his new position in early January. Navy Awards $1.87-Million Crane Contract To Clyde A $1.87-million contract from the U.S. Navy for lease of two shipyard gantry cranes has been awarded to the Clyde Division of the Koehring Group of AMCA International Corporation, ac- cording to an announcement by Koehring. The cranes, which are of a new design, designated by Clyde as the Model CBW-8800, will have a lifting capacity of 50,000 pounds at a 100-foot radius, and will be equipped with 120-foot booms plus 20-foot jibs, Clyde said. Scheduled for delivery to the Norfolk Shipyard in mid-1983, the cranes will be built at the Clyde plant in Duluth, Minn. A leading manufacturer of re- volving Whirley cranes and other specialized equipment for lifting and pulling extremely heavy loads, Clyde is one of the Koeh- ring group of operating units of AMCA International. AMCA In- ternational is a worldwide pro- ducer of a broad range of indus- trial products, construction equip- ment, engineering and construc- tion services, and machine tools. Sperry Awarded $31-Million Contract Modification For Materials Handling System Sperry Corporation, Sperry Systems Management Division, Great Neck, N.Y., has been awarded a $31-million firm-fixed- price modification to a previously awarded letter contract for the installation of a Naval Integrated Storage Tracking and Retrieval System (NISTARS), a computer- ized, process-controlled, auto- mated materials handling/ware- house system, at the Naval Sup- ply Center, San Diego. Work will be performed at Great Neck (10 percent), and Naval Supply Cen- ter, San Diego, Calif. (20 per- cent), and the balance at 50 var- ious contractor locations. The Naval Supply Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contract- ing activity (N00228-80-C-UQ06). Sonat Offshore Drilling Sets World Record A new world's record for deep- water drilling has been set by the drillship Discoverer Seven Seas, part of the Sonat Offshore Drilling fleet. The well, in the Mediterranean off the southern coast of France, is being drilled in 5,624 feet of water. The Discoverer Seven Seas held the previous drilling record set in 1979 in 4,876 feet of water off the coast of Canada. The ex- ploratory well GLP-1, is being drilled in French waters for the French energy firms Total, Elf Acquitane, and Esso's French affiliate. The deepwater well is part of an exploration program to inventory France's oil and gas resources in the western Mediter- ranean. Sonat Offshore Drilling reports that the record well is located about 70 miles south-southwest of Marseilles. Another well is scheduled to be drilled nearby for the same parties in a water depth of 4,500 feet. En-Mar Resources Opens Headquarters In Houston —Brochure Available En-Mar Resources, Inc., a new- ly formed energy and marine transportation consulting firm, The Engineering Department of the State University of New York Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, N.Y., recently held the dedication of its newly constructed ship model basin. Prof. Jose Femenia, chairman of the college's engineering de- partment, announced that its availability adds another dimen- sion to the college's highly-ranked naval architecture and ocean en- gineering curricula. The tank al- lows students and faculty to be- come more closely involved in has opened its headquarters in Houston, Texas. Randolph L. Kelley, En-Mar's president, recently announced the firm was formed to provide pro- fessional, technical, and nontech- nical services to companies op- erating the oil, gas, and marine transportation industries. Mr. Kelley, who was formerly with the El Paso LNG companies for the past 16 years, reported that the firm will specialize in assisting firms concerned with the purchase, marine transporta- tion, and sale of energy. A bro- chure is available describing En- Mar's range of services. For a free copy, Write 46 on Reader Service Card Todd Pacific Receives $8-Million Contract Increase For PSA Work Todd Pacific Shipyards Corpo- ration, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, Calif., has been awarded a $8,261,583 face-value-increase to a previously awarded cost- plus-fixed-fee contract for indus- trial work to be accomplished during post shakedown availabil- ity (PSA) for FFG-19. The Su- pervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion, and Repair, Naval Station, Long Beach, Calif., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-80-G- 2145). hydrodynamic experimentation related to ships and offshore drilling rigs. The ship model basin was de- signed and constructed by the staff of the SUNY Maritime Col- lege's engineering department. The basin and ancillary equip- ment were purchased with non- state funds, mainly from the Alumni Association college sup- port drive, from the Maritime College at Fort Schuyler Foun- dation, and from the National Science Foundation. Ship Model Basin Dedicated At N.Y. State Maritime College 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
