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gram will become a major carrier on grandson, W.D. Haden II, devote the Ohio and Illinois Rivers as well, themselves to upholding the tradi- The OBL equipment will also pro- tion of pride and performance in the vide Ingram with greatly expanded towing, docking and off-docking ser- capability in the area of chemicals vices offered by the company, draw- affreightment. ing on the "get-it-done" heritage of In addition to moving grain and Captain W.D. Haden. "Our log petroleum products, Ingram Barge books are a history of the Gulf transports significant amounts of ports," the text states. "If it floats, limestone rock, coal, fertilizer, scrap we've probably pushed it or pulled steel, steel products, and a wide it." variety of other products. The com- The history of the company is fol- pany is the river's largest carrier of lowed in the publication by a num- residual fuel oil for industry and utilities. Ingram Barge Company is a sub- sidiary of Ingram Industries Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. A privately held corporation, its di- versified businesses include inland marine transportation and aggre- gates supply, consumer products distribution, coal production and sales, petroleum wellhead equip- ment manufacturing and insurance. Litton Awarded $238-Million Navy Contract To Build Missile Cruiser CG-62 Litton Systems Incorporated, In- galls Shipbuilding division, Pasca- goula, Miss., has been awarded a $238,579,667 fixed-price-incentive Navy contract for construction of a guided missile cruiser (CG-62) of the Ticonderoga Class, with asso- ciated data, on-board spares and repair parts, equipage, tools, sup- port test equipment, and engineer- ing and industrial services. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed in July 1990. Contract funds would not have expired at the end of the cur- rent fiscal year. Two bids were soli- cited and two offers were received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-C-2035). Bay-Houston Towing Offers 'Port Reference Handbook' For Six Gulf Ports Bay-Houston Towing Co., with home office in Houston, Texas, has published a new 16-page edition of the popular "Port Reference Hand- book" for the Gulf ports of Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Free- port, Texas City, and Port Aransas. The handbook has long been in demand for its informative, easy-to- read maps that show, in addition to the ship channels, the location of docks, berths, terminals, ware- houses, fireboat stations, bridges, ferry crossings, shipyards, etc. The Bay-Houston Towing Co. has been in the water transportation and towing business along the Texas Coast for more than 100 years. The "Port Reference Handbook" traces the history of the company from 1877, when a young man named William Douglas Haden went to work as a cabin boy on the schooner "Mermaid." Captain Haden founded the company, which pros- pered and expanded over the years. Today, the Haden family still oper- ates the towing company—Captain W.D. Haden's son, C.R. Haden, and Circle 324 on Reader Service Card bered map of Houston showing, along with other important points of interest, the exact location of the home office of Bay-Houston Towing Company. This is followed by maps of the previously mentioned ports, printed in blue and black on white. The type is in large letters, and this uncluttered simplicity makes the handy maps easy to follow and ex- tremely useful. In addition, the booklet contains a Hurricane Map, as well as a table listing the approximate distances between Gulf ports. Houston Ship Channel distances are also included. A comparison of units of measure is given in the back to facilitate con- verting volume measure (liquid), weight measure, linear measure (small), and linear measure (large). For a free copy of the new edition of the "Port Reference Handbook" from Bay-Houston Towing, Circle 92 on Reader Service Card So...Call the PENSKE POWER PRO nearest you! wmi/uor Lodi, N.J. 180 Rt. 17 South Lodi, N.J. 07644 201-489-5800 Piscataway, N.J. 169 Old New Brunswick Rd. Piscataway, N.J. 08854 201-752-7100 Long Island, N.Y. 3025 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 11779 516-981-5800 Authorized Distributor for Detroit Diesel Allison 24 hour service—7 days a week • custom engineered products Penske is an EMD application contractor COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE We'll put the East Coast's most capable parts, service and engineering organization at your disposal. We'll work with you around the clock and throughout the region to help you minimize downtime and increase profits!" January 15, 1985 23 1
