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Discussing paper at recent meeting of The Society of Marine Consultants are (L to R): Capt. J.C. Nlusser, executive director; Virgil Rinehart of MarAd, author; Capt. G.P.S. Bhalla, Society member from India; and Executive Committee chairman Alfred Stanford. Society Of Marine Consultants Reviews Arctic Oil Transportation At a recent luncheon meeting of The Society of Marine Consultants held at the Whitehall Club in New York, a large turnout of members and guests heard a presentation on the transportation of oil from the arctic. The speaker was Virgil Rinehart, director of the Office of Advanced Ship Development and Technology, U.S. Maritime Admin- istration. Concentrating on the carriage of crude oil from the arctic to the con- tinental U.S., he reviewed the his- toric voyages of the tanker Manhat- tan through the Northwest Passage in the early 1970s, and the subse- quent development of the Trans- Alaska pipeline linking the North Slope with the port of Valdez on the South Coast. Based on industry estimates of large volumes of as yet undiscovered oil in the region and the maximum capacity of the pipeline, Mr. Rine- hart foresees additional utilization of tankers in the trade, not from the pipeline's southern terminal at Val- dez but directly from the producing fields in the Arctic. Touching on the subject of the possible export of Alaskan oil to Japan, he personally doubts that it will occur, as the inevitable result would be the loss of American ton- nage and jobs. However, he said that the maritime industry would be un- wise to rely entirely on government regulation to protect its interest in the Alaskan oil trade. Capt. Arthur Smith, who com- manded the Manhattan on the Northwest Passage voyages, pointed out that tanker transportation di- rectly from the oil fields was feasi- ble, and that the decision to build the pipeline was made on political not economic considerations. In addition to the many members and guests from the New York area, Society members in attendance in- cluded Capt. C.P.S. Bhalla from New Delhi, India, and Capt. Gerd Blunck from West Germany. New Diving Service Firm Formed By Richard Smith Richard G. Smith has an- nounced the recent formation of RS Marine Diving Enterprises, Inc. in Northport, N.Y. The new firm is a fully insured diving service compa- ny, providing all phases of under- water ship repair, ultrasonic inspec- tion, maintenance, construction, and salvage work in Greater New York Harbor and adjacent water- ways. Mr. Smith, diving manager, has a background of 15 years in a supervi- sory and diving capacity in the industry. The company will perform on projects such as underwater welding, cutting, and repair of ships' hulls; salvage, heavy marine con- struction, pipeline assembly, demo- lition, and underwater photogra- phy. Aboussie Named Sales Manager At Ingram Barge Ingram Barge Company has an- nounced the appointment of Da- vid A. Aboussie to the position of sales manager. He will be headquar- tered in Ingram's St. Louis office, and will be responsible for the sales of the company's dry cargo fleet, with primary emphasis on the grain industry. Ingram has been adding covered hopper barges to its fleet to increase its participation in the dry cargo markets, expecially grain, in order to establish a consistent operating pattern on the Upper Mississippi River. For the past 12 years, Mr. Aboussie has been employed by Memco and Federal Barge Lines as grain sales manager and import sales manager. How to Comply with Imo/Marpol 1973/78 -askGOLAR! Golar Marine Incinerators Amor And Frayling Named Vice Presidents For Lister Diesels Two changes in top management positions have been announced by James A. Kolinski, president of Lister Diesels Inc. of Olathe, Kan. J. Leo Amor has been appointed vice president marketing services. He will be responsible for all inter- nal sales activities including sales administration, parts sales and ser- vice, advertising, and market plan- ning. His former position was vice president sales-distribution. Peter Frayling moves to the position of vice president sales- engines. He formerly served as vice president sales-OEM. He will now be responsible for all external en- gine sales. Lister manufactures a line of air- cooled diesel engines covering the power range of 2.5 to 195 bhp. The company also markets a line of recently introduced generating sets under the Hawkpower brand; power outputs are 3 to 130 kw. The Hawk- power line is the responsibility of Philip Cantrill, vice president sales-generator sets. 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