Maritime Reporter, June, 1977

<BODY> <div> Nichols/Pittman/Choate Purchase Cox Interest In Mississippi Marine John Nichols, president of Mis- sissippi Marine Towboat Corpo- ration, Greenville, Miss., an- nounced recently that he and partners T.R. Pittman and Mrs. Lilie M. (Skeeter) Choate of Greenville, have purchased the John H. Cox family interest in Mississippi Marine for an undis- closed amount. John H. Cox, founder, estab- lished the firm in the mid-1960s under the name Mississippi Ma- rine Corp. The late Walter L. Choate, and T.R. Pittman joined him later as partners. In 1972, Mr. Nichols joined the firm as president and the company name was changed. Mississippi Marine, one of the largest shipbuilding operations in Greenville, is located on Lake Ferguson, and specializes in all phases of marine construction and repair. Messrs. Nichols and Pittman and Mrs. Choate plan to extend Mississippi Marine Towboat Cor- poration specialties to the con- struction of offshore supply boats and tugs. An additional 2,500-ton drydock and expansion of the present repair facility is also planned. Mr. Nichols will remain Read For Pleasure... ome Men Read For Profit. Smart shipowners and operators know that one of the best ways to save money is to specify proven coatings systems formulated specifically for the job at hand. Experience is the best teacher. And the experience at International spans almost 100 years of normal protective coatings maintenance. Most of the information is contained in our Marine Painting Specifications & Product Data manual. What isn't there is in our lab, expertise and personal knowledge based on experience. We'd like to share it with you. Just give us a call. Viwnouaaf Paints International Marine Cnatings Corporate Headquarters: 1 7 Battery Place North. New York, NY 10004 3915 Louisa Street. P.O. Box 26067. New Orleans. LA 70186 220 South Linden Avenue. South San Francisco. CA 94080 president, while Mr. Pittman takes the secretary-treasurer position formerly held by Mr. Cox. Mr. Pittman, a custom agri- cultural machine operator and planter, has extensive agricultural operations south of the city, as well as being active in speculative petroleum prospecting. He is also owner of Pitcox Barge Corp. and co-owner (with Mrs. Choate) of Cox Towing Corp. Mrs. Choate, in addition to her share in Mississippi Marine and Cox Towing Corp., also owns Chocox Barge Corp. and Choate Furniture Mart. Mr. Nichols is co-owner of Nichols Propeller Company. Japanese Shipbuilders Association Elects Dr. Shinto President Dr. Hisashi Shinto The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan recently elected new managing directors. Dr. Hisashi Shinto, president of IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.), be- came president of the Association, while Gakuji Moriya, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tsunesaburo Nishimura, president of Sumitomo Heavy In- dustries, Ltd., and Kageki Minami, president of Osaka Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., were elected to the posts of vice president. Dr. Shinto is one of the leading authorities of Japan's shipbuild- ing industry. He took his doctor- ate in engineering in 1958 with a thesis entitled "A Study of Production Control of New Ship- building." Representative among his writings is "Japanese Ship- building Industry after World War II" (written on May 15, 1967). Dr Shinto graduated from Kyu- shu Imperial University (naval architecture), and also received his D. Eng. degree from Kyushu. In November 1970, Dr. Shinto was awarded a Blue Ribbon Medal from the Japanese Government. In May 1973, he became a Meri- torious member of The Society of Naval Architects of Japan. In November 1975, he was com- mended by the Minister of Trans- port of Japan in recognition of his services in the development of modern shipbuilding techniques, and in May 1977 he was awarded the "Legion d'Honneur" by the French Government. 6 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>