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FISH EXPO '84
October 17-20—Boston, Massachusetts Fish Expo '84, projected to have more than 450 companies exhibiting their equipment and products and some 10,000 commerical fishing industry buyers attending, will be held October 17-20 in Boston's Hynes Veterans Auditorium.
Gunter Waehling Named Henschel Vice President
Gunter J. Waehling has been named vice president and general manager of Henschel, a Newburyport- based producer of ship control and internal communications systems for naval applications. He succeeds George Curry, who retired in May prior to the acquisition of Henschel by SPD Technologies.
French Named Chairman And C EO At NASSCO—Vortmann Is President
C. Larry French has been appointed chairman of the board and chief executive officer of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morrison-Knudsen Company. In other promotions, Richard H. Vortmann has been named president and chief operating officer,
A WO In 1989: Tested By Drought And Ready To Face New Challenges
Editor's Note: J.A. Tinkey is president of Mid-America Transportation Company in Fairview Heights, III. In April 1989, Captain Tinkey became chairman of the board of the American Waterways Operators, the national association of the inland and coastal barge industry.
Rothermel Named Sales Vice President For Comsat TeleSystems
Comsat TeleSystems, Inc. recently announcd that Richard S. Rothermel has been elected vice president- sales. He will be responsible for all activities relating to the sales of TeleSystems' products in North America, including management of the company's sales representatives,
Hugh Morgan Elected Vice Chairman And A Director Of Sonat Inc.
Ronald L. Kuehn Jr., president and chief executive officer of Sonat Inc., announced that Hugh J. Morgan Jr. has been elected chairman and a director of Sonat Inc., and chairman of Southern Natural Gas Company, a Sonat subsidiary. Mr. Morgan is currently executive vice president of Sonat,
Lorenz, Trotter And Waldorf Named To Zapata Board Of Directors
George A. Lorenz, Jack T. Trotter and Kenneth W. Waldorf were elected to the board of directors of Zapata Corporation of Houston at the recent annual stockholders' meeting. All will serve three-year terms expiring in 1989. Mr. Lorenz has been a member of the board since 1979.
Vincent Fiorenza Gets Added Duties At Moore McCormack
Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive o f f i c e r of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, has announced that Vincent Fiorenza, assistant vice president- cost and subsidy, will be assuming additional responsibilities for directing the purchasing and inventory departments.
ShipConstructor 2 0 0 4 used for M/V Cheramie BoTruc 38
To meet the requirements of the BoTruc project. Bollinger's design group chose ShipConstructor2004. the latest version of the 3-D product modeling software developed by Albacore Research Ltd (ARL). Canada. Bollinger has been using ShipConstructor for more than six years.
APL Names Hubbard Senior VP Operations
William B. Hubbard, former Sea-Land Service, Inc., executive, has been appointed to the newly created position of senior v i c e p r e s i d e n t - o p e r a t i o n s for American President Lines. Announcement of the appointment was made by D.