Engineer
Admiral C.R. Bryan To Head Webb Institute
Vice Adm. C.R. Bryan, USN, has been named as president of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, it was announced recently by Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of trustees. Admiral Bryan will assume his duties on July 1, succeeding Rear Adm.
Marine Executives Visit University To Review Class Project On Construction Of Towboats
With the Spring Class of Mississippi State University, well over 50 graduates of the Marine Engineering Technology Curriculum will enter the growing shipbuilding industry in the South. Each year, thus far, the senior class has worked on a project
USCG Invests in Low Engine Exhaust Temps
Confronted with high exhaust temperatures and emissions on the Alco engines of its Polar Class icebreakers, the U.S. Coast Guard turned to ABB for a solution. The answer was quickly found: In a similar case the year before, retrofitting a tug's
Japan's NKK Designs Wave Energy Power Generation System
The technical staff of NKK's Tsu Research Laboratories has worked out the basic design of a dolphin type, wave energy absorption/ power generation system permitting 100 percent absorption and effective use of ocean wave energy. Masato Hiraki,
Brown & Root Inc. Forms Joint Venture In Holland With Two Dutch Companies
Brown & Root Inc. of Houston has formed a joint venture in Holland with its Netherland subsidiary and two Dutch shipyards to pursue work in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Brown & Root, a Halliburton Company, is one of the world's largest and
$18.1 -Million Dredging Contract Awarded To T.L. James & Company
A contract to enlarge Bayou Chene and the Avoca Island Cutoff channel has been awarded to T.L. James & Company, Inc. of Ruston, La., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Col. Thomas A. Sands, New Orleans District Engineer, noted in making the award
McDermott Announces Transfer Of Two Senior Managers
McDermott International, Inc. announced recently that two senior managers have been crosstransferred between the company's Marine Construction and Babcock & Wilcox operating units. H.R. Reeves, senior vice president and group executive of Marine Construction's
Harwich Tonnage, Inc. Formed In California
Harwich Tonnage, Inc. was recently formed to provide consulting and management services to the marine transportation industry, with offices at 17835 Ventura Boulevard, Encino, Calif. 91316. The president of the new firm is C.R. Andrews, formerly