services
Ocean Orders Five More Ships
Following on Ocean's announcement of an order for three 20,000-dwt cargoliners to be built at Scott Lithgow's yard on the Clyde, Ocean Transport & Trading Limited, India Buildings, Liverpool L2 ORB, England, recently announced further details of its retonnaging program for the liner trades.
Jardine Plans To Restructure Oilfield Servicing—New Name Jardine Offshore Promet
Plans are at an advanced stage for Promet and Jardine Offshore to be merged. The two groups, both of which are major components of Jardine Matheson (South East Asia), form the backbone of Jardine's involvement in the oilfield service industry. In effect,
E U R O P O R T ' 83
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — November 8-12 Europort '83—the largest maritime exhibition in the world—will be held from Tuesday, November 8 to Saturday, November 12. The exhibition will be held for the 21st time, in Amsterdam, using all nine
McQuay Chiller's QEII Experience Proves Reliability
Nearly 20 years ago three McQuay 500-ton centrifugal chillers were installed onboard the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) to provide the vessel's main chilled water supply. Today, according to Cunard Line, all three chiller units are fully operational.
Zapata Corporation Announces Senior Management Promotions
Zapata Corporation, Houston, Texas, has announced that Ronald C. Lassiter has been elected president and chief operating officer of the company. The company said that William M. McCune has been named an executive vice president. Zapata said that its mining,
Canadian Yards Building For Export
From offshore rigs to bulk carriers and special vessels such as oceangoing selfunloaders, Canada's yards are currently busy filling worldwide orders. Halifax Shipyard is building a $30-million self-righting drill rig for a consortium of oil companies for use in the North Sea,
Sonat Subsea Services Appoints Senior VP
Bruce C. Gilman, president of Sonat Subsea Services, Houston, Texas, announced recently that Thomas A. Angel has been appointed senior vice president. Formerly vice president and general manager of Santa Fe Underwater Services, Mr. Angel has more
CDI Offshore Appoints Payne And Domingue To Management Positions
Raymond G. Wiese, president of CDI Offshore Company, has announced the appointment of Alvin D. Payne Jr. to vice president of Houston operations and Larry Domingue to general manager of quality assurance, based in New Orleans. Mr. Payne has more
McDermott Unit Names Five New Vice Presidents
Robert K. Richie, president and chief operating officer of the Mc- Dermott Operating Unit of J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., announced that five new vice presidents have been named in the Unit. R.V. Joffrion has been named vice president and general manager,
ACL Launches New U.K. Agencies Firm
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) recently commenced operations in Great Britain with a new company, Atlantic Container Line Agencies (UK) Ltd. The new operation, based in Liverpool, with offices also in London and Glasgow, takes over agency responsibility from Cunard Ellerman.