Anastasio Elected President Of Marine Concrete Structures

Frank L. Anastasio Jr. has been elected president of Marine Concrete Structures, Inc. The New O r l e a n s - b a s e d company is the largest builder in the United States of precast, prestressed concrete gravity structures used in the offshore oil and gas industry. It operates construction yards at Port Bienville, Miss., and a concrete component plant in Metairie, La. The company also fabricates and erects precast, prestressed concrete, m u l t i - s t o ry buildings in the New Orleans area.

Mr. Anastasio headed the MCS design team that developed the concrete gravity structures—the first seven are now on site — at the LOOP terminal facilities on shore in coastal Louisiana. He joined the company 10 years ago as a project engineer and was vice president in charge of sales. As a design engineer, Mr. Anastasio was actively involved in developing the first concrete gravity structure placed in U.S. offshore waters.