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Detroit Diesel Allison Names Karl Gierman
Karl E. Gierman has been named manager of industrial and marine sales for Diesel Operations, Detroit Diesel Allison. Mr. Gierman's appointment was announced by Chester B. Clum, DDA general sales manager. A 1952 industrial engineering graduate of General Motors Institute, Mr.
IZAR: Hoisting More Than a New Image
With a combined sum of two and half centuries of shipbuilding experience, the new Spanish shipbuilding conglomerate, IZAR — billed as shipbuilding's new one-stop shop — is hardly a neophyte entering the highly competitive world of international shipbuilding.
Pacific Northwest Section Hears Paper On Application Of Seakeeping Analysis
Ninety members and guests of the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently attended a regular meeting held in Pier 91 Officers' Club, Seattle, Wash. After dinner, a technical paper titled "Application
CAI Appoints Gerald Harrison VP And Director Of Engineering
Communication Associates, Inc., Huntington Station, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Gerald S. Harrison as vice president and director of engineering. He will be responsible for the engineering design and development of the company's expanding
Henry Olson Joins Morris Guralnick Staff
Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., naval architects and engineers, 550 Kearney Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94108, have announced that Henry A. Olson has joined the staff in the position of project manager. MGA is one of the largest private offices of naval architects in the West.
Gibbs & Cox, Inc. Opens Newport News, Va. Office —R. Delia Rocca Named
James J. Convy, executive vice president-Operations of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., one of the nation's leading independent naval architectural firms, has announced the opening of the Newport News Division, 6060 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va. The Newport News
Gordon R. White Forms Bulk Handling Associates
Gordon R. White has announced the forming of a new company, Bulk Handling Associates, in which he will function as president. The new company's activity will focus on the bulk materials handling needs of the marine industry and the pulp and paper industry.
Navy Acquisition Streamlining Topic At Hampton Roads SNAME
At a recent meeting of the Hampton Roads Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held in Norfolk a paper entitled "Navy Acquisition Streamlining" was presented by Gerard C. Hoffmann. The author was recently appointed to
Eyes Onboard
Much as communications services — both in terms of speed, cost and quality — have vastly improved in the past decade, so to have onboard software systems designed to monitor and assist manage critical onboard systems and functions. In the coming years and decades,
Baxter Named President And Board Member Of The Foxboro Company
A new president and chief of operations and two new directors were elected recently by the board of directors of The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, Mass. According to Earle W. Pitt, chairman and chief executive officer of the process control manufacturer, Colin I.