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Charles Murphy Receives Halert C. Shepheard Award For Merchant Marine Safety
Rear Adm. Charles P. Murphy, USCG (ret.), general manager, ship construction, Sea-Land Service, Inc., has been named recipient of the second annual Halert C. Shepheard Award for achievement in marine safety. The award was established by the American Institute
Scindia Lines Plans $122-Million Ship Building Program
United States Navigation, Inc., 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004, general agent for Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has announced a major three-year, $122,000,000 expansion program now being undertaken by their Indian principals. The program,
1980 ABS Rules For Steel River And Intracoastal Vessels Now Available
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), an international ship c l a s s i f i c a t i on society, has published the 1980 edition of Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. Many sections in the new edition contain revised data,
Astilleros Espanoles Names Wesley Wheeler Exclusive U.S.A. Rep
Astilleros Espanoles, S.A., with head offices in Madrid, Spain, has announced the appointment of Wesley D. Wheeler, president of Wesley D. Wheeler Associates, Ltd., international maritime consultants, 104 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016, as its exclusive U.