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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS BMI Announces New COO Daniel H. Romanchuk has been appointed COO for Baltimore Marine Industries, Inc. (BMI). Mr. Romanchuk had previously served as the Operations VP for Hopeman Bros., as well as the Production Manager and Administrative Manager for BethShip. "His arrival is particularly well timed to coincide with our entry into the barge construction market as a complement to our ship repair and overhaul business," said the President and CEO of BMI, David Watson. Kvaerner Installs Autoship Systems Company-Wide Kvaerner-Polar Design of Vancouver, BC, is the most recent of the company's offices to pur- chase and install the Autoship Systems for hull design (Autoship), intact and damage stability (Autohydro), and plate expansion (Autoplate). The systems have also been installed in eight other Kvaerner offices throughout Norway, Finland, and England. Circle 103 on Reader Service Card Chevron And ARCO Agree On Alaskan Oil Exploration Chevron U.S.A., Inc. and ARCO Alaska, Inc. have signed two agreements which provide equal ownership of recently acquired leases for the North Slope of Alaska. The first agreement con- cerns leases acquired by the com- panies during Lease Sale 87, the state's first area-wide lease sale. Chevron and ARCO will each own 50 percent interest in 35 tracts of approximately 200,000 total gross acres located southwest of the Kuparuk and Alpine oil fields. The second agreement gives the com- panies 50 percent interest in 16 tracts of approximately 196,000 offshore acres north of the Prudhoe Bay oil field in the Beaufort Sea. Olympic Tug & Barge Receives New Parent Co. Harley Marine Services of Seattle, Wa., has become the new parent company for Olympic Tug & Barge, Pacific Coast Maritime, and Westoil Marine Services. As part of the new corporate structure, Vince Godfrey has been named president/CEO of Olympic Tug & Barge, with Captain Rod September, 1998 Gullickson as vice president/gen- eral manager. Todd Prophet has been promoted to vice president and CFO of Harley Marine Services, and is joined by Captain Russ Johnson as operations ser- vices manager, and George Clark as manager of safety, regulatory and environmental affairs. The new general managers of Pacific Coast Maritime and Westoil Marine Services are Don Meberg and Walt Partika respectively. New VP For Bachrach, Wood, Peters & Associates Bachrach, Wood, Peters & Associates, Inc. has announced the appointment of Steven Bahnsen to vice president, Morgan City Operations in an effort to take advantage of the growing oilfield activities in central La., as well as to de-centralize operations from the company's corporate headquar- ters in Metairie. Circle 343 on Reader Service Card Get Rid Of Steel Face Wires For Good! PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AmSteel®, AmSteeP-Blue & Mooring Master APPLICATIONS: • Face and Wing Wires BENEFITS: • 85% lighter than wire rope of the same diameter with equal or greater strength • Flexible and lightweight (floats) • Fewer crew needed for line handling duties • Reduced risk of accident or injury jejWfEKtjJ Since the late 1980's we have pioneered the use of these high strength ropes on the river. Today they are widely used and accepted as an integral part of safety programs, reducing the risks and injuries associated with using and handling wire rope. Shaver Transportation "Deschutes" pushing grain barges on the Columbia River using 1-1/4" diameter Mooring Master™ D-7. Photo by Hugh Ackroyd. Contact us for a copy of our "Inland River Guide." DSM High Performance Fibers B.V. AmSteel® is a twelve-strand braid having similar strength to wire rope in the same diameter and is identified by its steel grey color. AmSteel®-Blue is also a twelve-strand braid but has approximately 45% higher strength and better abrasion resistance than AmSteel®. Identified by its distinctive blue color Mooring Master™ D-7 is a unique construction with seven load-bearing braided cores with a protective jacket of braided nylon. W AMERICAN GROUP 2090 Thornton Street Femdole, WA 98248 Phone: (800) 227-7673 or (360) 384-4669 Fox:(360)384-0572 www.theomericongroup.com Circle 338 on Reader Service Card CYGNUS FAMILY OF MARINE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT MULTIPLE ECHO METAL THICKNESS GAUGES Coatings DO NOT Have to be Removed QUANIX COATING THICKNESS GAUGES Easy to Use - Very Competitive Prices MECHANICAL PIT GAUGES Inch and Metric Versions CYGNUS INSTRUMENTS P.O. Box 6417 Annapolis, MD 21401 888-CYGNUS5 (toll free) 410-268-2013 (FAX) CYGNUS INSTRUMENTS INC.