Ralph Arceneaux, president of Delta Shipyard, Houma, La., has announced the appointment of Wayne L. Harper to the company's newly created position of sales engineer. Mr. Harper has served in a wide variety of management and engineering assignments associated with the oil and marine industries. He will be responsible for sales management of the shipyard's repair and new construction operations.
Delta Shipyard is presently undertaking an extensive development program aimed at increasing its repair and new construction capabilities. Under construction is a new 4,000-ton floating drydock scheduled for completion in September of 1981.
Additionally, barge fabrication facilities are being constructed that will allow the construction of two large offshore, deck cargo barges or tank barges simultaneously. This is all in addition to its present repair and new construction divisions located at the junction of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Houma Navigational Channel just outside the city limits of Houma.