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The 'Brae A' platform on site in the North Sea Preview - Oil Spill Conference FEBRUARY 15,1985 A WO Report (SEE PAGE 4) LIQUID GAS CARRIER REFERENCE

Yes, we can supply 7 different kinds of liquid gas carriers- 2 for LPG and 5 for LNG. The variety is an excellent reason to prismatic tanks into service since 1962. MDC and Technigaz membrane tanks. bring your requirements for a liquid gas Two of them have a capacity of Finally, consider performance. It is carrier to Hitachi Zosen. But it isn't the 100,000m3, ranking them among the proven through testing and evaluation only reason. world's largest LPG carriers. We have also using a 1,000m3 experimental ship with a Consider experience. Hitachi Zosen finished work on an LPG carrier with prismatic independent tank and a has put 9 LPG carriers with independent semi-membrane tanks. spherical tank. That's also an excellent Hitachi Zosen and CBI developed the reason for getting in touch with a Hitachi energy-saving HZ-CBI spherical tank Zosen representative at one of the system. In addition, a licensing agreement addresses below. He can tell you all about with Gaz-Transport SARL, McDonnell our 7 liquid gas carriers and all about the Douglas and Technigaz SA enables us to single source of supply. supply LNG carriers with GT/STD, GT/

1,000m3 experimental LNG carrier We build industries Hitachi Zosen HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION

HITACHI ZOSEN INTERNATIONAL, S.A .! London: Winchester House, 77 London Wall. London. EC2N 1BO. England Phone: 01-628-3891/8 Telex: 887873/884009 Greece: 98-B Filonos Street. Piraeus. Greece Phone: 452-7548/9 Telex: 212943 HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A. LTD.: New York: 345 Park Avenue. New York. N Y. 10154, U S A. Phone: 212-355-5650 Telex: 232036A. 232036B. 12 6582. 710 581 6099 Houston: Suite 3080. Two Allen Center 1200 Smith Street. Houston Texas 77002. U.S.A. Phone: 713-658-0136/8 Telex: 6868224, 203134. 775038 HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION: 1-11 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan Phone: 213-6611 Tele- J22363, J24490 OVERSEAS OFFICES & SUBSIDIARIES: Oslo: Raadhusgaten 4, Oslo 1, Norway Phone: 2-41 12 75 Telex: 76934 Dusseldorf: Graf Adolf Strasse 24, Dusseldorf, West Germany Phone: 0211 (DUES)-133011~4 Telex: 8587231 Beijing: Rm No. 6087. Bei|ing Hotel, Dong Chang An Jie, Bei|ing, The People's Republic of China Phone: 50-7766 Ext 6087 Telex: 22519 Hitachi Zosen Engineering Singapore (Pte.) Ltd : UOB Building, 325 Boon Lay Place, Jurong, Singapore 2262 Phone: 264 1344 Telex: RS21999 Hitachi Zosen Company (HK) Limited: Rm, 1007-1009, Tak Shing House, 20 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong Phone: 5-223350, 5-220597 or 5-246237 Telex: 73648 Hitachi Zosen Industria Pesada Limitada: Rua Mexico 90. Grupo 610, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil Phone: 240-9098. 240-9047 Telex: 2122904

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McAllister Brothers, Inc. Towing and Transportation 17 Battery Place, New York, N.V. 10004 (212) 269-3200 Baltimore (301) 547-8678 • Norfolk (804) 627-3651 Philadelphia (215) 922-6200 • San Juan (809) 721-8888 McAllister il Circle 303 on Reader Service Card The 1985 Annual MARITIME REPORTER ON THE and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 COVER (212) 689-3266 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI EQUIPMENT Offshore Goteborg Publishers: JOHN E. O'MALLEY Preview CHARLES P. O'MALLEY PAGE 12 Editorial Director: CHARLES P. O'MALLEY CATALOG Editor: ROBERT WARE Oil Spill THOMAS H. PHILLIPS Conference Preview Senior Editor: PAGE 30 Associate Editor: KATHLEEN REAGAN Editorial Coordinator: LILIAN IRVINE AWO Report international Editor: ROBIN F. BURNETT, PAGE 37 MRINA, MNI, London, England Advertising Sales Director: JOHN C. O'MALLEY Advertising Sales Manager: LINDA NlEPOKOJ Imi-Tech Awarded Production Manager: EILEEN KRZEMINSKI $300,000 In Navy Circulation Manager: M. SOTTILE Research Contracts

The Department of the Navy has Advertising Circulation and Sales Offices awarded Imi-Tech Corporation of 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 Elk Grove, 111., two research and Telephone (212) 689-3266 development contracts valued at f SMSHSM 'l, (t r . more than $300,000. The first contract involves adapting the company's Solimide® foam, a flexible, fire- REPRESENTATIVES resistant polyimide insulating mate- U.S.A. rial, for use in submarine hull con- Houston, Texas ROBERT HAWLEY GARY LINDENBERGER struction. The second involves mod- MIKE SULLIVAN ifying the basic Solimide polyimide 11777 Kay Freeway, Suite 155 technology to produce a high-tem- Houston, TX 77079 Telephone (713) 870-0470 perature coating for use in naval air- Italy MR. VITTORIO F. NEGRONE craft. Ediconsult Internazionale Solimide foam was chosen by the Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telex: 211197 EDINT I Navy for its outstanding fire safety Telephone: (0101 543.659-268.334-268.513 The Worlds Most Complete Annual and lightness, in combination with Scandinavia MR STEPHAN R G ORN its excellent insulating qualities and AB STEPHN R C ORN Marine & Naval Equipment Catalog durability. Developed in part under Box 184, s-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Telex: 33335 Orns For Vessel Owners, Shipbuilders, a research grant from NASA, it is Telephone 0411-184 00 now in use in a wide variety of appli- Marine Designers, Naval Architects westcermany MR. WOLF 0. STORCK cations, including acoustical and schiffahrtswerbung Karl-Otto Storck and Purchasing Agents. thermal insulation, as fire barriers, Stahlwiete 7, 2000 Hamburg 50, Federal Republic of Germany vibration damping, and in cryogenic Telephone 040/850 0071 applications. DETACH AND MAIL united Seeking a thermal insulator and a Kingdom MR. MICHAEL J. DAMSELL Mail to: Marine Equipment Catalog water vapor barrier that is also Euromedia, Ltd. P.O. Box 122, Haywards Heath c/o Maritime Reporter flame-resistant and light, the Navy West Sussex RH161YF, England 118 East 25 Street selected Solimide foam for develop- Telephone: 0444-416845 New York, New York 10010 ment as a submarine hull insulation. France Yes, I wish to take advantage of this Special Offer. Please Unlike other materials currently in Netherlands reserve copies of Marine Equipment Catalog. ($85.00 Belgium outside the U.S.) use, polyimide foam will not con- MR. ROBERT BROEKMAN American Publishers Representatives Inc. Name tribute to flame spread in a submar- LAvant Seine Position ine fire, and it produces extremely 4 Rue Robert De Flers low levels of smoke and combustion 75015 Paris, France Company Telex: 270560 Business — gases in a fire. In addition, at one- Telephone: 609.95.95 Add ress fifth to one-tenth the weight of cur- Korea MR. CHRIS MAENG rently used materials, the weight IPR mt'l PR, INC • Enclosed is my remittance of $65.00 per copy for. saving, and thus performance im- Yongsan copies of the Marine Equipment Catalog. ($85.00 outside P.O. Box 100 the U.S.) provement, is significant. Seoul, Korea For further information on Imi- Tel: 273-7765 • Please bill me Tlx: MOCNDM K23231 • Please bill my company Tech and its products,

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Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st 107 EAST 31st STREET and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Member MARITIME Application to Mail at Second Class Postage Rates is Pend- NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 ing at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mailing offices. REPORTER (212) 689-3266 AND VBPA Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable Telex: MARINTI 424768 magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st ENGINEERING NEWS Business Publications Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. ESTABLISHED 1939 Audit of Circulation, Inc. (USPS) 016-750 No. 4 Volume 47 ALL MATERIAL FOR EDITORIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ROBERT WARE, EDITOR.

4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Two More U.S. Lines Reverse Osmosis Water systems, have published an eight- capacities and seawater capacities page technical brochure describing are among the technical data in- Containerships Delivered Production Literature its reverse osmosis process. cluded. Early By Daewoo Yard Available From Marland Included with the technical data Shown and described is Mar- are membrane diagrams and crop land's complete SweetWater line of With the recent delivery of the sections, illustrations describing the water production units, systems, United States Lines containerships osmotic and reverse osmotic pro- and products. American Virginia and American Marland Environmental Systems, cesses and a fully detailed flow dia- For a free copy of the brochure, Kentucky, Daewoo Shipbuilding Inc., manufacturers of SweetWater gram. Explanations of pre and post- "Designed Reverse Osmosis Water and Heavy Machinery Ltd. has Reverse Osmosis Water purification filtration problems and solutions, Production Systems," reached the halfway point in fulfill- units and pre- and post-filtration feedwater flow rates, brackish water Circle 43 on Reader Service Card ment of the largest merchant ship contract ever awarded. The Korean shipyard is carrying out a $570-million order from USL to build 12 containerships, the biggest in the world. Both ships departed from Dae- woo's Okpo shipyard in January and, like the four USL vessels completed last year, were delivered ahead of schedule. "Carrying out a contract of un- precedented size has put our design, engineering, and construction skills to the test, and we are proud that each of the ships completed so far for U.S. Lines has been delivered ahead of schedule," said Daewoo Shipbuilding president In-Kie Hong. United States Lines will use the American Virginia and American If our insurance broker Kentucky, along with the previously can't cut your marine/ delivered American New York, American New Jersey, American oil & gas risks, Maine, and American Alabama, in its recently inaugurated bi-weekly, our safety engineers can. round-the-world container service, which will become weekly when all You'll get the most cost-efficient coverage possible 12 ships have been delivered. from the marine oil & gas insurance specialists at Wm. Designed by the New York-based Keith Hargrove. We dig into the reasons behind the naval architects C.R. Cushing & numbers and help our clients identify potential acci- Company, Inc., the American New dents in their operations-services that go beyond those York Class containerships have a of the ordinary insurance broker. capacity of 2,129 FEUs in the holds and on deck. The vessels are pow- A computer program developed specifically for ered by fuel-efficient Hyundai/Sulz- analyzing the claims of marine and oil & gas opera- er diesels that give them a service tors helps us pinpoint problem areas in their oper- speed of 18 knots. ations. show them how much they're spending on deductibles and reduce overall costs. Whitey Introduces New We have marine and oil & gas safety engineers on Severe Service Valve staff-a unique service among insurance brokers. Our —Literature Available safety and loss control studies have'helped numerous Whitey Co. of Highland Heights, clients reduce personal in juries and equipment down- Ohio, is offering free literature on a time-in addition to lowering the cost of their coverage. new severe service on-off valve that Most important of all. we'll be there when you need is now available from the company. us-because we're committed to providing our clients The valve is rated to 10,000 psi with highly personalized service. If you'd like us to (68,900 kPa) and meets ANSI B- review your marine or oil & gas coverage, please 16.34 Class 4500. Valves supplied contact Wm. Keith Hargrove. with Monel stems meet N.A.C.E. MR-01-75 for sour gas service. Designated the "HNB," the rugged new valve also provides high flow capacity. The 0.250-inch orifice allows a flow coefficient (Cv) of 0.86. Other features include a union bon- net design and a blowout proof stem for safety, a non-rotating Stellite ball tip for repetitive shut-off without galling, and 316 stainless-steel Wm. Keith Hargrove, Inc. construction for corrosion resis- INSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT tance. An adjustable, three-piece CONSULTANTS packing provides a positive stem 1300 Post Oak Blvd. seal. In addition, the threads are Suite 2050 above the packing to insure long Houston. Texas 77056 cycle life in non-lubricating sys- (713) 621-7428 tems. All valves are 100 percent fac- Telex: 774522-WKH HOU

Circle 303 on Reader Service Card Loftus Succeeds Graham Mr. Coburn will oversee sales and marketing dredges and dump scows, in addition to its stan- in Alaska's Railbelt, and will supervise Sea- dard line of hopper barges, deck barges, and As Vice President-Sales Land's Railbelt area operations. For the past Portabarges™. two years he has served as port manager. A 13- For Moran Towing year Sea-Land veteran, Mr. Coburn has worked in sales, marketing, and operations in Thomas E. Moran, chairman and president Anchorage, Seattle, Dallas, and Oakland. He of Moran Towing and Transportation Company will report directly to Doug Tipton, general of New York City, has announced the retirement manager-Alaska. Laviola And Adelman Named of Lloyd R. Graham as vice president of mar- Mr. Martin will supervise Sea-Land's land Corporate Vice Presidents keting and sales, and the election of Robert M. and vessel operations, maintenance, and office Loftus to that position. administration at the company's Anchorage At M. Rosenblatt & Son Firm Terminal. Prior to joining Sea-Land, he served as regional sales director for a major nationwide trucking company. He brings with him more than 10 years of sales and operational management experience.

Gulf Coast Trailing Dredge Under Construction At Twin City Shipyard Lloyd R. Graham Robert M. Loftus

Mr. Loftus, a 1953 graduate of the State Uni- Carmine Laviola Edward Adelman versity of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, joined Moran after service in the mer- Lester Rosenblatt, chairman of M. Rosen- chant marine and the Navy, where he held the blatt & Son, Inc., naval architects and marine rank of lieutenant commander. He started with engineers with headquarters in New York City, the company in the sales department, was has announced the recent promotions of two named sales manager for New York Harbor in long-time key employees to vice presidential 1964 and sales manager in 1977. He also held the positions. position of vice president-construction and re- Carmine Laviola, formerly assistant design pair, and most recently was president of the manager for the Eastern Division, is now a cor- joint venture Moran-Crowley Environmental porate vice president and has been promoted to Services Company. design manager in charge of detail design activi- Mr. Graham has been with Moran for 19 ties in the company's six Eastern and Gulf Coast years, and is well known in the New York mari- offices. He has been employed by MR&S for 33 time community. During his 27 years in the years, is a licensed professional engineer, and industry he has served as a director of the Mari- holds a bachelor of civil engineering degree and time Association of the Port of New York, a gov- a master's degree in business administration ernor of the Port of New York Propeller Club, from the City College of New York. treasurer of the Downtown Athletic Club, and a Prior to serving as assistant design manager director of the Friends of the Seamen's Church Construction of a 4,000-cubic-yard hopper for the past 12 years, Mr. Laviola headed the Institute and Security Bureau Inc. dredge is progressing on schedule at Twin City Hull Scientific Section, and had successively Shipyard (TCS) in St. Paul, Minn. The 8,000- more senior assignments in the hull structural bhp vessel for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of and hull arrangements departments. New Orleans is being designed and constructed Edward Adelman, formerly assistant vice by TCS using the latest modular and zone con- president, has been named a corporate vice pres- struction methods. ident and promoted to the position of assistant Coburn Appointed Area TCS is using state-of-the-art, computer-aided manager of the firm's six Western Division Manager For Sea-Land— drafting and steel fabrication programs. Mod- offices. He has been with Rosenblatt for 32 ules weighing up to 125 tons are fabricated and years, the last 16 of which have been on the West Martin Named Port Manager assembled in the yard's large erection hall, Coast as assistant manager of the San Francisco moved out by hydraulic walkers, and lifted into office. In addition, he has held various other Sea-Land Service, Inc., has announced the place using a heavy-lift Ring Horse crane (pho- engineering and management positions includ- promotion of Tom Coburn to area manager, to). ing assistant to the president. He is a graduate and the naming of Jay Dee Martin as port Twin City has become one of the leading U.S. of the City College of New York, where he stud- manager in Anchorage, Alaska. yards in the design and construction of hopper ied engineering and business administration.

® js/ELE-SHAW NABRICO OUTFITS THEM ALL m • YDRAULI cz: s Choose the NABRICO* electric winch and be assured you've got a lot of pull. Its proven 40 ton holding capacity can handle your tough- MANUFACTURER est job because it's attached to a 55 ft. lb. "fail safe" electric brake. For longer life and service you can count on, there are ball bearings on the high speed shaft of the winch and large bronze bush- SERVICE ings on all other shafts. The NABRICO electric winch is a result of years of engineering and American waterways experience. Nabrico produces a complete line of deck fittings: hand and hydra- REPAIR PARTS electric winches, hatch covers, kevels, bins, buttons and more. Write or call us today for a complete catalog or contact our stocking distributor nearest you. CMH HELESHAW, INC.

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Circle 311 on Reader Service Card Circle 302 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Portland Port Commission Szczypinski Named Vice vice in the U.S. Navy as an engi- (CG-47) shipbuilding effort. Prior neering specialist. He has filled a to that, he was technical director for Approves Conversion Of President Of Techmatics wide range of engineering and man- the Spruance (DD-963) Class pro- Sternwheeler Portland agement positions associated with gram, and also held key production Joseph Maurelli, chairman the design, acquisition, and mainte- and planning positions in naval In a long-awaited action, the Port and president of Techmatics, Inc., nance of naval ships. shipyards. of Portland (Oregon) Commission has appointed Walter S. Szczy- Most recently, Mr. Szczypinski A graduate of the U.S. Naval gave its approval for Port staff to pinski as vice president of the engi- was cruiser manager, Aegis Ship- Academy, he holds mechanical engi- establish a project in an amount not neering services company located in building Program, responsible for neering and naval engineer MS de- to exceed $2.4 million for conversion Arlington, Va. He joined the firm the procurement, construction, and grees from MIT and an MBA from of the sternwheel steamer Portland after 25 years of commissioned ser- testing for the 27-ship Ticonderoga Boston University. to an excursion vessel. This action authorizes staff to initiate design consultant selection procedures and an operator selec- AM I A . . . WORK BARGE ? tion process. It is contemplated an . . . SKIMMER ? investment by the Port itself will . . . DIVING PLATFORM ? attract greater interest by a private operator, who would share in the . . . DEBRIS ^SCAVENGER capital investment of the project plus operation of the vessel. Emphasis by the Port Commis- sion on conversion of the Portland is in keeping with the Port's stated priority or management value of stimulating a strong local economy. Get Research has revealed the importance of the steamer to the local tourism industry as well as the convention business in the greater Port- your land area. Chaplin Appointed Vice President-Development For AN OSED PROBLEM-SOLVER ! LPI Corp's OSED is the most economical tool of its bearings, Bell Aerospace Textron kind for oil and debris collection, presently on the market. The innovative design of this skimmer makes amazing performance possible. Send today for full information. Now you can be prepared for that inevitable clean-up job. Manufactured by: Distributed by: LPI Corporation DAVIT SALES INC. P.O. Box 113 Jefferson Valley, N.Y. 10535 Denville, N.J. 07834 Telex: 64 6904 201: 625-0002 914: 962-4544

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John B. Chaplin John B. Chaplin, formerly vice president of engineering at Bell's New Orleans Operations, has been promoted to vice president for development of Bell Aerospace Textron. He began his career with Bell in Buffalo in 1962, and was named program director for surface elfect ships. In 1969, with the transfer of Bell's ACV/SES activity to New Orleans, Stay on course: he was appointed director of engineering, New Orleans Operations, Get Gutless bearings. and in 1981 was promoted to vice president of engineering. He led the Made only by BFGoodrich. Bell engineering team that success- STEP UP WITH fully produced the winning design for There are lots of water-lubricated shaft bearings. the first Minesweeper Hunter WESTPORT But the only one that's earned the right to be (MSH) for the U.S. Navy. Westport is stepping up—with a new, adjustable mold that will called Cutless is made by BFGoodrich. Mr. Chaplin is also vice president produce fiberglass hulls to 120 feet. Westship's fine tour, pas- In fact, that good old water-lubricated Cutless of Bell Halter Inc., the manufactur- senger, and pleasure boats, to 92 feet and 149 passengers, bearing is better than ever. Its exclusive "Water ing facility for Bell Aerospace where serve from Catalina Island (Avalon and Catalina Express) to Wedge" channels, molded from a tough, specially- the Landing Craft Air Cushion the spectacular Glacier Bay in Alaska (Glacier Spirit). Now (LCAC) are being built for the Navy, we're stepping up to even larger, fuel-efficient hulls with all the formulated BFGoodrich resilient rubber, wash and where the lead ship for the MSH well-known advantages of fiberglass construction. We operate away dirt and abrasive particles. And any water- program will be produced. He has a friendly, efficient yard, whose prices, you'll find, are a pleas- fresh, salt, even sand-filled—will lubricate the been associated with the develop- ant surprise. Make sure you discuss your project with Randy Cutless bearing. or Rick Rust before you make your final decision on your next ment of air cushion technology since YouH find Cutless bearings in yards boat. We know you'll be pleased to step up with us. 1957, and was involved in all of the and marine stores around the world. In early pioneering work. He has been a Westport Shipyard, Inc. a full range of shaft diameters and member of the SNAME Marine Sys- lead capacities. tems-1 Panel (high-speed surface P.O. Box 308 So uphold a seagoing tradition: set craft) since 1962, and has served as a Westport, WA 98595 LUCIAN Q. member of the AIAA Technical Com- (206)268-0117 your course for Cutless bearings. Only MOFFITT, INC. mittee on Marine Systems since from BFGoodrich. 1968. Circle 275 on Reader Service Card Circle 298 on Reader Service Card February 15, 1985 7 Folk Signs License custom design gear drives and flexi- Agreement With Renk For ble couplings. Renk is a subsidiary of GHH (Gutehoffnungshutte), one Reverse-Reduction Drives of the largest engineering groups in Europe, and is known worldwide for The Falk Corportion of Milwau- its special-purpose marine propul- kee and Zahnraderfabrik Renk AG sion gears, custom design industrial of Augsburg, West Germany have gears, military tank transmissions, announced the signing of a license and commercial bus transmissions. agreement for reverse-reduction For free literature on Renk Series drives. Falk will have exclusive AWS drives, manufacturing, sales, and distribu- Circle 11 on Reader Service Card tion rights in the U.S. for the Renk Series AWS drives. In addition, the two companies have agreed to form a cooperative pact for the purpose of Warren Named Operations pursuing custom design marine pro- Vice President For Costa pulsion drives primarily for Naval applications in the U.S. Line Cargo Services For years, Renk and Falk have demonstrated design, manufactur- Ralph Warren has been pro- ing, and application excellence in moted to vice president/operations marine main propulsion gear drives. at Costa Line Cargo Services, Inc. of Mitsui Delivers Bulk Carrier The combined strengths of both New York. He will be in charge of companies will enhance the product vessels and terminal operations and To Kohoi Shipping Of Hong Kong offering to the marine industry, has been associated with the compa- both in standard and custom design ny, which is general agent for Costa drives. Line and Red Sea Navigation Line, The Falk Corporation, a subsid- since 1980. He previously spent 18 The 68,082-dwt bulk carrier Cen- draft sailing can be achieved during iary of Sundstrand Corporation, is a years with American Export and tury Progress was delivered recently inclement weather. Holds No. 2 and leading producer of standard and Farrell Lines. by the Tamano Works of Mitsui No. 6 can also be used as ballast Engineering & Shipbuilding Com- tanks for adjusting air draft while in pany, Ltd. to Kohoi Shipping Com- port. pany of Hong Kong. Built to Lloyd's With the exception of certain ar- Register of Shipping classification, eas of side shell plating, the upper the new bulker has an overall length deck part and the double bottom of 730.7 feet, beam of 105.6 feet, area, including upper and lower depth of 60 feet, and full-load draft hoppers, are constructed of high- of 43.5 feet. Propulsion is by a Mit- strength steel to reduce hull weight. sui/B&W 6L67GBE diesef engine Bottom and waterline areas of the with a maximum continuous output hull are coated with a self-polishing of 13,000 bhp at 123 rpm. Trial type paint to reduce frictional re- speed was 16.5 knots. In addition to sistance and save fuel. the fuel-efficient main engine, the The main engine has sufficient vessel is fitted with a Mitsui Inte- operating, control, and monitoring grated Duct Propeller for additional systems to qualify for the UMS fuel savings. notation by Lloyd's register. Navi- Cargo space is divided into seven gation instruments include a Loran holds, of which No. 4 can also be C receiver and a Decca Navigator. used for ballast water so that deep-

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King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden (to the left of the tower on the right) at the last Offshore Goteborg Trade Fair on opening day

OFFSHORE GOTEBORG 85

International Trade Fair And Conferences Gothenburg, Sweden—February 25-March 1

Offshore Goteborg '85, Sweden's ica and the Middle East, which has The new Sara Hotel Gothia will which a total of 84 papers will be third offshore exhibition and con- cast a shadow over two of the form part of the reconstructed com- presented. Two additional sessions ference, will be held February 25 to world's most important sources of plex, standing beside the main en- will comprise discussions by panels March 1 in the Swedish Trade Fair petroleum products, must inevita- trance, with its lobby opening onto of experts. On Tuesday evening Foundation's Exhibition and Con- bly focus even greater attention on the 600-foot-long gallery overlook- from 6:00 to 10:00 there will be a gress Centre at Gothenburg. It is operations in northern, and espe- ing and connecting exhibition Halls special conference organized in co- expected to be even larger and more cially arctic, waters, where Swedish A, B, and C. operation with Trygg-Hansa, where comprehensive than its two prede- technology has always been pre- Offshore Goteborg '85 exhibition topics of particular interest to a cessors held in 1981 and 1983. eminent. and conference will cover every as- Nordic audience will be discussed. At Offshore Goteborg '81, 527 To meet this upsurge of interest, pect of offshore technology, includ- The first main conference session companies were represented on 134 the Swedish Trade Fair Foundation ing such recent developments as ice- on Monday afternoon will present stands, and there were some 14,000 has under way a major program of breaking tankers, ice-borne and sea- an overview of oil and gas market visitors. At Offshore Goteborg '83, reconstruction and expansion, both borne refineries and methanol developments, and will attempt to 676 companies, exhibiting on 233 in exhibition space and other facili- plants, planning and management relate these developments to plans stands, attracted 16,400 visitors ties, all to be completed in time for of the sea bed, remote radio control for Norway, the North Sea, and oth- from 39 countries. More than 2,500 Offshore Goteborg '85, which will be of hydraulically operated valves on er areas around the world. The ses- delegates took part in the two con- the first show to benefit from seabed wells, problems connected sion chairman will be Gunnar Ag- ferences. them. with seabed permafrost, and ice- fors of Swedish Petroleum Explo- It is already clear these figures A total of 20,000 square meters of scouring of the ocean floor. ration AB, with Prof. Jan Stefen- will be exceeded by this year's stand space will be provided by International Conferences son of Chalmers University of event, not only because of the suc- replacing the existing Hall A with a "Advantage Offshore," the third Technology, Gothenburg, as co- cess of the earlier exhibitions but much larger hall with 4,100 square international conference to be held chairman. also because of active and growing meters of stand space and a roof as part of Goteborg '85, will open at A keynote paper titled "Oil and cooperation between East and height of 10.3 meters (almost 34 1:00 pm Monday, February 25, with Gas Market and Likely Price Devel- West—most notable between the feet). Congress facilities will include speeches by P.G. Gyllenhammer, opments—View from IEA" will be USSR and the Scandinavian coun- seven large lecture halls for up to president of AB Volvo, and by the delivered by Herman Franssen, tries—in the Barents, Laptev, Kara, 900 people, and a number of smaller conference chairman, Fred H. At- chief economist to the International and Siberian Seas, with Japan also rooms for conferences, meetings, kinson, head of the Offshore Divi- Energy Agency, France. Other becoming increasingly interested in and receptions—all provided with sion of Lloyd's Register of Shipping. speakers will present views from arctic offshore exploration. the latest telecom systems, includ- During the four days of the confer- Norway and Southeast Asia. In par- Political tension in Central Amer- ing simultaneous translation. ences there will be 18 sessions, at (continued on page 14)

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Kaj Wendel of Chalmers be of particular interest. tive maintenance, in integrated borne Systems Developed by the University of Technology, Sweden, A panel session on Wednesday management systems yielding new Swedish Coastguard. will examine the use of probability morning will discuss the relative kinds of information, and in solving During morning sessions on Wed- analysis in the dimensioning of an- merits of steel and concrete for plat- technical problems too complicated nesday and Thursday a total of 10 choring systems. A paper from D. continued on page 16) to be attempted by traditional methods of calculation. Among the speakers will be Da- vid Lloyd of Racal-Norsk Ltd., U.K., who will discuss artificial in- JOTUN MARINE COATINGS BREAKS THE BARRIER telligence systems applied to the offshore industry, while Alan Jar- dine of P.A. 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* Patent applied for. Offshore Goteborg Dr. Svein Fjeld, vice president- als administration for any prospec- Management Philosophy. Papers on (continued from page 15) technology and products, A/S Veri- tive supplier of hardware to the off- similar themes will be presented by form fabrication, and the next gen- tec, Norway; Andrew F. Hunter, shore industry, and to provide guid- Sven Eigil Hoberg of Bedriftso- eration of platforms for very deep supervisor marine engineering, Con- ance on how material of the right konomisk Institute, Norway, and waters. The session will be chaired oco Inc., U.S.; Sven Plahte, vice quality can be made available in the Hans M. Daastol of Norsk Hydro, by Hans Lindgren, managing di- president-technology and projects, right quantity at the right place and Norway, while Lars Backman, rector, SSPA Maritime Consulting Norsk Hydro A/S, Norway; and Jay time. Prof. Dag Ericsson of Resu- export manager of Wermex, Swed- AB, Sweden. Participants will in- B. Weilder, senior vice president, radministration Dag Ericsson AB en, will describe his company's en- clude: Prof. S. Bernander, Brown & Root Inc., U.S. and Chalmers University of Tech- deavors to become a competitive SKANSKA, Sweden; J. Brian Four papers will be presented on nology, Sweden, will chair the ses- supplier to the offshore industry Cook, engineering manager of Shell Wednesday morning to highlight sion. He will also deliver a paper on through materials administration. (UK) Exploration and Production; the supreme importance of materi- Materials Administration—A Top Two sessions on Wednesday will be devoted to seven papers and a discussion of problems and solutions in the design, construction, and use of floating cranes and sheerlegs and their associated slings. The implications for the design of structures to be lifted will also be consid- THOUSANDS OF REPAIR JOBS ered. The chairman for both sessions will be Peter H.B. Mitchell, consulting naval architect of Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. HAVE BEEN COMPLETED Among papers to be presented will be one on lifting considerations in the design of heavy offshore mod- QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY ules, by I.R. Horgan, senior manager-structural and marine engineering at Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. The design of very large cranes for offshore construction will be exam- with I ~ m ined by Bruce A. Copp, chief project structural engineer at Clyde, U.S., while naval architect Ulrich Dischler of Neptun, West Germa- ny, will discuss economies in direct costs and time achieved by using advanced floating sheerlegs for in- shore and offshore erection of as- semblies before moving to site. First proven under the most difficult conditions by the Navy, The subject of marine pipelines the Cordobond Strong-Back Method offers a fast and easy method of repair both aboard ship and ashore. Applied will be dealt with on Wednesday quickly by ship or maintenance personnel, Cordobond Strong- afternoon under the chairmanship Back products are used extensively for repairing and lining: of Malcolm Mitchell, engineering

Water Boxes Ventilators manager of Hamilton Bros. Ltd., U.K., who will also offer a paper, in Machinery Castings Stacks conjunction with Dr. Raj Jain and Ducts Pumps Stephen Williams of Brown & Pipes Sea Valves and Chests Root Engineering Ltd., U.K., on the

Condenser Covers Tanks, Bulkheads and Decks Esmond pipeline, the first to be laid in the Dogger Bank area of the Cooler Heads Shell Plating Etc. North Sea. The line passes through Tail Shafts Frozen Pipes, etc. a treacherous environment, requiring extensive hindcast, plus mathe- The Cordobond Strong-Back Components, when used according to directions, will repair anything from a pin hole to a complete break matical modelling. A number of new with a patch of great strength that clings tenaciously and lastingly. design concepts for stability, cathodic protection, mechanical con- BEFORE AFTER nectors, and pipeline crossings will be discussed. Peter Hinstrup, head of the MARINE REPAIR KITS Offshore Department of DHI, Den- STANDARD KIT For Ocean Going Vessels JUNIOR KIT For Horfcor Croft SEND FOR LIST OF CONTENTS AND LITERATURE mark, and Helge Gravesen, se- C0RD0B0ND REPAIR KITS CONTAIN ALL THE Over 6000 ocean going vessels carry our standard repair kits. Cordo- nior hydraulic engineer of Ramboell COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING bond is not affected by water, oil, gasoline, etc. It does not corrode. og Hannemen, Consulting and Plan- EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT SEA It eliminates costly gas freeing. Cordobond is self curing, no applied ners A/S, Denmark, will speak on Packed in sturdy Navy type refillable metal containers. heat necessary. Submarine Pipeline Design. Johan Peter Schwartz of Seanor Engi- neering A/S, Norway, will discuss ALABAMA — Mobile FRANCE —Dunkirk Kamil Ship Supply M & R Dekytspotter & Sons deepwater flowlines and alternative CALIFORNIA—San Francisco CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS — Marseilles Cordes Bros. Sogeric methods of installation, tie-in, and —Wilmington GREECE—Piraeus J.M. Costello Supply Co., Inc. Standard Resin Leveling Compound Strong-Back Putty Strong-Back Sealer Steel Putty Marine Technical Bureau repair. Max Eliasson of Sydgas, FLORIDA—Tampa HOLLAND—Rotterdam Bonanni Ship Supply, Inc. Van Lessen & Punt N.V. Sweden, will speak on Sweden's ac- — Miami HONG KONG —Kowloon Ocean Ship Supply Marine Supply Company cess to North Sea gas via the Ore- —Jacksonville ITALY—Genova Weedon Engineering Co. Coger S.A.S. sund Pipeline. Dr. W.J. Supple GEORGIA—Savannah JAPAN —Yokohama Southern Marine Supply Co., Inc. Inouye & Company, Ltd. and J.P. Kenny of the U.K., and T. LOUISIANA—New Orleans MALAYA—Singapore Marine Sales, Inc. Wah Hong & Company, Ltd. MAINE—Portland Thronsen of Saga Petroleum, Nor- NORWAY—Stabekk Chase Leavitt & Co., Inc. J~L Norus-Morch A/S MARYLAND—Baltimore way, will deliver a paper on The PORTUGAL—Lisboa Tate Engineering, Inc. Valadas LDA MASSACHUSETTS—Boston Potential of J-Lay for the Troll MARINE PLASTICS, INC. SOUTH AFRICA—Durban Klausen Gestby Co. James Brown & Hamer, Ltd. NEW JERSEY—Linden SOLE DISTRIBUTORS OF CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS Field. — Woodstock, Capetown Beacon Packing & Equipment Co., Ltd. Globe Engineering Works, Ltd. OREGON —Portland 382 Hamilton Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11231 On Thursday morning, four pa- American Pacific Corporation SPAIN —Cadiz Consulmar PENNSYLVANIA—Philadelphia Phone: 212-875-6178 or your local agent Telex: HUBEVA 427511 pers will be presented at a session Philadelphia Ship Maintenance Co., Inc. — Bilbao SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston Agents throughout the world Indame, S.A. chaired by Odd Tveit of Statoil, Southeastern Supply Co., Inc. THAILAND—Bangkok Kiart Hiran Engineering Ltd., Partnership Norway. The first, from Dr. Mark TEXAS-Corpus Christi VIRGIN ISLANDS—St. Croix Gunderland Marine Supply, Inc. Virgin Islands Marketing Corporation Pyman of Technica A/S, Norway, — Houston WASHINGTON —Seattle AUSTRALIA —South Fremantle CANADA-Markham WEST GERMANY-Hamburg Texas Marine & Industrial Supply Co. May & Smith Co. I.M.E.S. Industrial & Marine Engineering Supplies Air Industrial Equipment & Supply Ltd. Van Lessen & Punt Gmbh VIRGINIA—Norfolk WEST INDIES—Trinidad will deal with the use of risk analysis Peltz Brothers, Inc. ARABIAN GULF-Kuwait BELGIUM —Antwerpen CANADA—Halifax R. Landry & Company. Ltd. Industrial Services & Supplies Co. W.L.L. Verfaillie Elsig Hubeva Marine Plastics. Halifax techniques in the evaluation of plat- Circle 300 on Reader Service Card 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News On Wednesday afternoon, under can collect data from two adjacent papers will describe different posi- Kypke of Brown & Root (UK), S. the chairmanship of R. Lewis Rid- lines in one pass, and the advan- tioning, anchoring, and mooring sys- Guy of Heerema Ltd., U.K., J. ings, Lewis Technical Services, tages of using two vessels to circum- tems. Pontus Clason of GVA, Chivvis of Conoco (UK) Ltd., and Inc., U.S., the subject will be Com- vent obstructions and save time. Sweden, and Ingvar Rask of L. Bystrom of SSPA, on successful puter Analysis in the Offshore In- Cdr. Staflfan Kvarnstrom of the SSPA, Sweden, will discuss Reso- installation of the first tension-leg dustry. A total of six papers will Swedish Coastguard Service will nance of Semisubmersible Mooring platform in July 1984 in the Hutton describe new roles for computers in read a paper titled Aerial Surveil- Systems Due to First Order Wave Field of the North Sea, is likely to supervision and control, in preven- lance of Coastal Waters—New Air- Forces. Kaj Wendel of Chalmers be of particular interest. tive maintenance, in integrated borne Systems Developed by the University of Technology, Sweden, A panel session on Wednesday management systems yielding new Swedish Coastguard. will examine the use of probability morning will discuss the relative kinds of information, and in solving During morning sessions on Wed- analysis in the dimensioning of an- merits of steel and concrete for plat- technical problems too complicated nesday and Thursday a total of 10 choring systems. A paper from D. continued on page 16) to be attempted by traditional methods of calculation. Among the speakers will be Da- vid Lloyd of Racal-Norsk Ltd., U.K., who will discuss artificial in- JOTUN MARINE COATINGS BREAKS THE BARRIER telligence systems applied to the offshore industry, while Alan Jar- dine of P.A. Computers and Tele- IN COPOLYMER TECHNOLDGY communications, U.K., will present a paper entitled Computers and the Now you con say goodbye to the old long-life antifoulings. Leading Edge. JMC has broken the barrier in copolymer technology and is now In what promises to be an extremely interesting session on Tues- introducing a selfpolishing coating at the same price as a long-life! day morning, six papers will be pre- This means selfpolishing protection at no extra cost, with such benefits sented to show how the flexibility afforded by floating and semisub- as no roughness build-up, less risk of cracking and no "sandwich mersible structures can reduce capi- coatings". tal expenditure and lead times for offshore oil and gas production SEACONOMY is the name of the antifouling and only JMC can offer plants. Advances in design may ena- this particular technology* It's the way to the selfpolishing concept for ble marginal fields to become economically viable. owners who have been stuck with long-life antifoulings because of price, This session, chaired by Arne uncertainty in the business, short-term investments etc. Berglie, technical director of Go- taverken Arendal AB, Sweden, will Seaconomy can be applied to most existing antifoulings without a include a paper from Peter Met- sealer. At subsequent drydockings it may also be upgraded to the calf of Canocean Resources (UK) Ltd. titled Commissioning and higher-level protection of Seaflex or Seamate High Build. Maintenance of Subsea Systems. Bernard Barthelemy of Coflex- Doesn't it sound like a tempting proposition? ip, Norway, assisted by Chris- tophe Perrenati of Coflexip, JMC - the innovator in copolymer technology - France, will present a paper on Flexible Risers for Early Production working for the owners. and Testing Vessels. Paul E. Sulli- van, chief engineer of Murdock En- gineering Company, U.S., will speak on high-technology elastomeric devices, and Hans Petter Jacobs- en, principal surveyor of Det norske Veritas, Norway, will wind up the session with some observations on the classification and certification of floating production systems. Eivald M.Q. Roren, executive vice president of Det norske Veritas, will chair a special session on Tues- day morning that will focus on methods and technology for periodi- cal inspections. The economy and safety aspects of system surveys will also be covered. Among papers to be presented at this session are Deep Sea Production Systems—Trends in Surveillance and Repair, from Bjorn Husemoen of Kongsberg SEACONOMY KISSES Vapenfabrikk, Norway, and Quality Assurance through Verification, from Bjorn Blaker, head of offshore activities at DnV. On Tuesday afternoon Prof. Tom Floden, associate professor at the THEOLD ANTIFOULINGS University of Stockholm, will preside over a session at which papers will be presented on new methods in three-dimensional seismic surveying, developments in airborne surveillance systems, and the interpre- tation of data. GOODBYE! In a paper on new methods for 3- D seismic data acquisition, M. Brink, head of R&D at the Geo- physical Company of Norway A/S, Jotun Marine Coatings will consider how two separate Jotun Marine Coatings, Postboks 400, 3201 SANDEFJORD, Norway. streamers towed by a single vessel Jotun-Henry Clark Ltd., 6-8 Fenchurch Bldgs., LONDON EC3 M 5HU, England. JOTUN NOF ISingapore) Pte. Ltd, No. 15, Sixth Lok Yang Road, Jurong, SINGAPORE 2262. JMC - Inc., 175 Penrod Court, Sections O and P, GLEN BURNIE, Maryland 21601, USA. Circle 306 on Reader Service Card

* Patent applied for. Offshore Goteborg Dr. Svein Fjeld, vice president- als administration for any prospec- Management Philosophy. Papers on (continued from page 15) technology and products, A/S Veri- tive supplier of hardware to the off- similar themes will be presented by form fabrication, and the next gen- tec, Norway; Andrew F. Hunter, shore industry, and to provide guid- Sven Eigil Hoberg of Bedriftso- eration of platforms for very deep supervisor marine engineering, Con- ance on how material of the right konomisk Institute, Norway, and waters. The session will be chaired oco Inc., U.S.; Sven Plahte, vice quality can be made available in the Hans M. Daastol of Norsk Hydro, by Hans Lindgren, managing di- president-technology and projects, right quantity at the right place and Norway, while Lars Backman, rector, SSPA Maritime Consulting Norsk Hydro A/S, Norway; and Jay time. Prof. Dag Ericsson of Resu- export manager of Wermex, Swed- AB, Sweden. Participants will in- B. Weilder, senior vice president, radministration Dag Ericsson AB en, will describe his company's en- clude: Prof. S. Bernander, Brown & Root Inc., U.S. and Chalmers University of Tech- deavors to become a competitive SKANSKA, Sweden; J. Brian Four papers will be presented on nology, Sweden, will chair the ses- supplier to the offshore industry Cook, engineering manager of Shell Wednesday morning to highlight sion. He will also deliver a paper on through materials administration. (UK) Exploration and Production; the supreme importance of materi- Materials Administration—A Top Two sessions on Wednesday will be devoted to seven papers and a discussion of problems and solutions in the design, construction, and use of floating cranes and sheerlegs and their associated slings. The implications for the design of structures to be lifted will also be consid- THOUSANDS OF REPAIR JOBS ered. The chairman for both sessions will be Peter H.B. Mitchell, consulting naval architect of Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. Among papers to be presented will be one on lifting considerations in the design of heavy offshore mod- QUICKLY AN 0 ECONOflflICALLY ules, by I.R. Horgan, senior manager-structural and marine engineering at Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. The design of very large cranes for offshore construction will be exam- wil ined by Bruce A. Copp, chief project structural engineer at Clyde, ifllmHTTiNiTTiTl U.S., while naval architect Ulrich Dischler of Neptun, West Germa- ny, will discuss economies in direct costs and time achieved by using advanced floating sheerlegs for in- shore and offshore erection of as- semblies before moving to site. First proven under the most difficult conditions by the Navy, The subject of marine pipelines the Cordobond Strong-Back Method offers a fast and easy method of repair both aboard ship and ashore. Applied will be dealt with on Wednesday quickly by ship or maintenance personnel, Cordobond Strong- afternoon under the chairmanship Back products are used extensively for repairing and lining: of Malcolm Mitchell, engineering

Condenser Covers Tanks, Bulkheads and Decks Esmond pipeline, the first to be laid in the Dogger Bank area of the Cooler Heads Shell Plating Etc. North Sea. The line passes through Tail Shafts Frozen Pipes, etc. a treacherous environment, requiring extensive hindcast, plus mathe- The Cordobond Strong-Back Components, when used according to directions, will repair anything from a pin hole to a complete break matical modelling. A number of new with a patch of great strength that clings tenaciously and lastingly. design concepts for stability, cathodic protection, mechanical con- nectors, and pipeline crossings will be discussed. MARINE REPAIR KITS Peter Hinstrup, head of the Offshore Department of DHI, Den- STANDARD KIT For Ocean Going Vessels JUNIOR KIT For Harbor Craft SEND FOR LIST OF CONTENTS AND LITERATURE mark, and Helge Gravesen, se- CORDOBOND REPAIR KITS CONTAIN ALL THE Over 6000 ocean going vessels carry our standard repair kits. Cordo- nior hydraulic engineer of Ramboell COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING bond is not affected by water, oil, gasoline, etc. It does not corrode. og Hannemen, Consulting and Plan- EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT SEA It eliminates costly gas freeing. Cordobond is self curing, no applied ners A/S, Denmark, will speak on Packed in sturdy Navy type refillable metal containers. heat necessary. Submarine Pipeline Design. Johan Peter Schwartz of Seanor Engi- neering A/S, Norway, will discuss ALABAMA—Mobile FRANCE—Dunkirk Kamil Ship Supply M & R Dekytspotter & Sons deepwater flowlines and alternative CALIFORNIA—San Francisco CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS — Marseilles Cordes Bros. Sogeric methods of installation, tie-in, and —Wilmington GREECE —Piraeus J.M. Costello Supply Co.. Inc. Standard Resin Leveling Compound Strong-Back Putty Strong-Back Sealer Steel Putty Marine Technical Bureau repair. Max Eliasson of Sydgas, FLORIDA—Tampa HOLLAND—Rotterdam Bonanni Ship Supply, Inc. Van Lessen & Punt N.V. Sweden, will speak on Sweden's ac- HONG KONG —Kowloon Ocean Ship Supply Marine Supply Company cess to North Sea gas via the Ore- —Jacksonville ITALY—Genova Weedon Engineering Co. IS Coger S.A.S. sund Pipeline. Dr. W.J. Supple GEORGIA—Savannah JAPAN—Yokohama Southern Marine Supply Co., Inc. Inouye & Company. Ltd. and J.P. Kenny of the U.K., and T. LOUISIANA—New Orleans MALAYA-Singapore Marine Sales, Inc. Wah Hong & Company. Ltd. Thronsen of Saga Petroleum, Nor- MAINE—Portland NORWAY—Stabekk Chase Leavitt & Co., Inc. J~L Norus-Morch A/S way, will deliver a paper on The MARYLAND—Baltimore PORTUGAL— Lisboa Tate Engineering. Inc. Valadas LDA Potential of J-Lay for the Troll MASSACHUSETTS—Boston MARINE PLASTICS, INC. SOUTH AFRICA—Durban Klausen Gestby Co. SOLE DISTRIBUTORS OF CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS James Brown & Hamer, Ltd. Field. NEW JERSEY-Linden — Woodstock, Capetown Beacon Packing & Equipment Co., Ltd. Globe Engineering Works, Ltd. OREGON —Portland 382 Hamilton Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11231 SPAIN—Cadiz On Thursday morning, four pa- American Pacific Corporation Consulmar PENNSYLVANIA—Philadelphia Phone: 212-875-6178 or your local agent Telex: HUBEVA 427511 — Bilbao pers will be presented at a session Philadelphia Ship Maintenance Co., Inc. Indame, S.A. SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston Agents throughout the world THAILAND—Banqkok chaired by Odd Tveit of Statoil, Southeastern Supply Co., Inc. Kiart Hiran Engineering Ltd., Partnership TEXAS—Corpus Chrlsti VIRGIN ISLANDS—St. Croix Norway. The first, from Dr. Mark Gunderland Marine Supply, Inc. Virgin Islands Marketing Corporation WEST GERMANY—Hamburg Pyman of Technica A/S, Norway, — Houston WASHINGTON —Seattle AUSTRALIA—South Fremantle CANADA-Markham Texas Marine & Industrial Supply Co. Van Lessen & Punt Gmbh May & Smith Co. I.M.E.S. Industrial & Marine Engineering Supplies Air Industrial Equipment & Supply Ltd. VIRGINIA—Norfolk WEST INDIES—Trinidad will deal with the use of risk analysis ARABIAN GULF—Kuwait BELGIUM —Antwerpen CANADA—Halifax R. Landry & Company, Ltd. Peltz Brothers, Inc. Industrial Services & Supplies Co. W.L.L. Verfaillie Elsig Hubeva Marine Plastics, Halifax techniques in the evaluation of plat- Circle 300 on Reader Service Card 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News form emergency systems, and new SWIM System—A New Subsea protection against underwater mag- methods of breaking down evacua- Well-Servicing and Maintenance EMS Development Wins netic mines. Total of the three tion systems into separate steps. System Operated from a DSV. Three Contracts awards is almost $19 million. A paper from I. Ciarambina, S. A paper from Rene Quin of To- The contracts were from: the U.S. Messina, and R. Rubina of tal Marine Norsk A/S, Norway, and Totaling $19 Million Naval Surface Weapons Center Snamprogetti S.p.A., Italy, will de- A. Wilson of Total Oil Marine pic, ($16,375,000) for 10 sets of range scribe onshore and offshore plant U.K., will describe a scheme for LMS Development Corporation equipment; the Brazilian Navy safety procedures, with experience emergency repairs to the twin gas of Farmingdale, N.Y., has been ($2,031,000) for one set of range gained from both manned and un- pipelines from the Frigg Field to St. awarded three contracts for magnet- equipment; and from Bath Iron manned platforms that may lead to Fergus, as well as a technique ic silencing of naval vessels. The sys- Works ($552,000) for three sets of development of an integrated soft- known as "cold tapping" for repair- tems to be supplied will provide shipboard equipment. ware program for system analysis. ing pipelines or adding connections Magne Torhaug, chief engineer to existing pipelines under water. of A/S Veritec, Norway, will speak on safety and available analyses of subsea product.^n systems. A paper will also be presented by Scott Little of Shell Canada Re- sources Ltd., who was a member of the Offshore Safety Task Force that researched and prepared a compre- Partnership hensive report on the status of offshore operational safety on the East Coast of Canada. The recommendations in this report have provided At valuable guidance for industry and governmental/industry coordina- tion. Mr. Little now chairs the safety subcommittee of the East Coast Operations Management Commit- Work tee, OOD/CPA. Erik Jeppe Magnusson, head of research at ESAB AB, Sweden, will take the chair on Thursday morning when six papers on the vital topic of welding and steel selection will be presented. Among them will be one from Prof. Her- man S. Wintermark of Oslo on metallurgical backgrounds for modern structural steel used in offshore and Arctic applications. Submerged arc welding will be covered by Svein Tandberg of ESAB A/S, Norway. The practical application of explosive welding technology to the fabrication of offshore pipelines will be the subject of a review by Ingemar Persson, head of R&D at Exploweld, Sweden. Under the chairmanship of Alis- tair Fleming, Clyde Project manager for Britoil pic, U.K., papers on MMS, MARDATA and YOU. hook-up and commissioning will be presented on Thursday morning by J^ MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS provides microcomputer systems for the maritime J. Barry Saunders, Beatrice "C" industry, both shipboard and shoreside. Applications include Spare Parts Inventory, Planned Maintenance. Fleet Payroll/Personnel Management,Cargo Loading, construction manager, Britoil pic, Voyage Estimating and Cargo Documentation. who will set the scene by showing the relationship of the hook-up and MARDATA offers worldwide access to essential marine shipping information via inter- commissioning phase to the design, national communications networks. Databases include Ship Casualties, Movements, and Characteristics, Ships on Order, Charter Fixtures, Sale and Purchase, and the procurement, and construction Ocean Freight Futures Market, work. Mike Barden, director of the Taywood Santa Fe Morecambe YOU—receive timely solutions to help manage your business more effectively and Bay Project, will address the broad- economically in today's competitive environment. er and more fundamental manage- MMS and MARDATA offer the industry's most comprehensive and integrated ment planning required. David hardware, software, systems and services. Developed by maritime professionals Odling, sales and marketing direc- who understand your problems and help select and implement the right system tor of AOC International Ltd., U.K., for your business. will concern himself with forms of contract, productivity trends, and Together, we make information work for you. work quality, and with some ideas on necessary changes to make this phase more cost effective. Finally, George Pillans, senior surveyor, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, will discuss the statutory requirements for final approval and certification. Sven Erik Rawall of Stena AB, Sweden, will preside over a session on Thursday morning during which MMS MARDATA four papers will cover the multi-dis- MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC MARITIME DATA NETWORK. LTD ciplinary techniques involved in the servicing of undersea wells. Messrs. 102 Hamilton Avenue • Stamford. CT06902 • Telex: 996483 • 203-327-6404 Berthier of TGP, France, and D. 26130 Artillery fine • Bishopsgate, London E1 7LX • Telex: 987321 LLOYD'S G - 01-247-7561 Lebouteiller of Comex Services, France, will deliver a paper on The Circle 228 on Reader Service Card February 15, 1985 17 Roland Named President Of leum products. He joined Amoco NKK Acquires Control range of 850 to 9,000 bhp at 380- Transport in 1983 as vice president of 5,000 rpm. Amoco Transport Company engineering and construction, fol- Of Fuji Diesel Company "NKK's decision to acquire con- lowing 10 years of active duty with the trol of Fuji Diesel is based on its U.S. Coast Guard. Nippon Kokan (NKK) has re- plans to augment its line of large Edwin J. Roland has been ap- Mr. Roland holds a bachelor's cently acquired Fuji Diesel Compa- diesel power plant engines by add- pointed president of Amoco Trans- degree in science engineering from ny from Fuji Electric Company Ltd. ing small- and medium-sized units," port Company, a transportation sub- the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and a by purchasing more than half of the said Minoru Hashimoto, presi- sidiary of Standard Oil Company (In- master's degree in nuclear engineer- company's 5.4 million shares. Fuji dent of NKK America Inc., NKK's diana). He will be responsible for ing and naval architecture/marine Diesel, headquartered in Tateyama U.S. subsidiary based in New York. Standard's ocean transportation engineering from the University of City south of Tokyo, manufactures "NKK has long been active in a fleet carrying crude oil and petro- Michigan. some 50 engine models in a power wide range of low-, medium-, and high-speed diesel engines for ships," he added. An engine manufacturer of long experience, Fuji Diesel recently increased its competitiveness in the production of medium- and small- capacity engines, enabling it to sus- tain a major export market share, according to NKK.

Heidenreich Forms New Company Seeking Ship Investment Opportunities

Per Heidenreich has formed Heidenreich Marine Enterprise Inc. in Greenwich, Conn. This new company will be seeking investment opportunities in ships through lever- aged buyout financing and equity funding from investors attracted by appreciation in ship values and tax benefits. Mr. Heidenreich resigned recently from Stolt-Nielsen Inc., where he was executive vice president responsible for a fleet of 40 ships. From 1977 to 1981 he was a director of Fearnleys A/S in Nor- way. Prior to that in 1975-76 he was president of Stolt-Nielsen, Japan. He has 16 years of experience in the international maritime industry Circle 314 on Reader Service Card in Norway, Japan, and the U.S. He will also act as advisor to shipping companies, shipyards, and financial institutions. MARINE SALES REPRESENTING Tano Awarded $2.4-Million Coast Guard Contract For tf-fom ^ohnAon (RjuhboA fa- Electronic Control Systems Rubber Sleeve or Flange Bearings Space saving physical/ 0*, < ' Stuffing Boxes and Keel Coolers chemical design — * • Tano Corporation, a Rexnord Heavy Duty Fendering requires 90% less space ,, company, has been awarded a $2.4- WESTERN BRANCH METALS than biological systems million contract by the U.S. Coast Low installation costs Armco Stainless Shafting Systems Guard to manufacture electronic Simple, automatic Machining — Propeller Nuts engine control systems for four operation DAMAN INDUSTRIES high-endurance cutters. Low operating and The contract calls for the New Ceramaloy Propeller Shaft Liners maintenance costs Orleans-based company to supply KAHLENBERG BROS. Reliable micro- an engine room console, pilothouse processor control Air Horns — S/S Propellers console, two bridge wing consoles, Quick delivery... NATIONAL FLUID SEPARATORS, INC. two local engine room panels, and a 6 standard models Model ORCA 11-24 variety of components and sensors Bilgemaster Automatic Oily/Water Model 11-12 11-24 11-36 11-165 11-330 11-500 for each of the 378-foot ships. The Separator Systems Number existing fleet of 12 high-endurance people served 24 500 SCHRADER BELLOWS 12 36 165 330 cutters is scheduled for complete 'It low volume flush toilets are used, the number of people can be doubled. Pneumatic Propulsion Control Systems overhaul during the next few years USCG certified and IMO approved under the Coast Guard's Fleet Revi- TWIFLEX CORPORATION Call or telex Dick Lambert for technical information, talization and Modernization Pro- Marine Disc Brakes gram. Propeller Shaft Brakes & Controllers brochures or a quotation on a specific model. Delivery of the control systems to P.O. Box 33, Glenhead, N.Y. 11545 ENVIROVAC INC. FFIH^UM designated shipyards is scheduled 516-676-3738 Telephone 815/654-8300, Telex 257-415 (ENVIROVAC RKD) for early 1986 through early 1987. Toll Free (USA only) 800-435-6951 (except in IL, HI, AK) Circle 248 on Reader Service Card Circle 287 on Reader Sen/ice Card 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Riley-Beaird Promotes tured is an automatic recirculating bine casing sentinel valve, over- supply, but also allows for instant system, which automatically pipes speed governor, and a combined trip start-up. James E. Oliver the natural leakage past the inboard and throttle valve. Housing is rigid, Other specifications include: liq- wearing ring back to the suction one-piece cast steel. uid temperatures to 300 F (149° C); source. Positive lubrication is assured by maximum suction pressure, 75 psig; The pump is equipped with an means of a self-contained oil system steam inlet pressure to 600 psig, automatic control valve and con- consisting of oil splash rings, a large with initial temperature to 650° F stant pressure regulator. Lined into oil sump and oil cooler assembly. TT and exhaust pressure to 60 the control system is a protective An exclusive oil dam feature is in- psig. automatic excess back pressure trip corporated into the bearing retain- For a free brochure and further that provides complete protection ers so that a small reservoir of oil is information on the Coffin Type against any excessive rise in casing continually maintained in each "IND" turbo pump, exhaust pressure. The turbine is main bearing retainer assembly. provided with a steam strainer, tur- This not only provides a reserve oil Circle 20 on Reader Service Card

James E. Oliver James E. Oliver has been promoted to manager, Maxim® Silencer Products. Starting with Riley- Beaird in 1960, his Maxim experience has been as sales engineer, applications engineer, product manager, and senior engineer, special projects. His new responsibilities include marketing and engineering of all Maxim Silencer Products. These include industrial silencers, cata- lytic converters, and heat recovery equipment. xboo He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State Uni- versity. dS v^e ^P^f^oes-

Bru Succeeds Amoss As or . VfAa U> de^V*- Chairman Of CASO 1 William B. Bru, chairman, pres- SK?® ident, and chief executive officer of United States Lines, Inc. has been elected chairman of the Council of American-Flag Ship Operators n0 (CASO), succeeding W.J. Amoss inla , rtdow. Jr., president and CEO of Lykes QfM Bros. Steamship Company. 2# Prior to his present position at U.S. Lines, Mr. Bru served as presi- Circle 310 on Reader Service Card dent and CEO of Diamond Head Corporation, and was chairman of that firm when he left. He was also New ML-7500 Loran C at Sea-Land Service for 12 years in Indikon various management positions, re- CRANKSHAFT signing as general sales manager of Makes You Look Smart European services. WEB DEFLECTION INDICATOR SYSTEM FMC Offers Compact Turbine-Driven Centrifugal Boiler-Feed Pump —Literature Available

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Metric version range 400 microns with er-type, turbine-driven pump is Loran that works so ef- your hands on this new fortlessly it makes you ML-7500, you'll feel you 1 micron resolution. ideal for applications with low to look like an "old pro" made the right decision. • Measuring head with live centers mounts in ordinary punch marks on webs to eliminate seating ambiguity. medium water consumption. from the first time you See your nearest Micro- • Displays crankshaft angle over a 300° range with 1° The IND features a highly effi- use it! Many exclusive logic dealer for a dem- resolution cient, single-stage design. The im- features include 125 onstration. • Battery saver provides six months operation peller and turbine wheel are Indikon Corporation mounted on a common, alloy steel MICROLOGIC Dept A 26 Nev» Street Cambridge. Ma 02138 USA shaft to provide longer wear, 20801 Dearborn, Chatsworth. California 91311 (617) 547-3604 Telex: 92-1464 less maintenance and a lower initial Phone: (81 8) 998-121 6 • TELEX: 910-494-4832 30 YEARS OF INNOVATIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL MEASURING SYSTEMS cost World Leader in Loran C Technology than multi-stage systems. Also fea- Circle 259 on Reader Service Card Circle 255 on Reader Service Card February 15, 1985 19 Alaska pipeline linking the North Northport, N.Y. The new firm is a Slope with the port of Valdez on the fully insured diving service compa- South Coast. ny, providing all phases of under- Based on industry estimates of water ship repair, ultrasonic inspec- large volumes of as yet undiscovered tion, maintenance, construction, oil in the region and the maximum and salvage work in Greater New capacity of the pipeline, Mr. Rine- York Harbor and adjacent water- hart foresees additional utilization ways. of tankers in the trade, not from the Mr. Smith, diving manager, has a pipeline's southern terminal at Val- background of 15 years in a supervi- dez but directly from the producing sory and diving capacity in the fields in the Arctic. industry. The company will perform Touching on the subject of the on projects such as underwater possible export of Alaskan oil to welding, cutting, and repair of ships' Japan, he personally doubts that it hulls; salvage, heavy marine con- will occur, as the inevitable result struction, pipeline assembly, demo- would be the loss of American ton- lition, and underwater photogra- nage and jobs. However, he said that phy. the maritime industry would be un- wise to rely entirely on government regulation to protect its interest in the Alaskan oil trade. Capt. Arthur Smith, who com- Aboussie Named Sales manded the Manhattan on the Northwest Passage voyages, pointed Manager At Ingram Barge out that tanker transportation di- Discussing paper at recent meeting of The Society of Marine Consultants are (L to R): Capt. rectly from the oil fields was feasi- Ingram Barge Company has an- J.C. Nlusser, executive director; Virgil Rinehart of MarAd, author; Capt. G.P.S. Bhalla, ble, and that the decision to build nounced the appointment of Da- Society member from India; and Executive Committee chairman Alfred Stanford. the pipeline was made on political vid A. Aboussie to the position of not economic considerations. sales manager. He will be headquar- In addition to the many members tered in Ingram's St. Louis office, and guests from the New York area, and will be responsible for the sales Society Of Marine Consultants Society members in attendance in- of the company's dry cargo fleet, cluded Capt. C.P.S. Bhalla from with primary emphasis on the grain Reviews Arctic Oil Transportation New Delhi, India, and Capt. Gerd industry. Blunck from West Germany. Ingram has been adding covered hopper barges to its fleet to increase At a recent luncheon meeting of Technology, U.S. Maritime Admin- its participation in the dry cargo The Society of Marine Consultants istration. markets, expecially grain, in order held at the Whitehall Club in New Concentrating on the carriage of New Diving Service Firm to establish a consistent operating York, a large turnout of members crude oil from the arctic to the con- pattern on the Upper Mississippi and guests heard a presentation on tinental U.S., he reviewed the his- Formed By Richard Smith River. the transportation of oil from the toric voyages of the tanker Manhat- For the past 12 years, Mr. arctic. The speaker was Virgil tan through the Northwest Passage Richard G. Smith has an- Aboussie has been employed by Rinehart, director of the Office of in the early 1970s, and the subse- nounced the recent formation of RS Memco and Federal Barge Lines as Advanced Ship Development and quent development of the Trans- Marine Diving Enterprises, Inc. in grain sales manager and import sales manager.

How to Comply with Imo/Marpol 1973/78 Amor And Frayling -askGOLAR! Named Vice Presidents For Lister Diesels Golar Marine Incinerators Two changes in top management positions have been announced by will dispose of all normal shipboard waste James A. Kolinski, president of including sludge oil and sewage sludge. Lister Diesels Inc. of Olathe, Kan. Designed by experienced marine J. Leo Amor has been appointed engineers to vice president marketing services. He will be responsible for all inter- • compact design and easy installation nal sales activities including sales • efficient and economical operation administration, parts sales and ser- and maintenance vice, advertising, and market plan- • ease of retrofit ning. His former position was vice president sales-distribution. • 4 different models available Peter Frayling moves to the • first class workmanship and position of vice president sales- equipment selection protect your engines. He formerly served as vice investment president sales-OEM. He will now • world-wide service and spares be responsible for all external engine sales. • 900 units delivered and on order to Lister manufactures a line of air- numerous types of ships and offshore cooled diesel engines covering the installations. power range of 2.5 to 195 bhp. The company also markets a line of recently introduced generating sets under the Hawkpower brand; power outputs are 3 to 130 kw. The Hawk- GOLAR METAL AS power line is the responsibility of Main Office: North America: Philip Cantrill, vice president P.O.Box 70 RD 1, P.O.Box 70 sales-generator sets. 4901 Tvedestrand, Norway Chester Springs Tel.+(4741) 62 600 PA 19425, USA Telex 21275 Phone: -215-363-5864 Circle 300 on Reader Service Card 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Diehl Named Chairman Of Navy Buys 11 More Ships pany will sell five breakbulk ships— Management Inc., an affiliate of the Dolly Turman, Frederick Lykes, Barber Steamship Lines, for five Ingram Barge Company For Ready Reserve Fleet Howell Lykes, Mason Lykes, and RO/RO ships at a cost of $52 mil- At Cost Of $82.5 Million Velma Lykes—at a total cost of lion. This price, however, includes Neil N. Diehl, former president $21,250,000. Farrell Lines will pro- an estimated $20 million to upgrade of Ohio Barge Line (OBL) and Mon- vide one LASH vessel, the Austral the Barber ships to meet American Valley Transportation Company, The U.S. Navy has awarded con- Lightning, for $9.2 million, which Bureau and Coast Guard standards. will make Nashville his base of oper- tracts valued at a total of some $82.5 includes 73 LASH barges and 24 40- The refurbishing work will be per- ations in his new capacity as chair- million for the purchase of 11 com- foot and 52 20-foot containers. formed by Bethlehem Steel's Spar- man of Ingram Barge Company, mercial cargo ships that will be One purchase contract was rows Point shipyard near Baltimore. which recently purchased substan- assigned to the Ready Reserve awarded to a foreign-flag ship oper- Barber must hand over its five ships tially all of the marine assets of Fleet. Lykes Bros. Steamship Com- ator, Barber Steamship Lines Ship no later than November this year. United States Steel and its Ohio Barge and Mon-Valley subsidiaries. Under Mr. Diehl's direction, In- gram is assuming OBL's handling of all the long-term contracts and other requirements of U.S. Steel. As part of the ownership change, OBL's Dravosburg, Pa., base will continue to operate as an Ingram The world's most Barge facility, staffed by former OBL employees, providing essentially the same customer service as resourceful heretofore. In its new role of handling all of U.S. Steel's "northern" business, In- gram Barge will work closely with Warrior & Gulf Navigation Compa- ny to accommodate the steel company's marine transportation needs.

I ! J.J. Henry Firm Relocates •fi\ marHi t ~7r New York Headquarters

J.J. Henry Company, Inc., a leading firm of naval architects and marine engineers, has relocated its New York City headquarters from Two World Trade Center to 40 Exchange Place, New York, N.Y. 10005. The new telephone number is (212) 635- 4000.

Moe Appointed General Manager At Alaska Division Of Sea-Land

Peter Moe accumulation of resources, experience Peter Moe has been named gen- MacGregor-Navire means high technology, superior quality, unequalled and know-how, from which the entire eral manager, continental U.S., for service and even more cost-competitive international marine industry can benefit the Alaska Division of Sea-Land cargo access. MacGregor-Navire (USA),I no, Service, Inc., the largest U.S.-flag It means more research and 135 Dermody Street, carrier of containerized ocean cargo. development, both on a day-to-day and Cranford, New Jersey07016. US A. He comes to the company's Seattle long-term basis. Telephone: (201) 272 8440. Telex: 4754036. office from Sea-Land's biggest port It means producing bettersolutions facility at Elizabeth, N.J., where he and seeking innovations everywhere served as manager, Eastern Region, from the largest Ro-Ro to the smallest I || If II 1 North American Pacific Division. hatch cover. A 14-year veteran with Sea-Land, And providing an even better after- 1 1 Mr. Moe has held a series of sales, sales service; serving shipowners and i ii marketing, and operations manage- shipbuilders to an extent never before ment positions in all of the compa- possible. 111 K ny's five major divisions. He began In all, itmeansan unsurpassed ii i ii as a sales representative in the Med- iterranean Division, progressing to management positions in the Atlan- tic and Pacific Divisions before his recent promotion. Circle 228 on Reader Service Card February 15, 1985 21 Boeing Sells Jetfoil The Jetfoil is considered an ideal platform for oceanographic research To Canadian Company tasks because of its high speed and For Marine Research ability to operate comfortably in rough water. It features a fully sub- Island Research and Develop- merged foil, automatic computer ment Corporation of Victoria, Brit- control, and waterjet propulsion. ish Columbia, has ordered a Boeing IRDC plans to outfit its Jetfoil with Marine Systems Jetfoil hydrofoil for research test equipment following use in marine research tasks. The delivery. Operating and mainte- approximate value of the sale is $24 nance crews for the research vessel million. Jetfoil is Boeing's trade will be provided by Island Jetfoil mark name for its computerized hy- Corporation of Victoria. That com- drofoil. pany also commences Jetfoil pas- The Jetfoil, scheduled for de- senger service between Seattle, Vic- livery in June this year, will be used toria, and Vancouver in March this for the extension of conventional year. research into various aspects of Boeing Jetfoils are operating in oceanography, pollution control, commercial passenger service be- bottom mapping, bottom material tween Hong Kong and Macao, in the classification, and geophysical mea- Sea of Japan, in the Canary Islands, surements for IRDC clients. High- and across the English Channel. speed acoustic data-gathering tech- Boeing has also sold Jetfoils to the niques will also be pursued for vari- Republic of Indonesia for coastal ous governmental clients. patrol service.

New York SNAME Meeting Hears The Grapple (ARS-53), a steel-hulled rescue/salvage vessel, built for the Navy, was Paper On Shipboard Computers launched recently by Peterson Builders.

A recent meeting of the New York of testing applications as well as Metropolitan Section of The Socie- evaluating the acceptability of the Peterson Yard Launches Another ty of Naval Architects and Marine new microcomputer for shipboard Engineers heard a paper titled "Se- use. The majority of the major ship- Rescue/Salvage Vessel For Navy lection Considerations for Ship- owners have accepted the fact that board Computer Hardware." The such systems are necessary for effi- authors were Albert C. Song, vice- cient management of their vessels; Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) of sisted her as matron of honor. The president-micro/mini systems, and the question is how to go about Sturgeon Bay, Wise., recently sponsor's husband, Richard V. Donald F. Logan, vice president- implementing such systems. The launched the fourth 255-foot, steel- Allen, an internationally recog- marketing, both of Marine Manage- first step is to gain an understand- hulled rescue/salvage vessel for the nized authority on foreign policy ment Systems, Inc. ing of the necessary elements and U.S. Navy. Christened Grapple and national security affairs, was The paper covered considerations the options open to covering them. (ARS-53), she is the culmination of the principal speaker at the launch- in the selection of shipboard com- "In the long run, successful appli- a three-year construction project ing ceremony. Other speakers in- puter hardware for various manage- cations will depend on the shipown- supplying the Navy with these new cluded Capt.' William C. Pfister, ment functions. Factors such as re- er making the necessary commit- Safeguard Class vessels. USN, NavSea program manager for quired computational and storage ment of his own resources, not just These ships possess upgraded all auxiliary and special-mission capacity, environment, service, the purchase of systems but in his mission-essential equipment and ships; Capt. Paul M. Robinson, communications, and software com- own personnel. This starts with a systems to perform the diversified USN, Sturgeon Bay Supervisor of patibility with other computers commitment by management to missions that will be assigned to shipbuilding; and Ellsworth L. were discussed. The paper also in- identify what the actual require- them. These can include salvage, Peterson, president of PBI. cluded reference to industry case ments are, committing to a plan to rescue and retrieval, patrol duties, The Grapple will join her sister studies, and discussed the subject of meet them, and also committing the firefighting, and support/supply ships previously launched at PBI— classification approval procedures. necessary internal staff to carry it services to the fleet. Extensive di- Safeguard, Grasp, and Salvor. Suc- In summary the authors ex- out." ving operations are accomplished cessful operational and heavy-lift pressed the following conclusions: For a copy of the paper and addi- using the ships' diver life support tests have been completed recently "A new era of shipboard computer tional information on shipboard air system, the finest in the Navy. for the lead ship of the class, the application appears to be emerging computer hardware and systems, Mrs. Patricia Allen was the Safeguard, and she is scheduled for in the maritime industry. The past sponsor for the Grapple; her moth- spring 1985 commissioning by the five years may be looked on as one Circle 10 on Reader Service Card er, Mrs. Charles E. Mason, as- Navy.

MarAd Approves Sale Of 366,000 shares of a new Class B pre- ferred stock issued by McLean In- Delta Line To U.S. Lines dustries, USL's parent organization. The stock has a par value of $100 The Maritime Administration has per share. given its approval for United States The MarAd approval requires Lines, Inc. to acquire the ships and that USL continue Delta's subsi- other assets of Delta Steamship dized services between the U.S. and Lines, Inc. Under the agreement, South America, but on a reduced USL will buy the 11 existing Delta basis. Along with the Moore McCor- ships and will charter the three mack fleet purchased by McLean being built at the Odense Shipyard Industries last year, the acquisition in Denmark for Crowley Maritime and charter of the Delta ships Corporation, Delta's parent compa- makes United States Lines the dom- ny. inant American-flag liner operator Principals at recent New York Section SNAME included (L to R): John H. Higginbotham, Instead of a cash transaction, in the Central and South American vice chairman; Daniel Savitsky, Papers Committee co-chairman; Albert C. Song, author; USL is giving Crowley Maritime trades. Donald F. Logan Jr., author; and William H. Garzke, chairman.

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Tuscaloosa (LST-1187), with options All five LSTs were built by the San Houston Natural Gas Corporation National Steel and Shipbuilding for similar overhauls of four addition- Diego yard during 1967-72 as part of a (HNG) has announced the comple- Company of San Diego (NASSCO) al LSTs—Cayuga, Frederick, Peoria, 17-ship contract fulfilled for the tion of the sale for $39,750,000 of has announced that a contract option and Bristol County. Each option has Navy by NASSCO. The shipyard's Federal Barge Lines, Inc., United for approximately $14 million has been exercised separately; with the current backlog is approximately Barge Company, and Marine been exercised by the U.S. Navy for exercise of all options, the total value $710 million, including the Bristol Equipment Company to Midland the regular overhaul of the tank land- of the contract is approximately $80 County. Affiliated Company. 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February 15, 1985 Circle 151 on Reader Service Card 29 OIL SPILL CONFERENCE

Prevention, Behavior, Control, Cleanup

Los Angeles, February 25-28

Mayor Tom Bradley will wel- strated by an oil well blowout six dress. On Thursday, February 28, through Thursday in the Los Cerri- come more than 1,200 academic, miles southeast of Santa Barbara in Dr. Reinhard Ganten will be the tos Room of the hotel. Hostesses government, and industry leaders to 1969. Tons of crude oil poured from main speaker. Dr. Ganten, director familiar with the Los Angeles area the 1985 Oil Spill Conference in Los offshore drilling Platform A, and of the International Oil Pollution will be on hand to offer guidance on Angeles February 25-28. Speakers winds drove the oil ashore, contami- Compensation Fund during the re- tours and other local attractions. from 35 countries will explore new nating beaches, harbors, and rocky cent Diplomatic Conference to re- Exhibits by companies, organiza- ways to fight oil pollution at this coastlines. Later that year members vise the 1969 Civil Liability and tions, institutions, and government ninth biennial meeting, which will of the academic community, govern- 1971 Fund Conventions, will com- agencies involved in the manufac- be held at the Westin Bonaventure ment officials, and industry leaders ment on that Diplomatic Confer- ture, sale, or use of equipment and Hotel. It is sponsored by the Ameri- met at the first Oil Spill Conference ence. professional or technical services can Petroleum Institute, the Envi- in Los Angeles to share emerging A Hospitality Suite for spouses will be open February 25-27 in the ronmental Protection Agency, and technologies, innovative ideas, and and children of delegates will be Exhibition Hall of the Hotel, one the U.S. Coast Guard. test results. The Conference has open from 8:00 to 10:00 am Tuesday level below the lobby. Conference delegates can choose been held every two years since from 110 presentations that will then. FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM Petroleum Institute (Chevron USA, Inc.) spotlight the latest pollution re- Tuesday, February 26 Equipment Demonstration sponse equipment and research. 10:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Exhibit Hall Foyer Topics scheduled include the case On Monday, Februrary 25, an Oil 9:00 a.m. Sacramento/San Francisco Rooms Tuesday Poster Session histories of several oil spills, new Spill Equipment Demonstration Plenary Session cleanup techniques and equipment, will be held in Long Beach Harbor. Chairman: John S. Farlow, U.S. Environmen- legal concerns, contingency plans The program will feature the state- Tom Bradley, Mayor, City of Los Angeles tal Protection Agency, Edison, New Jer- for spills around the world, and a of-the-art offshore and harbor spill sey discussion of how oil affects the equipment and response systems Commodore John W. Kime, Chief, Office of Vice Chairman: William Keffer, U.S. Environ- marine and inland environment. available in southern California. Marine Environment and Systems, mental Protection Agency, Kansas City, Missouri A member of the Swedish Space Participants will be able to observe United States Coast Guard the equipment at close hand from 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Measures for Corporation will present a remote Judith E. Ayers, Regional Administrator, Combating Oil Pollution at Coast and Sea the deck of a comfortable Catalina sensing system for maritime surveil- Region IX, United States Environmental in the Federal Republic of Germany lance developed with the Swedish ferryboat. Protection Agency M. Wunderlich, Federal Institute of Hydrolo- Coast Guard. Refinements to this The Long Beach program will gy, Koblenz, Federal Republic of Germany 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Considerations technology include a scanning mi- consist of three phases: Richard W. Kreutzen, 1985 Oil Spill crowave radiometer that measures • Execution of spill containment Conference Chairman, American (continued on page 32) oil spill thickness. Future experi- and removal operations at a marine ments with this system will be per- terminal with boom, skimmers, vac- formed on the Space Shuttle. uum truck, and response boats. Computers will take the stage • Deployment of on-scene re- when a U.S. Coast Guard speaker sponse equipment for exploratory shows how portable computers can drilling and production from an off- help salvage masters save stranded shore supply boat with reeled boom, tankers, and a representative from skimmers, and oil-water separator. the Institute for Water Research in Also included will be a helicopter West Germany discusses the com- boom deployment demonstration. puterized collection of data about • Deployment of response equip- more than 200 types of crude oil. ment by two local cooperatives. This A variety of presentations will ad- demonstration will include two ded- dress the future use of chemical dis- icated response vessels augmented persants to combat oil spills. At one by rapid response boats, advancing time dispersants were used cau- and stationary skimmers, open- tiously or only in special circum- ocean booms, and dispersant appli- stances. Now they are getting a sec- cant techniques from boats and air- ond chance because of increased ef- craft. fectiveness and reduced toxicity. The demonstration will be nar- Discussions on dispersants will in- rated by U.S. Coast Guard and clude their use for inland spills, industry representatives. The obser- comparisons between oil slicks ap- vation boat will have exhibits and plied with dispersants and those information packages for all partici- not, application of dispersants from pants. boats, and the use of dispersants in Following the Oil Spill Equip- southern California. One session ment Demonstration there will be a will highlight the interagency dis- welcoming reception sponsored by persant decision process. the Conference organizers and ex- In-depth case histories of oil spill hibitors in the Exhibit Hall of the cleanup efforts will detail a pipeline Bonaven^ ire Hotel from 4:30 to 6:00 rupture near Fresno, Calif., an oil pm. barge discharge on the Arkansas This year the Conference will River, the grounding and breakup of again feature two luncheons. On the cargo vessel Blue Magpie off the Tuesday, February 26, Kenneth Oregon Coast, a gasoline spill from a Biglane of the U.S. Environmental ruptured pipeline in northern Ida- Protection Agency, the former ho, and the removal of fuel oil chairman of the National Response spilled when an underground stor- Team, will give the principal ad- age tank leaked in suburban New Castle County, Delaware. Right, the Westin Bonaventure Los An- The need for an international geles—site for the 1985 Oil Spill Confer- conference on oil spills was demon- ence.

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February 15, 1985 Circle 151 on Reader Service Card 31 Oil Spill Conference tion of the Effects of Oil Development on 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. A Method for Site 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Waterborne Trade of Seabird and Marine Mammal Populations Specific Planning for Dispersant Use Petroleum in the Wider Caribbean Region (continued from page 30) R. Glen Ford, Ecological Consulting. San Bart J. Baca, Charles D. Getter, Thomas G. Lieutenant Jane R. Ditto, U.S. Coast Guard, for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Oiled Diego, California; Michael L. Bonnell, Cen- Ballou, Research Planning Institute, Inc., Washington, D.C. Sea Otters ter for Marine Studies, University of Califor- Columbia, South Carolina; June Lindstedt- Robert A. Pastorok, Tetra Tech, Inc., Belle- nia, Santa Cruz, California Siva, Atlantic Richfield Company, Los An- vue, Washington; Jeanette A. Thomas, 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Strategic Planning geles, California 10:30 a.m. Santa Anita Room for Large and Small Oil Spills in New Eng- 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Estimating Disper- Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, San Session A: Equipment I Diego, California land sant Effectiveness Under Low Temperature 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Oil Spill Response Harilaos N. Psaraftis, J.D. Nhyart, Massa- and Low Salinity Conditions Planning in Tropical Coastal Environ- chusetts Institute of Technology, Cam- James R. Payne, Charles R. Phillips, Mark Chairman: Captain Peter C. Lauridsen, U.S. ments bridge. Massachusetts Floyd, Greg Longmire, Jose Fernandez, Coast Guard. Portsmouth, Virginia Science Applications, Inc.. La Jolla, Califor- Thomas G. Ballou, Charles D. Getter, Bart J. 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m. A Transportable Spill Vice Chairman: Dr. Lewis R. Brown, Mississip- nia; L. Michael Flaherty, U.S. Environmental Baca, Research Planning Institute, Inc., Co- Information Management System: A Case pi State University, Mississippi State, Mis- Study Protection Agency, Washington D.C. lumbia, South Carolina; Mohammad Al- sissippi Sarawi, Kuwait University, Safat. Kuwait; John A. Murphy, Dean H. Dale, Murphy 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Swedish Oil Combat Cristine L. Vilardi, Exxon Production Re- Information Services, Edmonds, Washing- Program, TOBOS '85 New Concepts in Spraying Dispersants search Company. Houston, Texas ton; Lieutenant Commander Dennis J. Si- Carola Lehtinen, Swedish Environmental From Boats 11:15 a.m.-12 noon Computer Simula- grist, NOAA/OAD, Seattle, Washington Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Tom E. Allen, Halliburton Services, Duncan, Oklahoma An Experimental High Pressure Waterjet Barrier K.M. Miekle, H. Whittaker, F. Laperriere, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Vi Canada Ecumoire II: Evaluation of Three Oil Recov- Hose-McCann Telephone Co., Inc., originators and pioneers of Sound Powered ery Devices Offshore telephones for marine use, has expanded their product line Georges Peigne, CEDRE, Brest, France Combustility and Incineration of Beaufort to include a wide variety of U.S. Navy Electrical and Crude/Seawater Emulsions Mechanical products. An assortment of these products D. Kretschmer, J. Odgers, University Laval, are shown here. All Hose-McCann Navy Products Quebec. Canada are manufactured, tested, and qualified f in accordance with the latest 10:30 a.m. San Gabriel Room Military specifications. f Session B: Underground Spills

Chairman: Dr. John Lamping, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Chicago, Illinois i Vice Chairman: Harold Pecunia, Peterson Please call or write for further information and I Maritime Services, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana specifications on these or any other Navy Products. Groundwater Abatement Alternatives for Removal of Organic Containments Paul M. Yaniga, Groundwater Technology, CALL SIGNAL Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania STATION IC/D Groundwater Protection Through Early De- tection of Hydrocarbon Leaks Symbol No. 2988 L.F. Donaghey, Chevron Research Co., Richmond, California Containment and Removal of Fuel Oil from Groundwater Beneath a Densely Populated Housing Development Joseph T. McNally, Craig G. Robertson, Ned E. Wehler, R.E. Wright Associates, Inc., SOUND-POWERED Middletown, Pennsylvania TELEPHONE North La Crosse Underground Fuel Oil CM JACK BOX Spill Brad Erikson, Wisconsin Department of Nat- G15A/B/C ural Resources, La Crosse, Wisconsin Case Study—Identification and Initial Re- SOUND-POWERED covery of Jet A Fuel Underlying an Airport TELEPHONE Tank Farm HANDSET Kenneth M. Ries, The Greyhound Corpora- tion, Phoenix, Arizona H203/U Investigation and Cleanup of Fuel Tank Leaks in the San Francisco Bay Area—A Regulatory Strategy SOUND-POWERED Don M. Eisenberg, Adam W. Olivieri, Peter TELEPHONE PLUG W. Johnson, California Regional Water Qual- H39A ity Control Board, Oakland, California

10:30 a.m. San Diego Room ! Session C: Case Histories Chairman: Robert J. Meyers, Exxon Shipping Company, Houston, Texas HEAD-CHEST SET ' SOUND-POWERED Vice Chairman: A.C. Cormack, Petro-Cana- STOWAGE BOX HEAD-CHEST SOUND-POWERED da, Don Mills, Canada HANDSET HOLDER TELEPHONE JACK Symbol No. 2924.1 H200/U The Grounding of the M/T Tifoso, 1983: A (1 to 6 Compartments) H202/U Z33A/B H27A Test of Bermuda's Contingency Plan I Anthony H. Knap, Thomas D. Sleeter, Ber- muda Biological Station, Ferry Reach, Ber- muda; Idwal Wyn Hughes, Department of I Agriculture and Fisheries, Botanical Gard- ens, Bermuda Case History of a South Holland Oil Spill HORNS & SIRENS Antonius M. Kleij, Jozef M. Gubbens, Office IC/H1S4 of Regulations for Soil Protection and Waste (Other types available) Management, The Hague, The Netherlands The Katina Oil Spill 1982—Combatting Op- ALARM BELLS eration at Sea & BUZZERS i W. Koops, Rijkswaterstaat. North Sea Direc- IC/B2S4 torate, Holland; F.J. Sanders, Rijkswater- (Other types available) staat, South-Holland Directorate, Holland; i J.M. Gubbens, Provincial Governments of South Holland, Holland The Tanker Assimi—A Case History Terence M. Hayes, International Maritime Organization, London, England, UK HOSE McCANN Management of the Uniacke G-72 Incident TELEPHONE CO., INC. 9 § S.D. Gill, Canada Oil and Gas Lands Admin- istration, Ottawa, Canada; C.A. Bonke, Shell 9 SMITH STREET • ENGLEW00D • NEW JERSEY 07631 Canada Resources, Calgary, Canada; J. Car- PHONE 201-567-2030 • CABLE ADDRESS: H0SETELC0 • TELEX NO 642837 ter, Martec Ltd., Halifax, Canada Ovi'o ORIGINATORS AND PIONEERS OF SOUND POWERED TELEPHONES FOR MARINE USE Circle 299 on Reader Service Card 32 34 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News search Planning Institute, Columbia, South R.H. Goodman, J.W. Morrison, Esso Re- 3:30 p.m. San Gabriel Room 12:00 Noon sources Canada Limited, Calgary, Canada Carolina; Paul D. Boehm, Battelle New Eng- Sacramento/San Francisco Rooms Early Experiences With a Single-Vessel Off- Session G: Fate and Effects-ll land Marine Research Laboratory, Duxbury, shore Spill Cleanup for Offshore Spill Massachusetts Luncheon Cleanup Freshwater Oil Spill Considerations: Pro- William J. Dalton, Offshore Devices, Inc., Chairman: Charles Sieber, U.S. Coast Guard. tection and Cleanup Peabody, Massachusetts; A.J. Heikamp, Jr., Washington, D.C. Bart J. Baca, Charles D. Getter, Research Kenneth Biglane (U.S. Environmental Loop, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana Vice Chairman: Thomas Allen, Halliburton Planning Institute, Inc., Columbia, South Protection Agency), the former Special Skimmer for Subsurface Oil Re- Services, Duncan, Oklahoma Carolina; June Lindstedt-Siva, Atlantic Rich- National Response Team Chairman covery Effects of Petroleum on Algal Blooms in field Company, Los Angeles, California Roy W. Hann, Jr., Texas A&M University, Lake Maracaibo Mangroves Leaf Tissue Sodium and Potas- sium Ion Concentrations as Sublethal Indi- 2:00 p.m. San Diego Room College Station, Texas; Paul L. Malter, Hen- Gustavo Parra-Pardi, Emery A. Sutton, ES- ningson, Durham, & Richardson, Austin, CAM, Caracas, Venezuela; Nelson E. Rin- cators of Oil Stress in Mangrove Trees Underground Spills Texas con, Petroleos de Venezuela, Caracas, Ven- D.S. Page, E.S. Gilfillan, J.C. Foster, J.R. (A Panel Discussion) Fiber-Optical Measurement of Mechanical- ezuela Hotham, L. Gonzales, Bowdoin College Ma- ly and Chemically Dispersed Oil in Water Partitioning of Oil in Nearshore and Surf rine Research Laboratory, Brunswick, Jan Nilsen, Norwegian Hydrodynamic Labo- Zone Areas Maine Chairman: Dr. Gerald Bresnick, Standard Oil ratories, Trondheim, Norway Erich R. Gundlach, Timothy W. Kana, Re- (continued on page 34) Company (Indiana), Chicago, Illinois Panel Members: Penelope Hansen, U.S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency, Washington, D.C. Robert McVety, Florida Department of Envi- ronmental Resources, Tallahassee, Florida David Conway, American Petroleum Insti- Photo, courtesy of tute (Marathon Oil Company), Denver, Peterson Builders Inc. Colorado Dr. Larry Canter, University of Oklahoma, Nor man, Oklahoma David Miller, Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Michigan-Jastram Thrusters Syosset, New York Michigan^lmrnm are delivered with the gearcase and propeller completely installed. 2:00 p.m. Santa Anita Room To further ease installation, bowrffl Michigan-Jastram Bow Thrusters Session D: Equipment-ll can be delivered with full length tunnels. Once installed in the Chairman: John Riley, U.S. Environmental thrusters: hull, elemental connections to Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Vice Chairman: Kenneth M. Meikle, Environ- the thruster's prime mover com- mental Protection Service, Ottawa, Cana- pletes installation. The bow da thruster gear and propeller can Simulation Tests of Portable Oil Booms in The be removed for service within Broken Ice the tunnel. Isao Suzuki, Yoshlhisa Tsukino, Masamitsu Yanagisawa, Institute of Ocean Environmen- state of Whether your ship is Because few companies can offer tal Technology, Ibaraki, Japan. the expertise of our technical and Ohmsett Tests of a Rope Mop Skimmer in running at slow speed, Ice Infested Waters with minimal rudder manufacturing staff, or a more J.S. Shum, M. Borst, Mason & Hanger-Silas the art. response; being han- efficient distribution and service Mason Co., Inc., Leornardo, New Jersey dled by a tug-boat; or network, shouldn't your most Ohmsett Tests of Toscon Weir Skimmer logical choice for the ultimate in and Gravity Differential Separator maintaining its station, Donald C. Gates, Kevin M. Corradino, Ma- generating transverse maneuverability systems be a son & Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Leonar- thrust helps to attain Michigan-Jastram Bow Thruster? do, New Jersey maximum maneu- We think so, too. Standardizing Boom Test Procedures verability. Therefore, M. Borst, H.W. Lichte, Mason & Hanger- Maximum maneuverability and Silas Mason Co., Inc., Leonardo, New Jer- operational efficiency translates for optimum safety and sey directly into increased profitabil- handling capability, Design Considerations for a Large Sweep ity. That's why—especially in Michigan-Jastram Bow Width Skimming System Thrusters are a sound, Marshall J. Crocker, Halliburton Services, today's economic and fuel con- Duncan, Oklahoma scious times—it's important for logical investment. Michigan-Jastram gears meet all you to rely on the proven perfor- customer and classification 2:00 p.m. San Gabriel Room mance and dependability of society Michigan-Jastram Bow Thrusters. requirements. Session E: Fate and Effects I X Chairman: George Kinter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rock- ville, Maryland Vice Chairman: Richard Griffiths, U.S. Envi- For information regarding ronmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey Michigan-Jastram systems, Effects of Oil and Chemically Dispersed Oil please call: 1 616 452-6941, in Sediments on Clams Telex: 6877077 MIMOT UW, Jack W. Anderson, Steven L. Kiesser, Den- or write: Michigan-Jastram, nis L. McQuerry, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Battelle, Sequim, Washington 1501 Buchanan Ave., S.W., Seasonal Response of Spartina Alterniflora Grand Rapids, Ml 49507. to Oil Steven K. Alexander, James W. Webb, Jr., Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galves- ton, Texas Factors Affecting the Persistence of Stranded Oil—An Example From the Low Michigan Energy Coasts Edward H. 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3:30 p.m. Santa Anita Room Session F: Equipment III

Chairman: J. Stephen Dorrler, U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey Vice Chairman: Dr. Gerd Kleineberg, U.S. Coast Guard, Groton, Connecticut A Simple Remote Sensing System for the Detection of Oil

Circle 303 on Reader Service Card Vice Chairman: Ann Hayward Rooney, Scien- taing, C. Gatellier, Institut Francais du Pe- Oil Spill Conference tific Environmental Associates, Inc., Vir- trole, Cedex, France 2:00 p.m. San Gabriel Room ginia Beach, Virginia A New Approach in Enhanced Biodegrada- Session O: Dispersants III (continued from page 33) Federal Region II—Contingency Planning tion of Spilled Oil: Development of an Oil for a Dispersant Decision Process Dispersant Containing Oleophilic Nu- 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Foyer Lieutenant (J.G.) Robert F. Corbin, U.S. trients Chairman: Rawley Jenkins, British Petro- Coast Guard, Governors Island, New York: Robert D.E. Bronchart, Jan Cadron, Alain Wednesday Poster Session leum International Limited, London, Eng- Gary L. Ott, NOAA Scientific Support Coor- Charlier, Alain Gillot, Willy Verstraete, La- land, UK dinator, Governors Island, New York bonfina, Bruxelles, Belgium Dispersants: Comparison of Laboratory Vice Chairman: Dr. Gordon Lindblom, Exxon Chairman: John S. Farlow, U.S. Environmen- Tests and Field Trials with Practical Experi- Chemical Company, Houston, Texas tal Protection Agency, Edison, New Jer- Dispersant Tests in a Wave Basin ence at Spills 10:30 a.m. San Diego Room sey J.A. Nichols, H.D. Parker, International M.R. MacNeill, R.H. Goodman, J.B. Bodeux, Vice Chairman: H.W. Lichte, Mason & Hang- Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Lim- Session M: Contingency Planning II K.E. Corry, B.A. Paddison, Esso Resources er-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Leonardo, New ited, London, England UK Canada Limited, Calgary, Canada Jersey Advance Planning for Dispersant Use/Non Aerial Application of Dispersants-Compari- 9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. The Use of Large Use Chairman: Harald Celius, Continental Shelf son of Slick Behaviour of Chemically Treated Versus Non-Treated Spills Scale Outdoor Marine Model Ecosystems to J.P. Fraser, Shell Oil Company, Houston, Institute, Trondheim, Norway Rainer G. Lichtenthaler, Per S. Daling, Cen- Assess the Fate & Effects of Crude Oil and Texas Vice Chairman: Dr. Jack Gould, American Dispersant Treated Crude Oil Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C. tral Institute for Industrial Research, Oslo, J. Kuiper, Division of Technology for Society Accidental Marine Oil Pollution: French Norway TNO, Den Helder, The Netherlands 9:00 a.m. San Diego Room Policy and Response Halifax '83: Sea Trial of Oil Spill Dispersant 9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Large Scale Contin- Capitaine de Vasseau Alain Beraud, Jean- Concentrates uous Flow Exposure System for Studying Session J: Contingency Planning-I Claude Sainlos, Mission Interministerielle S.D. Gill, Canada Oil and Gas Lands Admin- the Fate & Effects of Chemically and Physi- de la Mer Paris, France istration, Ottawa, Canada; R.H. Goodman, cally Dispersed Oil on Benthic Communi- Offshore Oil Production in the Baltic Sea: A Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Calgary, Can- ties Chairman: Alexander Morozov, International Coastal Sensitivity Study ada; J. Swiss, Dome Petroleum Canada, Cal- Robert S. Carr, Jerry M. Neff, Paul D. Maritime Organization, London, England, Caroline L.F. Webb,Texaco Technologie Eu- gary, Canada Boehm, Battelle, Duxbury, Massachusetts UK ropa GMBH, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Vice Chairman: E.D. Parker, Marathon Oil 10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Experimental Long Germany 3:30 p.m. Santa Anita Room Term Oil Exposure on Rocky Shore Meso- Company, Houston, Texas Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Computerized cosms An Environmental Assessment and Oil Spill Oil Spill Contingency Plan Session P: Prevention II Torgier Bakke, Kai Sorensen, Norwegian Response Plan for the Humber Estuary John J. Gallagher, Spill Control Analysts Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, (UK) Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut; A.J. Hei- Norway Jane F. Appelbee, Institute of Offshore Engi- kamp, Loop, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana Chairman: Captain George F. Ireland, U.S. 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tropical Oil Pollu- neering, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Containment Strategies for Marine Oil Coast Guard, Boston, Massachusetts tion Investigations in Coastal Systems Integrated Plans for Integrating Dispersant Spills in Nearshore Waters Vice Chairman: Leon Kazmierczak, Sun Oil (TROPICS) Use in California E.H. Owens, Woodward-Clyde Oceaneering, Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania Charles D. Getter, Bart J. Baca, Thomas G. Robert Pavia, National Oceanic and Atmo- Scotland, UK; H.H. Roberts, S.P. Murray, GAOCMAO—Industry's Approach to Co- Ballou, Melvin S. Brown, Research Planning sphere Administration, Seattle, Washington; Coastal Studies Institute LSU, Baton Rouge, operative Spill Response in The Arabian Institute, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina; Commander Lindon A. Onstad, U.S. Coast Louisiana; C.R. Foget, Woodward-Clyde Gulf Anthony H. Knap, Richard E. Dodge, Thom- Guard, Long Beach, California Consultants, Walnut Creek, California P. Bernard Ryan, Gulf Area Oil Companies as D. Sleeter, Bermuda Biological Station Marine Pollution Contingency Planning- Mutual Aid Organization, Bahrain for Research, Inc., Ferry Reach, Bermuda Recent Changes in the UK Organization Oil Spill Pollution—The North Sea Experi- 11:15 a.m.-12 Noon Review and Evalua- Rear Admiral Michael L. Stacey, C.B., De- 12:00 Noon Exhibit Hall ence of Cooperative Measures partment of Trade, London, England, UK Jonathan Side, Charles Herd, Wells Grogan, tion of Leak Detection Methods for Under- No-Host Luncheon ground Storage Tanks The Value of Resource Protection Plans Institute of Offshore Engineering Heriot- Shahzad Niaki, John Broscious, IT Corpora- Under Actual Oil Spill Situations Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK tion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G. Bruce Sutherland, Oregon Department Natural Resource Protection in California 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. STOPOL: A Recovery of Environment Quality, Portland. Oregon Captain Edward A. Simons, California De- partment of Fish and Game, Sacramento, Unit Suited to Explorations and Production 2:00 p.m. San Diego Room Operations California Michael Angeles, Societe Nationale Elf Aqui- 10:30 a.m. Santa Anita Room Damage Assessment (A Panel Discussion) taine, Pau, France; Maurice Cessou, Institut Session K: Cleanup Operations II 3:30 p.m. San Gabriel Room Francais du Petrole, Vernaison, France; Al- ain Debry, Total-Compagnie Francaise des Session O: Modeling/Mapping Petroles, France Chairman: Captain James L. McDonald, U S Chairman: Robert Landers, U.S. Environ- 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Design Improve- Coast Guard, Governors Island, New mental Protection Agency, Washington, Chairman: Sharon 0. Hillman, Sohio Alaska ments in a Sonic Burner for the in-Situ York D.C. Combustion of Oil Spills Vice Chairman: Kenneth Biglane, Environ- Petroleum Company, Anchorage, Alaska Vice Chairman: Dr. Edward Gilfillan, Bowdoin mental Consultant, Washington, D.C. Vice Chairman: Dr Harold Weiss, Texaco, John N. Koblanski, Ocean Ecology Ltd.. College, Brunswick, Maine Vancouver, British Columbia Panel Members: Inc., Beacon, New York Recovery of Viscous Emulsions From a Mary Walker, U.S. Department of Interior. North Aleutian Shelf Sea Otters and Their 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Automatic Sample Firm Sandy Beach Taking Oil Tracker Buoy Washington, D.C. Vulnerability to Oil P.R. Morris, B.W.J. Lynch, J.F. Nightingale, John Robinson, National Oceanic and Robert L. Cimberg, VTN Oregon, Wilsonville, Karl Dieztel, Aquaphysik, Krefeld, West Ger- D.H. Thomas, Warren Spring Laboratory. many Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Wash- Oregon; Daniel P. Costa, Long Marine Labo- Hertfordshire, England, UK ington ratory University of California, Santa Cruz, 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Cleaning Rocks and Assessment of Three Surface Collecting Coastal Structures Dennis Lundblad, Washington Department California Agents During Temperate and Arctic Con- of Ecology, Olympia, Washington Scientific Response to the Blue Magpie J. Quinquis, C. Auger, J. Croquette, CEDRE. ditions Cedex, France; C. Bocard, G. Castaing, Dr. Ruthann Corwin, Oceanic Society—San Spill Pamela Pope, Sohio Alaska Petroleum Com- Francisco Chapter, San Francisco, Califor- Robert Pavia, D.L. Payton, J.A. Gait, Nation- Institut Francais du Petrole. Cedex, France; pany, Anchorage, Alaska; Al Allen, Spiltec, P. Lassus, IFREMER, Paris, France nia al Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Anchorage, Alaska; William G. Nelson, Uni- Dr. Edward Yang, Battelle Memorial Insti- Seattle, Washington 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. The Oil Spill Slide versity of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska Rule to Predict the Fate of an Oil Spill tute, Washington, D.C. Sensitivity Mapping: An Aid to Contingency A Computerized "Information System on William Ross, U.S. Environmental Protec- Planning on Southern African Shores Wierd Koops, Rikjswaterstaat North Sea Di- Crude Oils" rectorate, Rijjkswijk, The Netherlands tion Agency, Washington, D.C. Lynette Frances Jackson, Steven Richard Michael and Hildegard Krutz, Institute for Dr. James P. Marum, American Petroleum Lipschitz, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Water Research, Dortmund, Federal Repub- Institute (Mobil Oil Corporation), Princeton. Roggebaai, Republic of South Africa lic of Germany 9:00 a.m. Santa Anita Room New Jersey Resource Mapping and Contingency Plan- Marshland Rebuilding Techniques with ning PTP Pipeline Facilities, Panama Session H: Cleanup Operations I Spartina Alterniflora After Singular Sea- Erich R. Gundlach, Research Planning Insti- sonal Oil Spills 2:00 p.m. Santa Anita Room tute, Columbia, South Carolina; Estudios Lieutenant Dan Watton, U.S. Coast Guard, Ambientales, Panama; Geoffrey Moss, Pe- Chairman: William C. Park III, Mobil Oil Cor- Boston, Massachusetts Session N: Prevention I troTerminal de Panama; John Janssen, Fair- poration, New York, New York banks, Alaska Vice Chairman: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Real Time Application of an Oil Spill Motion 10:30 a.m. San Gabriel Room Mark Torres, U.S. Coast Guard, Washing- Chairman: John Archer, International Tank- Prediction System ton, DC Session L: Dispersants II er Owners Pollution Federation Ltd., Lon- V.R. Neralla, S. Venkatesh, Atmospheric En- Innovative Response Techniques for Major don, England, UK vironment Service, Ontario, Canada River Systems Vice Chairman: Edward Tennyson, Minerals Oil Spill Modeling—A Tool for Clean-Up Andrew R. Teal, Esso Resources Canada Chairman: Rear Admiral Michael L. Stacey, Management Service, Reston, Virginia Operations Limited, Calgary, Canada C.B., Department of Trade. London, Eng- A Case History Illustration of EPA's Region Dorte Rasmussen, VKI Water Quality Insti- Trends in Stranded Tanker Salvage land, UK VI Spill, Prevention, Control and Counter tute, Horsholm, Denmark Lieutenant Commander John S. Clay, U.S. Vice Chairman: L. Michael Flaherty, U S Measures Program Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. Environmental Protection Agency, Wash- Gerald L. Almquist, Roy F. Weston, Inc.. First German Oil Spill Handbook for Ham- Thursday, February 28 ington, D.C. Dallas. Texas; Robert G. Forrest, Charles A. burg The Significance of Dispersed Oil Droplet Gazda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agen- 9:00 a.m. Catalina Ballroom Dirk-Uwe Spengler, Environmental Branch Size in Determining Dispersant Effective- cy, Dallas, Texas Amt Fur Umweltschutz, Hamburg, Germa- ness Under Various Conditions Protection of the Martine Environment Tank Vessel Puerto Rican Incident ny A Lewis, D.C. Byford, P.R. Laskey, British from Hydrocarbon Pollution—An Inte- (A Panel Discussion) A Northern Idaho Gasoline Spill and Clean- Petroleum Company Limited, Middlesex, grated Planning Approach for Oil Termi- up Using Streambed Agitation England, UK nals Chairman: Rear Admiral Sidney A. Wallace, Nathan A. Graves, Kennedy/Jenks Engi- The Effect of Crude Oil Composition on Dis- Alan Sann, Edward C. Wayment, SANTOS U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), Chairman, neers, Tacoma, Washington persant Performance Limited, Adelaide, South Australia Marine Ecology Committee, Maritime Law Gerald P. Canevari, Exxon Research and Monitoring an Oil Spill Experiment with the Association of the United States, Wash- Engineering Company, Florham Park. New Swedish Maritime Surveillance Systems ington, D.C. 9:00 a.m. San Gabriel Room Jersey Olov Fast, Swedish Space Corporation, Sol- Panel Members: Session I: Dispersants I Recent Advances on Dispersant Effective- na, Sweden Jack R. Mortenson, Clean Bay, Concord, ness Evaluation: Experimental and Field Approaches to Oil Spill Risk Assessment for California Aspects Marine Vessel Operations Dr. Jerry Gait, National Oceanic and Atmo- Chairman: Bruce Blanchard, Department of J.P. Desmarquest, J. Croquett, F. Merlin, Louis J. Painter, Donald R. Haley, Chevron spheric Administration, Seattle, Washing- Interior, Washington, D.C. CEDRE. Cedex. France; C. Bocard, G. Cas- Research Company, Richmond, Virginia ton

34 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Captain Kenneth Bishop, U.S. Coast Guard, Greenwich, Connecticut Vice Chairman: Eleanor Swett, Offshore De- Alameda, California 10:30 a.m. Santa Anita Room A Review of Federal and State Law Concern- vices, Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts ing Reportable Discharges of Oil Enhanced Biodegradation of Oil Edward Simmons, California Department of Session U: Economic and Legal II Fish and Game, Sacramento, California David A. Bruce, Gary A. Yoshioka, Alison Gerd Halmo, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway Captain Charles Glass, U.S. Coast Guard, Condie, ICF Inc., Washington, D.C. Field and Laboratory Studies on the Toxici- ties of Oils to Mangroves Alameda, California Chairman: Marc Shaye, Spill Control Associa- Legal Contingency Planning for Oil Spills Alice Berkner, Bird Rescue Research Cen- Douglas K. Mertzel, State of Alaska, Juneau, Lai Hoi Chaw, Feng Meow-Chan, Universiti tion of America, Southfield, Michigan Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia ter, Berkley, California Vice Chairman: Ronald C. Denoville, Craw- Alaska; James S. Mattson, Key Largo, Flori- da The Effects of Chemically and Physically ford and Company, Atlanta, Georgia Dispersed Oil on the Brain Coral—Diplora An Analysis of Oil Spills During Transport 9:00 a.m. Santa Anita Room Strigosa (DANA), A Summary Robert A. Walter, Ronald C. DiGregorio, 10:30 a.m. San Gabriel Room Anthony H. Knap, Sheila C. Wyers, Richard Session R: Economic and Legal I U.S. Department of Transportation, Cam- E. Dodge, Thomas D. Sleeter, Harold R. bridge, Massachusetts; K. Jack Kooyoom- Session V: Laboratory Tests II Frith, S. Robertson Smith, Clayton B. Cook, jian, Terry L. Eby, U.S. Environmental Pro- Bermuda Biological Station for Research Chairman: Timothy Fields, Jr., U.S. Environ- tection Agency, Washington, D.C. Inc., Ferry Reach, Bermuda mental Protection Agency, Washington, The Responsibilities of Underwriters in Cas- Chairman: Conrad Kleveno, U.S. Environ- D.C. ualties Threatening Oil Spillage mental Protection Agency, Washington, (continued on page 37) Vice Chairman: Gerard P. Canevari, Exxon J.J. Gallagher, Lamorte Burns & Co., Inc., D.C. Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, New Jersey Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 Yoshio Sasamura, International Maritime Speedglas Organization, London, England, UK Tanio Spill—A Case History Illustrating the Welding Filter Goes Work of the International Oil Pollution IF YOU Compensation Fund from... Mans Jacobsson, International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund, London, England, UK ARE DEALING Patterns and Trends in Reported Small Oil Spills Gary A. Yoshioka, Andrew J. Franzoni, ICF LIGHT iINn SHIPPINunirriiiwG Inc., Washington, D.C.; K. Jack Kooyoom- jian, Terry L. Eby, U.S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency, Washington, D.C.; Lieuten- TO W1 APE A PART ant Glenn A. Wiltshire, U.S. Coast Guard, WW Si JF% • I Washington, D.C. Developing Marine Pollution Response Ca- pability in the Wider Caribbean Region DARK Lieutenant James D. Spitzer, U.S. Coast OF YOUR Guard, International Maritime Organization, Santurce, Puerto Rico IN 9:00 a.m. San Gabriel Room 1/100 Session S: Laboratory Tests I

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Columbia, Session X: Training 10:30 a.m. San Diego Room Island, Kingston, Rhode Island South Carolina Session W: Experimental Spills II Comparative Fate of Chemically Dispersed and Untreated Oil in the Arctic: Baffin Chairman: William Leek, Chevron USA, Inc., Island Oil Spill Studies 1980-1983 12:00 Noon Sacramento San Francisco, California Chairman: Dr June Lindstedt-Siva, Atlantic Paul D. Boehm, William Steinhauer, Adolfo San Francisco Rooms Vice Chairman: Lieutenant Commander Edward Requejo, Donald Cobb, Suzanne Duffy, and G. Rosenberg, U.S. Coast Guard, York- Richfield Company, Los Angeles, Califor- LUNCHEON nia John Brown, Battelle New England Marine town, Virginia Vice Chairman: Patrick O'Brien, Chevron Research Laboratory, Duxbury, Massachu- Results of a Full-Scait surprise Test of USA, Inc., San Francisco, California setts Sun's Major Spill Response Plan Dr. Reinhard H. Ganten, Leon J. 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36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News AWO . sm.

FAIRNESS, SIMPLICITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Joseph Farrell, President The American Waterways Operators, Inc.

Recently, then Secretary of the gress, bills have already been intro- on Capitol Hill will center on the Proponents of these taxes, which Treasury Donald T. Regan reduced, or will shortly be introduced, strength of the postions of those were exhorbitant considering the leased for public scrutiny the Trea- which essentially restate the pro- who hold that higher user taxes are real financial condition of the truck- sury Department's report to the posals contained in initiatives which an appropriate vehicle of debt ing industry at that time, initially President proposing "tax reform for were considered in the 98th Con- retirement as well as a trumped up turned a deaf ear to the screams of fairness, simplicity and economic gress. safeguard against pork barrel boon- outrage which emanated from the growth." I know that the particulars of doggles, pitted against those who organized trucking lobby in re- I doubt that any individual would these bills, which essentially pro- argue that our industry's activities sponse to the proposed tax in- quibble with the objectives set forth pose once again initiatives which are in the national interest with a crease. in the title of Secretary Regan's were ultimately unsuccessful in the national beneficiary/constituent After all the applause had died report, which examines, in some 700 previous session, are well known to base, and that it is inappropriate to down, somewhat more sober ele- pages, the present tax system, and members of the transportation fra- add further user taxes onto the ments in the Administration and in makes sweeping recommendations ternity. The rather more philosoph- already overburdened shoulders of the Congress began to look at the for change in that system to further ical questions which underlie both such industries as the commercial real condition of the trucking indus- those admirable goals. the Administration's position on the water carriers. Who will win this try as opposed to its outdated repu- Fairness, simplicity and economic matter of user fees and the majority debate is uncertain. tation as a bloated, protected spe- growth are indisputably laudable congressional position on the sub- What is quite certain—indeed un- cial interest. These more sober ele- aims, and the concept of a tax sys- ject, which differ markedly, deserve equivocal—is that the treatment ments rather quickly came to real- tem based upon these principles our careful attention. that the various segments of the ize—ex post facto—that the fat cut would seem to have near universal Here the questions of fairness and transportation community receive, by the truck tax bill was not fat or appeal. intent ought most appropriately to and have come to expect, from the excess at all, but rather vital flesh It is important to question just be raised. Specifically, what exactly federal government is neither fair, and lifeblood. exactly what Secretary Regan is the intent of the higher user fee simple nor conducive to the promo- The trucking companies were be- means by this high-minded docu- proponents, and is the philosophical tion of economic growth. There is no ing hit at just the wrong time. The ment; and, perhaps more signifi- premise upon which their intentions debating that fact. Motor Carrier Act of 1980 had de- cantly, why has this document not rest both fair and sound? In order to Consider the case of the airline regulated the trucking industry and been publicly and ardently em- reach an informed conclusion about industry. In that industry there is a this deregulation wreaked bloody braced by members of Secretary this question, it is worthwhile to user tax. But airline user taxes take havoc on the motor carrier commu- Regan's own party and Adminis- look at the higher user fee propo- the form of a direct tax on the real nity. Whatever one might think tration, and particularly by the Sec- nents and to examine their argu- user of airline services—the custom- about the philosophical efficacy of retary's previously friendly backers ments. er. The airline user tax manifests deregulation, there is no question in big-business. But first, let us have a look at our- itself as a tax on individual tickets. that an industry, regulated by gov- I would like to speculate on up- selves—to clarify just who the com- It is a tax which is inescapable—all ernment from it's infancy, suddenly coming legislation in the 99th Con- mercial water carriers are, and to direct, or real, users of the service thrust into a "free market" environ- gress affecting improvements to the define exactly our mission for the provided must pay this tax. ment is going to suffer considerable inland waterway system and the reader. Throughout the forthcoming The federal government softened dislocation in transition. This cer- financing of those improvements, congressional debate, it is impera- the blow greatly in extracting user tainly happened to the truckers. and to examine the merits of such tive to remember that the commer- taxes from the airline industry by What also happened to the truckers legislation. cial water carriers are, collectively, insuring that these taxes could be at precisely the same time was a I cite Secretary Regan's tax re- far more than merely a group of directly passed along to the consum- full-blown recession. Products were form proposal at the outset to un- business enterprises dedicated sole- er. It seems only fair to expect the not moving and as a consequence, derscore what I believe to the ly to generating profits for the prin- federal government to extend a sim- trucks were not rolling. premier issue regarding the taxation cipals who control them. It is impor- ilar treatment to our industry. The Eventually, responsible people in process generally, and the issue of tant to recognize that we serve the user taxes we now pay in the reality government looked at their handi- proposed higher waterway user fees nation, at the same time we serve of today's marketplace cannot be work and realized that they had in particular. That issue is fairness. our own commercial interests. That directly passed along to our custom- made a very grievous error, and res- But first, the upcoming battle is true of all the transportation ers. The reality of overcapacity and cinded a fair amount of the tax. over increasing user fees to finance modes. We sell a service, not a prod- underutilizations of the waterway Why is a similar courtesy not ex- necessary improvements to the na- uct. system serve to insure that our car- tended to the inland water carrier tion's waterway system will be And, beyond merely the commer- riers must absorb the cost of higher industry? Rather than taking a re- fought on much the same turf, will cial prosperity made possible by our user taxes themselves. sponsible and reasoned look at the feature pretty much the same prin- work, please consider the vital link Yet, in considering still higher economic plight of the water carrier cipals, and will center on essentially the waterway industry has always user taxes on the inland water car- industry in the course of delibera- the same issues in the 99th Congress played in the movement of arma- rier industry, nobody in government tions about the efficacy of user as was the case in the 98th Con- ment and materiel in time of emer- seems the slightest concerned with taxes, some elements in government gress. gency and international conflict. In the simple fact that for us these propose still higher taxes on our The Administration has not pro- addition, our rivers and harbors are taxes are not recoverable, we must industry at a time when we are in an vided us with its specific proposals national treasures. They need main- absorb them—and we simply can't economic predicament at least anal- regarding the financing of inland tenance and repair. The men and afford it. agous—really far worse—than our waterway improvement projects as women who work the rivers and Consider also the case of the brothers in the airline and trucking this is written. But it is a relatively man the harbors work to enhance trucking industry. A few years ago, industries. risk-free conjecture that the Admin- this treasure. That fact needs recog- members of the Administration Proponents of higher user taxes istration will aggressively seek new nition. took a look around for some revenue on our industry must explain why and higher user fees from the water Despite all this, there are those enhancements—called "taxes" by similar consideration is not given to carriers to fund any improvements who argue that we—the commercial most folks—and hit upon the idea of our economic condition when the when it finally does deliver a budget navigation industry—should pay for levying a huge user tax on the truck- government considers higher user to the 99th Congress. In the Con- all needed repair, expansion, im- ing industry. This user tax was to fees as was extended to the airline provement and maintenance of the manifest itself in two forms, as a tax and trucking interests if the finan- Excerpted from a speech to the National waterway system, regardless of who on fuel and as a tax on the vehicle cial condition of those industries is Coal Association Seminar On The 99th benefits from the system, regardless itself, the truck. The tax took the pertinent to the debate over the Congress and National Transportation or regional economic sustenance, reform of the Surface Transportation advisability of extracting higher Policies on Monday, February 25, 1985, gardless of protection of life and Assistance Act which was passed by user fees from the airlines and the by Joseph Farrell, president, The Ameri- property afforded by this work. the Congress and signed into law in truckers, why is it not pertinent to can Waterways Operators, Inc. Therefore, the upcoming debate 1982. the debate over higher user taxes in

February 15, 1985 37 going fine. Things are going so well, ly, try to forget that you actually did firesale price of about 1.2 billion AWO in fact, that Conrail has emerged help raise the little railroad to man- dollars. from the protective warmth of hood—despite the fact that mother Mother government is consider- (continued from page 37) mother government's apron and— government claims full credit for ing only selected bids for baby. At our industry? The answer is that the with a little push from mom—has Conrail's performance. And make present, there are only three re- government dispenses its largesse decided to go out into the world and no mistake about it, his perform- maining bidders for Conrail: the selectively, and that is not always seek his fortune on his own. ance has been remarkable. A Marriott Corporation, the Allegany proper. The next time someone tells you straight "A" student, if you will. Corp. and the Norfolk and Southern While on the subject of govern- how much it will cost to send your Certainly baby Conrail concen- Railroad. This last bidder, the Nor- ment largesse, let us consider the children to college, remember and trated in one of the more marketa- folk and Southern Railroad is con- case of the railroad industry. Con- be thankful that you were not called ble disciplines on his way to matura- sidered by the same mother govern- sider specifically, Conrail. I am hap- upon to raise baby Conrail to his tion. So marketable is baby Conrail ment who is offering baby Conrail py to report to you that things are majority. Or perhaps more accurate- that he is now up for sale—at the for sale—different branch—as a "revenue inadequate" railroad. Mother government is really pull- ing a fast one on the American public in the whole Conrail episode. The Beware! All total federal bailout of the previously strapped railroad cost 7.2 billion underwater hull cleaning dollars—you paid. Need a What's more, last year Conrail is not genuine showed a profit of one half billion dollars. This money was not re- SCAMP hull cleaning. turned to you in consideration of the 7.2 billion dollars you earlier provided baby Conrail for his up- Allied rnARiflE CRAflE keep, maintenance and basic busi- When you're getting ready to have your hull cleaned, remem- ness education. ber: all underwater hull cleanings are not the same. Despite baby Conrail's profitabil- Builds CRANES You'll only get a genuine SCAMP hull cleaning from an authorized Butterworth SCAMP contractor. ity last year mother government from 2 to 75 Tons! Butterworth has been the world leader in marine cleaning gave our boy an allowance of 300 systems for over 50 years. We introduced SCAMP underwater hull million dollars. cleaning to ship owners and operators to begin with. And And here is the real kicker: For Butterworth is still the name that's your assurance whichever bidder ultimately is suc- of quality and dependability. cessful in obtaining baby Conrail, So, when it's time for a hull cleaning, make sure there is a bonus that in the world of you call a genuine SCAMP contractor or your local business is really too good to be- sales representative and we'll be happy to make arrangements for you worldwide. lieve. Conrail comes without liability, without debt, without obliga- tions of any kind to the purchaser. Without any program for repay- ment of your 7.2 billion dollars. BUTTERWORTH Mother government can really dole Butterworth, Inc., 3721 Lapas Drive, out the goodies when it comes to her P.O. Box 18312. Houston. TX 77223 USA. Phone: 713-644-3636 or 1-800- favorite son. 231-3628. Telex: 4620143 BTRWRTH. But enough of the saga of Conrail. 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Circle 207 on Reader Service Card February 1, 1985 39 AWO Pacific Corp., another railroad Again, no tax. Again, a substantial stand the determination of revenue judged to be revenue inadequate by rebate. inadequacy to mean an inability to (continued from page 38) the government, despite profits in Witness also Norfolk Southern make basic costs, how come these Leaving aside the acquisition and taxable years 1981-1983 of 1.5 bil- Corp. which as mentioned is one of supposedly revenue inadequate monopoly issue which is now before lion dollars, on which the company the finalists in the contest to pur- companies are at the same time so the courts, where did a revenue paid absolutely no federal income chase Conrail. Needless to belabor profitable and flush with cash that inadequate corporation get 1.06 bil- tax and yet was sent a very substan- the point—Norfolk Southern is, of they are buying barge lines, bidding lion bucks to buy another company? tial rebate check by that same gov- course, revenue inadequate. This on baby Conrail and generally be- And perhaps more pertinently, why ernment. despite profits in taxable years having like robust, healthy busi- does such a company get a rebate; Then witness the Burlington 1981-1983 of a respectable 574 mil- nesses? check from the federal government? Northern—yet another revenue in- lion dollars. A more pertinent question might Why does it pay no federal income adequate railroad with tidy profits The question one unfamiliar with be: If I correctly understand the rui- tax? in the 1981-1983 taxable period the rarified practices of government nous financial condition of the in- Consider the Santa Fe Southern amounting to 1.7 billion dollars. might ask is: If I correctly under- land barge industry, how come these companies are not, at least for a time, put behind the benevolent apron of mother government rather than made subject to still higher MariChem85 user taxes in their time of need? THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON THE Above all, where is the fairness in all MARINE TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF BULK CHEMICALS this? LONDON, JUNE 25-27, 1985 The answer is that all three questions are, while legitimate, inherent- ly naive. Jack Kennedy provided

Opening remarks from Conference Director with Experiments on efficient stripping systems for A number of formal papers will be presented the answer to all three of them at Welcome Message from Mr. C.P. Srivastava, chemical carriers consecutively without discussion. Following the once in a brief quip: "Life is unfair." Secretary-General, International Maritime H. Van't Sant. Directorate-General tor coffee break, the Chairman will initiate a discussion Organization, London Environmental Control & C. Van Dam, session in which the presenters of the formal papers Actually, it has taken 20 years for Directorate-General of Marine Affairs, Rijswijk, will be joined on the platform by a number of other another Harvard Man—this one a Session 1 Netherlands Lank Container specialists. The formal papers are listed below in order of presentation. Republican—Donald T. Regan, LEGISLATION AND REGULATION STWC (1978) Chemical Tanker Certificates. Onboard v. shore training to use the forum of a Cabinet-level Tank containers operated by the shipper versus Chairman: R.K. Roberts, Department of Transport, D.R. Owen, Safety Services Ltd. Sunburv on the tank container operator concept — which is office to address in a broader, more Marine Directorate, London Thames, UK the best way? philosophical sense, these same MARPOL Annex II: modifications and The economics incentive for employing high- Mrs. E. Schlund-Tiedemann, Hovers (UK) Ltd., cost crews: chemical carriers and other high questions. The Secretary of the amendments agreed since acceptance Huddersfield, Yorks.. UK technology ships could benefit most P. Bergmeijer. Head of Marine Environment Treasury calls for fairness and sim- S.S Plice, Plice & Plice. Inc.. Island Heights. N.).. Multitanks — a new ISO-compatible generation Division, Directorate General of Shipping and plicity across the board in our tax USA of intermodal tank containers: 2000-10000 litres Maritime Affairs, Rijsvvijk, The Netherlands, capacity system. This includes the transpor- Chairman: IMO BCH Working Group on The next generation of chemical tankers — are H. Gerhard. Westerwalder Eisenwerk Gerhard Implementation of Annex II to the MARPOL 73/78 they becoming too sophisticated? tation system. And that system in- GmbH. Weitefeld/Sieg. Germany FR Convention R.J. Lakev, Robert J. Lakey and Associates. Inc.. and cludes the inland water carriers. K.J. Szallai. President. Troll Tankers Inc.. USA Some aspects concerning the maintenance of tank Simplification of Procedures and Arrangements containers In a fair system, a company can- for Annex II Session 2 D. Govder, Procor Tank Container Services. T.A. Sharp, Department of Transport. Marine OPERATIONS AND SAFETY (2) not be revenue inadequate and flush Birmingham, UK Directorate, London Chairman: F.M.J. Van de Laar, Netherlands Dock with cash at the same time. In a fair Labour Inspectorate, Rotterdam Bulk liquids — the flexible alternative MARPOL Annex II — a shipping industry system, a company should not be on Practical experience with applying inert gas and D.C. Gasson, Unispeed Intermodal Ltd., perspective nitrogen inerting to chemical carriers Southampton, UK the ropes financially and yet be Speaker to be announced. International Chamber of J.D. Mazzei and R.G. Terry, Sun Refining and asked to pay still higher user taxes Shipping, London Discussion led by Session Chairman. Marketing Company. Aston, PA, USA Panel will include speakers listed above together at the same time. It's just not defen- Do Governments fulfill their part of the Operational experience with nitrogen generation with Capt. H. Wardelmann, IMO, a panellist from International maritime anti-pollution through membrane separation on a chemical sible. Sea Containers Ltd., London and others to be regulations — shipowners do tanker announced Our national leadership must rec- J.P. Page. President-Directeur General. Societe Th. Johannessen. Maritime Protection A/S. ognize the severity of our industry's Franchise de Transports Petroliers, Paris. Chairman: Kristiansand, Norwav Session 4 Intertanko Safety and Technical Committee Handling of vapours generated during TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS plight, and consider the crucial role Chairman: T.R. Farrell. Lloyd's Register of Anticipated operational problems associated transhipment of liquid bulk chemicals we play in the transportation sys- Shipping, London with applying Annex II requirements J W. Uijlenbroek. Badger B.V.. The Hague tem and the overall economy. Laws A. A. Damsteeg. Consultant. Voorschoten. Legislation and regulation developments in the Some considerations on the structure of chemical and regulations must be directed at Netherlands Netherlands: focus on air pollution carriers R.A. Hulscher, Ministry of Public Housing. Physical P.J. Latreille. Bureau Veritas. Paris protecting the public and nurturing An outline of the present situation on bulk Planning and Environment. (VROM), The Hague the industry, and not at inhibiting it chemicals transportation in domestic waters of Reclamation of chemical solvents Developments in the movement of bulk liquid Japan and implementation of MARPOL Annex M.N. Wells, London & Coastal Oil Wharves Ltd.. chemicals to and from New Zealand any further. In a study on the finan- II Canvev Island, UK P.G. Entwistle, Bulk Storage Terminals Ltd., Mount Speaker to be announced. Shipbuilding Research cial performance of 15 of the na- Maunganui, New Zealand Association of Japan, Tokyo A novel automatic level gauging system with tion's leading barge companies con- Cargo quality control — the role of the cargo very accurate measurements ducted by Arthur Andersen & Co., A comparative study of multi-national surveyor A. Eain, Autronica A/S. Trondheim, Norway regulation of the maritime transport of bulk J. Vermeiren, SGS, Geneva the combined revenue declines were chemicals Microcomputer technology for optimisation of Quality and quantity inspection — a chief R.L. Brown Jr.. Riddell. Williams. Bullitt and chemical tanker management well in excess of 10 percent between officers' guide Walkinshaw. Seattle. Wash.. USA F.R. Olschlager, LGA Gastechnik GmbFI. Remagen- 1980 and 1982. From operating A.E. Percev. Caleb Brett (USA) Inc.. Essington. Rolandseck. Germanv FR PA. USA profits of about $125 million in Session 2 The determination of supply and demand for Development studies on the design of a floating 1980, the companies lost nearly $30 OPERATIONS AND SAFETY (1) chemical/parcel tanker carrying capacity in chemical cargo hose million in 1982. The losses in 1983 C. Barber. TI Flexible Tubes Ltd.. Delph, Oldham. Chairman: R.J. Lakey. Robert J. Lakey &. deepsea and/or European short sea trades R.L. Tollenaar. Maritime Research Institute. UK were in excess of $40 million, and Associates, Inc., Houston. Texas. USA Rotterdam. Netherlands In-service maintenance and handling of tank the downward trend continues. This The role of industry in developing operational Session 3 coatings and safety guidelines study focused on the major compa- P. Flartland, Sigma Coatings B.V.. Uithoorn. Capt. A. Allievi, International Chamber of TANK CONTAINERS IN THE BULK Netherlands nies, and does not address the eco- Shipping, London CHEMICALS TRADES (Workshop nomic problems faced by the small- The effects of low molecular weight cargoes The possible impact of IMO requirements and Session) upon tank coatings er companies, many of which have EEC environmental legislation upon terminal Chairman: D.C. Gasson, Technical Operations D. Banks. Camrcx Ltd.. Sunderland. UK facilities Manager, Unispeed Intermodal Ltd.. Southampton, been forced to close their doors over P.R. Cooke, Managing Director, Powell Duffrvn UK. Chairman: Association of Tank Container The organisers reserve the right to amend this programme if the past two years. Terminals Ltd., Fleet. Hants. UK Operators, UK lircuifstames so require In light of this gloomy data, it is -ADVANCE REGISTRATION up to the higher user fee proponents to explain how their proposals are We ish to make Conference Registration! s • for delegate(s) and enclose our cheque tor made payable to MariChem. Conference tee ot £277.75 per person consistent with the goals of promot- before April 22. 1985 includes £27 "5 UK VAT on taxable element. Fee covers registration, conference documentation, lunches, coffee breaks and an evening cocktail buffet ing a tax reform system predicated partv. After April 22, 1985 registration fee ts £307.25. on fairness, founded in simplicity ( omplete this form and return with remittance to and dedicated to promoting eco- Delegates who will attend (please print): MariChem Secretariat 2 Station Road nomic growth; a goal which, as- RIL kmansworth suredly, all fair minded people Name Address Herts WD3 1QP UK would agree is both desirable and T , lei: Rickmaimvorth (0923) 776363 Telex: 924312 long neglected. Name Fairness, simplicity and economic 1'itle Telephone BRITISH AIRWAYS growth. We agree with Mr. Regan,

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40 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News are still marketed under the Racal- tem can be started as a 16-inch Decca name. radar system and upgraded in stages Since acquiring Decca, several to add AC (Anti-Collision true mo- new product developments have tion) and ARPA capabilities when been underway. Beginning in 1983, needed. Because of the multiple these have been introduced at an uses of the systems, design and pro- accelerating pace. Rather than in- duction economies have resulted in troducing variations on a single a lower priced ARPA system to New Racal-Decca Problem-Solving technological theme, Racal has in- satisfy iMO minimum standards. troduced new developments in sev- This approach also gives vessel own- Electronics Unveiled eral areas, each targeted at the ers more flexibility regarding the unique needs of buyers in the mar- best time to upgrade to ARPA.

End t0d sioftvd wavqunto wts ket. Company representatives re- Racal has also introduced an inte- 6ft 3cm 9ft 3cm 12fl - 10cm port this needs-based approach has grated worldwide navigation sys- ) ( D replaced the largely technology- tem, the MNS (Marine Navigation c based approach characteristic of IT n "IT System) 2000, incorporating Decca earlier developments. Navigator, Omega, Transit Satellite In early 1983, for example, Racal Navigation and Loran C in a single tackled the classic tradeoff between low-cost unit. The system automati- price and performance in smaller cally selects the best navigation sys- commercial class and pleasure boat tem for current conditions, and can radars. By combining new design use one navigation source to update and production technologies, the and refine information from others. company was able to introduce a The navigation system interfaces line of 48-mile 5-kw radars (Models with other equipment, such as 170, 270, 370) reported to be in price ARPA systems, autopilots and posi- ranges previously populated only by tion plotters, and is designed to be shorter range 3-kw radars. As a upgraded to add the Global Posi- result, these have become attractive tioning System when it becomes op- backup radars in several commer- erational in the latter part of this cial applications. decade. For an entirely different market For large ship deep-sea applica- area, Racal introduced a new radar tions, Racal also makes ISIS (Inte- designed specifically for river opera- grated Ship Instrumentation Sys- tions. The RR1260 River Radar uses tem), an automatic monitoring and statute mile calibration, lower pow- alarm system for overall ship opera- er requirements and lower pricing to tion, and super-adaptive autopilots meet the special needs of the Ameri- that reduce fuel consumption by can river operator. selectively ignoring short term Racal has directly addressed the course deviations. Being one of the oldest names in a During the past few years, the task of creating a new daylight view- Though it's hard to predict future business doesn't prevent one com- firm has been quietly going about ing radar for commercial maritime new product developments, and pany from also being one of the the business of rejuvenating several applications. Racal's color radar— company spokesmen are under- newest. major lines of business under new called Bright Track—uses color ras- standably hesitant to comment pub- At a reception in New York City, British corporate ownership. ter video with only one target licly on unreleased products, new Racal Marine Inc. introduced sev- Decca's parent company, Racal color—the familiar amber—to sim- developments of color raster day- eral new entries in radar and naviga- Electronics Pic, acquired Decca Ltd. plify and clarify the picture. In ad- light viewing radar are expected for tion electronics, continuing a new four years ago, including part own- dition, automatic target track plot- larger commercial applications. And product thrust underway at the ership of the American company, ting gives collision avoidance infor- since one of Racal's corporate company for the past two years. The ITT-Decca Marine. Since then, mation and helps pinpoint weak tar- strengths is a service network ap- new products carry the Racal-Decca Racal has secured complete owner- gets through clutter. Since Bright proaching 1,000 locations world- brand name, one that links the long ship of the U.S. company. Racal Track was first introduced, there wide, more developments in elec- tradition of Decca with new product Electronics Pic is a multinational has been an American price reduc- tronics targeted to the needs of innovations of Racal. electronics manufacturing company tion resulting from the worldwide worldwide big ship operators can be The past few decades of maritime headquartered near London, and is strength of the U.S. dollar. expected. history have been fundamentally in- one of the largest makers of non- Racal has also used technological Complete, full-color product liter- fluenced by the huge impact of navi- military marine electronics in the advances to attack the unique busi- ature is available, at no cost, for gation electronics, especially radar world. ness problems of ARPA systems each of the new units described in and positioning systems. A key fig- Reflecting the effect of the Racal that are becoming mandatory for this article. For free copies, ure in this history has been Decca, involvement in Decca operations, 10,000+ ton ships over the next one of the old British names in the U.S. company was recently re- four years. Known as Master Ra- Circle 17 on Reader Service Card radar. named Racal Marine Inc. Products dars, the modular design radar sys- Racal Marine senior management introduce new radars and navigation electronics at New Racal Decca River Radar (photo-center) is designed and optimized for York reception (L to R): Bob Burns, executive vice president, sales and marketing; Eric river operations only. Bright Track radar (photo-right) has color raster video Tyler, president; David Peacock, chairman of the board, Racal Marine Ltd; David Paculau- for full daylight viewing, bo, deputy managing director, Racal Marine Radar Ltd.

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Each cargo tank is fitted with a branes to function at maximum lev- Thune Eureka deepwell pump. For el are included. cargo heating, 18 Sunrod heaters are The SweetWater 400 unit will be installed on the main deck. One installed in a converted Islandic Maritime Protection inert gas gen- trawler recently used for oil pollu- erator is installed in a deckhouse tion control. It will be reconditioned aft. The generator has a capacity of to meet Lloyd's standards of an Ice 3,300 cubic meters per hour with a Class III vessel for this expedition. maximum pressure of 0.2 bar. For further information and a free Despite being a ship less than 150 SweetWater brochure, meters (492 feet) and of less than 20,000 dwt, the design of the Tavi Circle 12 on Reader Service Card incorporates some of the more severe requirements applicable to larger vessels. These include damage stability, segregated ballast water tanks, crude oil washing, and the inert gas system. Wartsila Delivers Combination Second Marginal Oilfield Conference Set For x SweetWater RO Unit Tanker Tavi' To Neste Oy Selected For Antarctic April 11-12 In London

The Turku shipyard of Oy Wart- coupled through a reduction gear to Expedition By British The Marginal Oilfield Devel- sila Ab recently completed the a KaMeWa controllable-pitch pro- opment and Tanker Conversion 19,999-dwt crude oil/chemical/ peller. The engine has a maximum Peter A. Malcolm, Marine Co- Conference organized by Lome & products tanker Tavi (shown continuous output of 9,776 bhp at ordinator of "In the Footsteps of MacLean Marine of Herts, England, above), first of two ordered by Neste 400 rpm. The ship is also fitted with Scott," a British expedition to the will be held at the Cafe Royal Hotel Oy, the Finnish national oil compa- controllable-pitch bow thruster Antarctic, has selected the Sweet- in London April 11-12, 1985. This ny. The vessel was delivered less driven by a 1,000-kw electric motor. Water 400 RO (reverse osmosis) second international two-day meet- than 14 months after keel-laying. Three Wartsila-Vasa 6R22HF aux- unit as the onboard water supply for ing will discuss the technical and The Tavi is built to Lloyd's Regis- iliary diesels are direct-coupled u> this historic, two year voyage. economic viability together with po- ter of Shipping classification +100 Stromberg 935-kva alternators. Bob Daniels, president of Mar- litical motivations for the develop- Al, Chemical Tanker, +LMC, Main and auxiliary engines, boilers, land Environmental Systems, mak- ment of marginal oil fields. UMS, IGS, Ice Class 1A. She is an and inert gas generator are all able ers of SweetWater Systems stated: Prominent international opera- IMO type II/III chemical tanker for to run with one kind of fuel on "I'm excited and proud that the tors, system designers, and econo- worldwide trading of crude oil, oil board—3,500 sec Redwood at 100 British have chosen a SweetWater mists, all leading experts in their products, and type II/III chemicals F. RO Water Purification unit. Sweet- field, will present papers at the con- including benzene, styrene non- The hull is divided, by two longi- Water systems are dependable ference. Topics will include concept omer, caustic soda, caustic potaska, tudinal and 11 transverse bulk- workhorses, capable of delivering a feasibility, economics, service expe- molasses, urea, white spirits, sol- heads, into 10 center tanks and continuous supply of pure, clean rience, safety and security, mainte- vents, and alcohol. The cargo list eight side tanks for cargo, six side potable water, from any ocean in the nance and repair aspects, finance, comprises 72 different chemicals tanks for water ballast, and two slop world, even under adverse condi- subsea production systems, and most widely transported by sea. tanks. Transverse bulkheads are tions, such as found in the Antarc- more. The tanker has an overall length stiffened by corrugating; longitudi- tic." For further information on the of about 528 feet, beam of 76 feet, nal bulkheads are smooth in the SweetWater units are complete conference, contact Lome & Mac- depth to upper deck of 46 Vi feet, center tanks with stiffeners in the purification and water production Lean Marine, 34/36 Apsley End and design draft of 33 feet. Propul- side tanks. Center tanks are coated systems. The main frame and the Road, Shillington, Hitchin, Herts sion is provided by a Wartsila/Piel- with pure epoxy; cargo side tanks precise pre- and post-filtration com- SG5 3LX, England; telex 826715 stick 6PC4.2L-570 diesel engine are coated with zinc silicate. ponents necessary for the RO mem- AERO G.

42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News FUEL OIL/ADDITIVES—Analysis & Combustion Testing Ferrous Corporation, 910-108th N.E., P.O. Box 1764, Bellevue, WA 98009 Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans, BUYERS DIRECTORY LA 70127 McTigue Industries Inc., 1615 9th Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716 This directory section is an editorial feature published in every issue for the convenience of the readers of MARITIME U.S. Borax, 3075 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 REPORTER/Engineering News. A quick-reference readers' guide, it includes the names and addresses of the world's leading FURNITURE manufacturers and suppliers of all types of marine machinery, equipment, supplies and services. A listing is provided, at no cost Bailey Carpenter & Insulation Co., 74 Sullivan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 for one year in all 24 issues, only to companies with continuing advertising programs in this publication, whether an advertisement appears in Comfort-Mate, Inc., 7988 NW 56th Street, Miami, FL 33166 every issue or not. Because it is an editorial service, unpaid and not part of the advertisers contract, MR /EN assumes no responsibility for GALLEY EQUIPMENT errors. If you are interested in having your company listed in this Buyers Directory Section, contact John C. O'Malley at (212) Insinger Machine Co., 6245 State Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19135 GANGWAYS 689-3266. Rampmaster Inc., 9825 Osceola Blvd., Vero Beach, FL 32960 HATCH & DECK COVERS—Chain Pipe AIR COMPRESSORS COUPLINGS CamLock Flange Sales Corp./Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Flexaust Company, 11 Chestnut St., Amesbury, MA 01913 CamLock Flange Sales Corp./Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans, Inwood, N.Y 11696 Hayward Marine Products, 900 Fairmount Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 LA 70127 SKF Steel, 201 Tower Lane, P.O. Box 745, Avon, CT 06001 Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 Squire-Cogswell Company, 3411 Commercial Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062 CRANE BUMBERS MacGregor-Navire Internatinal, Box 8991, S-402 74 Goteborg, Sweden AIR CONDITIONING AND Kustalon Inc., 4101 West 123rd St., Alsip, IL 60658 MacGregor Navire U.S.A. Inc., 135 Dermody St., Cranford, NJ 07016 REFRIGERATION—REPAIR & INSTALLATION CRANES —HOISTS—DERRICKS—WHIRLEYS Mock Manufacturing Inc., 777 Rutland Rd„ Brooklyn, NY 11203 Bailey Refrigeration Co., Inc., 74 Sullivan St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 Appleton Marine, P.O. Box 2339, Appleton, Wl 54913 HEAT EXCHANGERS Flakt AB, Box 8862, S-40272, Gothenburg, Sweden ASEA Stal-Laval Inc., 525 Executive Blvd., Elmsford, NY 10523 Alfa-Laval, Inc., Dept. MR-2, 2115 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Mario Coil/Nuclear Cooling, Inc., P.O. Box 171, High Ridge, MO 63049 HIAB Cranes & Loaders Inc., 258 Quigley Boulevard, New Castle, DE American Standard Inc., Heat Transfer Div., Buffalo, NY 14240 Stal Refrigeration AB, Butangsgatan 16, S 601 87 Norrkoping, Sweden 19720 Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 ANCHORS AND CHAIN Machinoexport, 35 Mosfilmovskaya Ul., 117330 Moscow, U.S.S.R. HOLD LINERS Baldt Incorporated, P.O. Box 350, Chester, PA 19016 Marine Travelift, Inc., 49 E. Yew St., Sturgeon Bay, Wl 54235 Himont U.S.A., Inc., 1313 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19894 G.J. Wortelboer Jr. B.V., Eemhavenstraat 4, P.O. Box 5003, 3008 AA Rotter- J.D. Neuhaus, Hebezeuge, D5810, Witten Heven, West Germany HULL CLEANING dam, Netherlands CMH Heleshaw, Inc., 201 Harrison St. Hoboken N.J. 07030 Butterworth Inc. (USA), 3721 Lapas Dr., P.O. Box 18312, Houston, TX 77223- ANODES—Cathodic Protection Cunningham Marine Hydraulics Co. Inc., 2030 E. Adams St. Jacksonville, FL 9989 American United Marine Corp., 5 Broadway, Rte. 1, Saugus, MA 01906 32202 Butterworth Systems (UK), 123 Beddington Lane, Croydon CR9 4NX, Eng- Engelhard Industries Division, 2655 U.S. Route 22, Union, NJ 07083 land DECK MACHINERY—Cargo Handling Equipment Federal Harco, P.O. Box 40310, Houston, TX 77240 Gulf International Divers, P.O. Box 1342, Gretna (New Orleans), LA 70052 Markey Machinery Co., Inc., 79 S. Horton St., Seattle, WA 98134 The Piatt Bros. & Co., Box 1030, Waterbury, CT 06721 Pacific Maine Services, TLX: 664540 seaserv, Long Beach, CA 90802 Murdock Engineering Company, P.O. Box 2278, Irving, TX 75061 BASKET STRAINERS Petrochemical Services, Inc., 3820 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70117 Schoellhorn Albrecht, Div. of St. Louis Ship, 3460 So. Broadway, St. Louis, Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 Petroferm Marine, Route 2, Box 280, Amelia Island, FL 32034 BEARINGS—Rubber, Metallic, Non-Metallic MO 63118 Phosmarine Equipment, 21 Bd. de Paris, 13002, Marseille, France Grant Manufacturing & Alloying, Inc., 600 Schoolhouse Rd., Souderton, PA DECKING—GRATING Seaward Marine Services, Inc., 6269 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044 18964 Selby, Battersby & Company, 5220 Whiby Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143 Seaward International, 5409 Beamon Rd., Norfolk, VA 23513 TX: 710-881- Johnson Rubber Co., Duramax Marine Div., 16025 Johnson St., Middlefield, DIESEL ACCESSORIES—CYLINDER LINERS 1182 Colt Industries Inc. Fairbanks Morse Engine Div. 701 Lawton Ave., Beloit, Wl OH 44062 Taylor Diving & Salvage Co. Inc., 701 Engineers Rd., Belle Chasse, LA 53511 Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., P.O. Box 1415, Akron, OH 44309 70037 General Thermodynamics Corporation, 210 South Meadow Road, P.O. Box Norton Chemplast, 309-150 Dey Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470 HYDRAULICS 1105, Plymouth, MA 02360 Thomson-Gordon Limited, 3225 Mainway, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7M Aeroquip Corp., 1130 Maynard Road, Jackson, Ml 49202 Haynes Corporation, P.O. Box 179, Jackson, Ml 49204 1A6 Cunningham Marine Hydraulics Co., Inc., 201 Harrison St., Hoboken, NJ lllman Jones, 1111 Green Island Rd., American Canyon, CA 94589 Waukesha Bearings Corp., P.O. Box 798, Waukesha, Wl 53186 07030; 2030 E. Adams St., Jacksonville, FL 32204, TX: 710-730-5224 Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.—MWM, P.O. Box 1637, Houston, TX BLASTING—Cleaning—Equipment CMH Heleshaw, Inc., 201 Harrison St. Hoboken N.J. 07030 Aqua-Dyne Ipc., 2208 Karbach St., Houston, TX 77092 77251-1637 Del Gavio Marine Hydraulics Inc., 207 W. Central Ave., Maywood, NJ Aurand, 1270 Ellis St., Cincinnati, OH 45223 DIESEL ENGINE—Spare Parts & Repair 07607 Alco Power Inc., 100 Orchard St., Auburn, N.Y. 13021 Butterworth Inc. (USA), 3721 Lapas Dr., P.O. Box 18312, Houston, TX 77223- Hydra-Dynamics, Inc., 2141 Greenwood Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 9989 Colt Industries Inc. Fairbanks Morse Engine Div. 701 Lawton Ave., Beloit, Wl Washington Chain & Supply, Inc., P.O. Box 3646, Seattle, WA 98124 Butterworth Systems (UK), 123 Beddington Lane, Croydon CR9 4NX, Eng- 53511 INERT GAS—Generators—Systems land Granges Repair Service GMBH, U.S. Rep: Field, Wigham and Co., Inc., 200 Foster Wheeler Boiler Corp., 110 So. Orange Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039 CLEMCO, P.O. Box 7680, San Francisco, CA 94120 Middleneck Road South, P.O. Box 2123, Great Neck, NY 11021 Maritime Protection A/S, N. American Agents, American United Marine E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Inc., Starblast Division, Room X39186, Wil- Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.—MWM, P.O. Box 1637, Houston, TX Corp., 5 Broadway, Rte. 1, Saugus, MA 01906 mington, DE 19898 77251-1637 INSULATION—Cloth, Fiberglass Key Houston Division of Jacksonville Shipyards, 13911 Atlantic Blvd., Jackson- Sulzer Brothers Inc., 200 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10166 Bailey, Carpenter & Insulation Co., Inc., 74 Sullivan St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 ville, FL 32225 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Duracote Corp., 350 North Diamond St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266 BOILERS Jergens Inc., 19520 Nottingham Rd., Cleveland, OH 44110 Superior Energies, Inc. P.O. Drawer 386, Groves, TX 72619 BSD Marine and Industrial Boilers, Inc., P.O. Box 5702, North Charleston, SC Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.—MWM, P.O. Box 1637, Houston, TX Waco Inc., 5450 Lewis Rd., P.O. Box 836, Sandston, VA 23150-0836 29406 77251-1637 INSURANCE Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT 06095 Valad Electric Heating Corporation, 162 Wildey St., Tarrytown, NY 10591 Adams & Porter, 510 Bering Dr., Houston, TX 77057-1408 Foster Wheeler Boiler Corp., 110 S. Orange Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039 Ward Leonard Electric Co., 31 South St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550 Adams & Porter, 1 World Trade Center, Suite 8433, New York, NY 10048 BOILER CLEANING Zidell Explorations, Inc., 3121 S.W. Moody St., Portland, OR 97201 Wm. Keith Hargrove, Inc., 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2050, Houston TX Asea Stal, 50 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvail N.J. 07645 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 77056 BROKERS Marine Electric RPD, Inc., 666 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY 1 1217 TX: 125327 MGA International, 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 S. Danoff U.S.A. Ltd., 2050 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145 United States P&l Agency, Inc., 80 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 Capt. Astad Company, Inc., P.O. Box 53434, New Orleans, LA 70153 EMULSIFICATION SYSTEMS JOINER—Watertight Doors —Paneling ECO Inc., 1036 Cape St. Claire Center, Annapolis, MD 21401 Cleonodan A/S, N. American Agents, American United Marine Corp., 5 Advanced Structures Corp., 235 W. Industry Ct., Deer Park, NY 11729 Western Maritime, 701 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Broadway, Route 1, Saugus, MA 01906 Bailey Distributors, Inc., 74 Sullivan St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 BRONZES—COMMEMORATIVE S/S Research & Development Inc., 1050 State St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08862 Masonite Commercial Division, Dover, OH 44622 Duramax Metals, Inc., 2401 Wesley Street, Portsmouth, VA 23707 ENGINE TEST EQUIPMENT Megadoor Inc., 441 Lexington Ave., Suite 903, New York, NY 10017 BUNKERING SERVICE General Thermodynamics Corp., P.O. Box 1105, 210 S. Meadow Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 Walz & Krenzer, Inc., 400 Trabold Road, Rochester, NY 14624 Belcher Company, Inc., 8700 West Flagler, P.O. Box 525500, Miami, FL KEEL COOLERS 33152 EQUIPMENT —Marine American General/Levin Corp., 445 Littlefield Ave., So. San Francisco, CA R.W. Fernstrum & Co., 1716 Eleventh Ave., Menominee, Ml 49858 Gulf Oil Trading Co., 535 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 Johnson Rubber Co., Duramax Marine Div., 16025 Johnson St., Middlefield, National Marine Service Inc. (Transport Div.), 1750 Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, 94080 OH 44062 MO 63144 ASEA Stal-Laval Inc., 525 Executive Blvd., Elmsford, NY 10523 CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT Band-It Division, Houdaille Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 16307, Denver, CO LIGHTING EQUIPMENT—Lamps, Fixtures, Searchlights ACR Electronics, Inc., P.O. Box 2148, Hollywood, FL 33022 MacGregor-Navire International, Box 8991, S-402 74 Goteborg, Sweden 80216 Midland-Ross Corp., Russellstoil Division, 530 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Living- MacGregor Navire U.S.A. Inc., 135 Dermody St., Cranford, NJ 07016 Boston Metals Co., 313 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202 ston, NJ 07039 CASTINGS/FORGINGS Thomas Coudon Associates, 6655 Amberton Dr., Baltimore, MD 21227 Oreck Corp., 100 Plantation Rd., New Orleans, LA 70123 NKS Industrie Pesada, Grupo Industrial, Reforma 404, 140 Piso, Mexico, D.F. Fitz-Wright Suits Ltd., 17919 Roan PI., Surrey, B.C., Canada V3S 5K1 Perko Inc., P.O. Box 6400D, Miami, FL 33164 06600 U.S. REP.—Lexington Transport (New York) Inc., 551 Fifth Ave., Genstar Stone Products Company, Executive Plaza IV, Hunt Valley, MD Room 910, New York N.Y. 10017 21031 Phoenix Products Company, Inc., 4769 North 27th Street, Milwaukee, Wl CHOCKING SYSTEMS Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans, 53209 LINE BLINDS Palmer Products Inc., P.O. Box 8, Worcester, PA 19490 LA 70127 Philadelphia Resins Corp., 20 Commerce Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Harvey's Commercial Marine Div., 2505 S. 252nd St., Kent, WA 98032 Stacey/Fetterolf Corp., P.O. Box 103, Skippack, PA 19474 CLOSURES—Marine Imperial Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 4119, Bremerton, WA 98312 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OVERHAUL, AND TESTING Cornell-Carr Co. Inc., 63 Main St., Monroe, CT 06468 Kearfott Marine Products, 550 South Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550 A-C Brake Co., 308 E. College St., Louisville, KY Mock Manufacturing Inc., 777 Rutland Rd„ Brooklyn, NY 11203 Maritime Power Corp., 200 Henderson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 CMH Heleshaw, Inc., 201 Harrison St. Hoboken N.J. 07030 COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEMS Raytheon Service Co., 100 Roesler Rd., Suite 103, Glen Burnie, MD Cunningham Marine Hydraulics Co. Inc., 2030 E. Adams St. Jacksonville, FL Marine Management Systems, Inc., 102 Hamilton Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 Republic-Lagun Machine Tool Co., 1000 E. Carson St., Carson, CA 90749 TX: 32202 Maritime Data Network, Ltd., 102 Hamilton Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 181098 Jered Brown Brothers Inc., 1300 Coolidge, P.O. Box 2006, Troy, Ml 48007 Veson Systems, 29 Broadway, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10006 EVAPORATORS American General/Levin Corp., 445 Littlefield Ave., So. San Francisco, CA CONDENSERS Alfa-Laval, Inc., Dept. MR-2, 2115 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 94080 Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 Aqua-Chem Inc., P.O. Box 421, Milwaukee, Wl 53201 Goltens, 160 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 CONTROL SYSTEMS—Monitoring MECO (Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc.), 861 Carondelet St., New Rosan, Inc., 2901 West Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, CA 92663 American United Marine Corp., 5 Broadway, Rte. 1, Saugus, MA 01906 Orleans, LA 70130 METALS ASEA, Inc., 4 New King St., White Plains, NY 10604 Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 Bayou Steel Corp., P.O. Box 5000, Laplace, LA 70068 MINING Autronica Marine USA, 280 Industrial Pkwy., 1 rthvale, NJ 07647 FANS—VENTILATORS —BLOWERS Rocky Mountain Energy, 10 Longspeake Dr., Box 2000, Broomfield, CO Barringer Research, 304 Carlingview Dr., Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W American United Marine Corp., 5 Broadway, Rte. 1, Saugus, MA 01906 5G2 Gaylord Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 558, Wilsonville, OR 97070 80020 MOORING SYSTEMS Biospherics Inc., 4928 Wyaconda Rd., Rockville, MD 20852 Joy Manufacturing Company, 338 So. Broadway, New Philadelphia, OH Murdock Machine & Engineering Company of Texas, P.O. Box 2278, Irving, Bowmar/ALI, Inc., 531 Main St., Acton, MA 01720 44663 TX 75061 Cooper Energy Services, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 Zidell Explorations, 3121 S.W. Moody St., Portland, OR 97201 Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High Street, Boston, MA 02110 Ergon, Inc., P.O. Drawer 1639, Jackson, MS 39205 FASTENERS NAME PLATES—BRONZE —ALUMINUM Failsafe Motor/Generator Protector, Marine Safe Electronics Ltd., 101 Jardin Sales Systems Limited,7006, 700 Florida Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23707 Duramax Metals, Inc., 2401 Wesley Street, Portsmouth, VA 23707 Dr., Unit 24/25, Concord, Ontario, Canada L4K 1 B6 FENDERING SYSTEMS—Dock A Vessel NAVAL ARCHITECTS, MARINE ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS Grumman Aerospace, 111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714. InterTrade Industries, 15301 Transistor Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Advanced Marine Enterprises, Inc., 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway (Suite Indikon Corp., 26 New St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Johnson Rubber Co., Duramax Marine Div., 16025 Johnson St., Middlefield, 1300), Arlington, VA 22202 Kongsberg North America Inc., 400 Oser Ave., Hauppauge, NY 11738 OH 44062 Leslie Co., 401 Jefferson Rd„ Parsippany, NJ 07054 Aero Nav Laboratories, Inc., 14-29 112 St., College Point, NY 11356 Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High St., Boston, MA 02110 Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 American Systems Engineering Corp., P.O. Box 4265, Virginia Beach, VA Seaward International, Inc., 6269 Leesburg Ave., Falls Church, VA 22044 Marine Safe Electronics, 37 Staffern Drive, Concord, Ontario, Canada, L4K 2X2 23454 FILTERS Maritime Protection A/S, Box 100, N-4620 Vagsbygd, Norway Amirikian Engineering Co., Chevy Chase Center Bldg., Suite 505, 35 Wiscon- Dahl Manufacturing, Inc., 2521 Railroad Ave., Ceres, CA 95307 Megasystems, Inc., 1075 N.W. 58th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33431 sin Circle, Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Mueller Steam Specialty, P.O. Box 1569, Lumberton, NC 28359 Nav-Vue, Inc., P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, TX 77340 Art Anderson Associates, 148 First St., Bremerton, WA 98310 FINANCING—Leasing Offshore Technology Corp., 578 Enterprise St., Escondido, CA 92025 B.C. Research, 3650 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6S 2L2 A.G. Becker Paribus Inc., 2 First National Plaza, Chicago, IL 60670 Pandel Instruments Inc., 2100 N. Hwy. 360, Grand Praire, TX 75050 Del Breit inc., 326 Picayune Place (Suite 201), New Orleans, LA 70130 Gulf Western Leasing Corp., 1500 City West Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, TX Propulsion Systems, Inc., 21213 76 Ave., Kent, WA 98032 C.A.C.I., Inc., 1815 No. Fort Myer Dr., Arlington, VA 22209 77047 Teleflex Inc., 771 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA 19406 C.D.I. Marine Co., 5520 Los Santos Way, Suite 600, Jacksonville, FL 32211 FIRE PROTECTION, DETECTION & ALARM SYSTEMS C.T. Marine, 18 Church Street, Georgetown, CT 06829 Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Gems Sensors Division, Cowles Road, Plainville, Gulf Publishing Company Video (Firefighting Videotape), P.O. Box 2608, Phillips Cartner & Co., Inc., 203 So. Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314 CT 06062 Houston, TX 77001 Century Engineering, inc., 32 West Rd., Towson, MD 21204 Valmet Automation A.S., P.O. Box 130, N-3430, Spikkestad, Norway Walter Kidde, Walter Kidde Dr., Wake Forest, NC 27586

February 15, 1985 45 Childs Engineering Corp., Box 333, Medfield, MA 02052 OILS—Marine —Additives Rue De La Fonderie, Boite Postale 1210, 68054 Mulhouse Cedex, France Crandoll Dry Dock Engrs., Inc., 21 Pottery Lane, Dedham, MA 02026 Exxon Company, U.S.A., Room 2323 AH, P.O. Box 2180, Houston, TX Schottel of America, Inc.. 8375 N.W. 56 St., Miami, FL 33166 Crane Consultants Inc., 15301 1st Ave., So. Seattle, WA 98)48 77701 Karl Senner, Inc., P.O. Box 10055, New Orleans, LA 70181 C.R. Cushing, 18 Vesey St., New York, NY 10007 Gulf Oil Company—U.S. (Domestic Oils), 909 Fannin Street, Houston, TX Skinner Engine Company, P.O. Box 1149, Erie, PA 16512 Design Associates Inc., 14360 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, LA 77001 Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., P.O. Box 1637, Houston, TX 77251-1637 70129 Gulf Oil, New York District Sales Office (Domestic), 433 Hackensack Avenue, Sulzer Brothers, Dept. Diesel Engines, CH-8401 Winterthur, Switzerland Designers & Planners, Inc., 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 700, Arling- Hackensack, NJ 07601 Tech Development Inc., 6800 Poe Ave., P.O. Box 14557, Dayton, OH 45414 Transamerica DeLaval Inc., Engine & Compressor Div., 550 85th Ave., Oak- ton, VA 22202 Gulf Oil Trading Co., 535 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 land, CA 94621 ECO Inc., 1036 Cape St. Claire Center, Annapolis, MD 21401 Mobil Oil Corp., 150 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017 Encon Management & Engineering Consultant Services, P.O. Box 7760, Beau- Texaco, Inc. (International Marine), 135 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017 Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Turbine & Compressor Div., P.O. Box 8788, Tren- mont, TX 77706 OIL/WATER SEPARATORS ton, NJ 08650 Fleetweather Ocean Services, Inc., Rd. #2, Box 260, Hopewell Junction, NY Alfa Laval, Inc., Dept. MR 2, 2115 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Ulstein Trading Ltd. A/S, N-6-65, Ulsteinvik, Norway 12533 Biospherics Incorporated, 5001 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20801 Voith Schneider America, 159 Great Neck Rd., Ste. 200, Great Neck, NY Christopher J. Foster, Inc., 16 Sintsink Drive East, Port Washington, NY Butterworth Inc. (USA), 3721 Lapas Dr., P.O. Box 18312, Houston, TX 77223- 11021 11050 9989 Volvo Penta of America, P.O. Box 927, Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Gibbs & Cox. Inc., 119 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 Butterworth Systems (UK), 123 Beddington Lane, Croydon CR9 4NX, Eng WABCO Fluid Power, an American-Standard Company, 1953 Mercer Rd. John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc., 66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 land Lexington. KY 40505 The Glosten Associates, Inc.. 610 Colman Bldg., 81 1 First Ave., Seattle, WA Centrico, Inc. (Westfalia Separators), 100 Fairway Court, Northvale, NJ Wartsila Power Inc., 5132 Taravella Rd., P.O. Box 868, Marrero, LA 70072 98104 07647 Waukesha Engine Division, Waukesha, Wl 53187 Phillip Gresser Associates, Ltd., 3250 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, FL Dahl Manufacturing, Inc., 2521 Railroad Ave., Ceres, CA 95307 PUMPS—Repairs—Drives 33480 Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans, Allweiler Pump Inc., 5410 Newport Dr., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 TX; Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., 620 Folsom Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, LA 70127 270-0444 CA 94107 Hyde Products, Inc., 810 Sharon Dr., Westlake, OH 44148 Cunningham Marine Hydraulics Co., Inc., 201 Harrison St., Hoboken, NJ Hamilton Cornell Associates, Box 188, Snug Harbor Station, Duxbury, MA Microphor, Inc., P.O. Box 490, Willits, CA 95490 07030; 2030 E Adams St., Jacksonville, FL 32204, TX: 710-730-5224 02331 Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 CMH Heleshaw, Inc., 201 Harrison St. Hoboken N.J. 07030 Goltens, 160 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 J.J. Henry Co., Inc., 40 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005 Peck Purifier Sales Co., 3724 Cook Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23323 Hi-Test Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 226, Buckingham C.H., VA 23921 PAINTS—COATINGS —CORROSION CONTROL Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans HydroComp, Inc., 10 Cutts Road, P.O. Box 865, Durham, NH 03824 American Abrasive Metals, 460 Coit Street, Irvington, NJ 071 1 1 LA 70127 Intramarine, Inc., P.O. Box 53043, Jacksonville, FL 32201 Ameron, 4700 Ramona Blvd., Monterey Park, CA 91754 Ingersoll—Rand Pump Group, Dept. B—346, Washington, N.J. 07882 R.D. Jacobs & Associates, 11405 Main St., Roscoe, IL 61073 A.W. Chesterton Co., Middlesex Industrial Park, Rt. 93, Stoneham, MA Jim's Pump Repair, 48-55 36th St., Long Island City, NY 1 1101 Jantzen Engineering Co., 6655-H Amberton Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 02180 Megator Corporation, 562 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Sims Pump Valve Co., Inc., 1314 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030 J.L. Konopasek & Associates, 3523 Scrimshaw Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32217 Chugoku Marine Paints (U.S.A.) Inc., 1290 Ave. of Americas, New York, NY Transamerica Delaval, Pyramid Pump Div., P.O. Box 447, Monroe NC James S. Krogen & Co., Inc., 3333 Rice St., Miami, FL 33133 10104 281 10 Rodney E. Lay & Associates, 13891 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32225 CLEMCO, P.O. Box 7680, San Francisco, CA 94120 Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc., 2600 South Gessner, Houston, TX 77063 "CONSOL" manufactured by Contact Paint & Chemical Co. Inc., 200 S. Vita Motivator Company, 200 West 20th St., New York, NY 1001 1 John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY Warren Pumps Division, Bridges Avenue, Warren, MA 01083 Franklintown Rd., Baltimore, MD 21223 10048 Wilden Pump & Engineering Co., 22060 Van Buren St., P.O. Box 845, Colton Dampney Company, Inc., 85 Paris St., Everett, MA 02149 CA 92324 McLear & Harris, Inc., 28 West 44 Street, New York, NY 10036 Devoe Marine Coatings Co., P.O. Box 7600, Louisville, KY 40207 REFRIGERATION —Refrigerant Valves Fendall Marbury, 1933 Lincoln Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 Drew Ameroid Marine, One Drew Chemicai Plaza, Boonton, NJ 07005 Marine Consultants & Designers, Inc., 308 Investment Insurance Bldg., Corner E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Inc. Nemours Bldg., Rm. N-2504-2, Wilming- Bailey Refrigeration Co., Inc., 74 Sullivan St., Brooklyn, NY 1 1231 E. 6th St. & Rockwell Ave., Cleveland, OH 441 14 ton, DE 19898 ROPE—Manila—Nylon — Hawsers — Fibers Marine Design Inc., 401 Broad Hollow Road, Rte. 110, Melville, NY 1 1746 DuPont Co. MPS , Room X40750, Wilmington, DE 19898 A.L. Don Co., Foot of Dock St., Matawan, NJ 07747 American Mfg. Co., Inc., Willow Avenue, Honesdale, PA 18431 Marine Power Associates, 4475 Mission Blvd., Suite 235, San Diego, CA Eureka Chemical Company, 234 Lawrence Avenue, So. San Francisco, CA Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008 92109 94080 DuPont Co., KEVLAR Aramid Fiber, Room G-15465, Wilmington, DE 19898 Marine Technical Associates, Inc., 95 River Rd., Hoboken, NJ 07030 Farboil Company, 8200 Fischer Rd., Baltimore, MD 21222 Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High Street, Boston, MA 02110 Glidden Coatings & Resins, Architectural & Maintenance, 925 Euclid Ave., George E. Meese, 194 Acton Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403 Tubbs Cordage Company, P.O. Box 709, Orange, CA 92666 Cleveland, OH 441 15 R. Carter Morrell. 715 S. Cherokee, Bartlesville, OK 74003 Tubbs Cordage Co., P.O. Box 7986, San Francisco, CA 94120-7986 Hempel Marine Paints, Inc., Foot of Currie Ave., Wellington, NJ 07057; 6868 NKF Engineering Assoc., Inc., 8150 Leesburg Pile, Vienna, VA 22202 Vermeire N.V. Industripark Zwaarveld, B-9160 Hamme, Belgium TX: 21687 NorthLoop East, Suite 304, Houston, TX 77028; P.O. Box 10265, New Nelson & Associates, Inc., 610 Northwest 183rd St., Miami, FL 33169 Wall Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 560, Elkin, NC 28621 New England Engineering & Marine Services, Rt. 2, Box 50. York, ME Orleans, LA 70181 SANITATION DEVICES —Pollution Control 03909 International Paint Company, Inc., 2270 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083 Davit Sales Inc., P.O. Box 232, Jefferson Valley, NY 10535 Nickum & Spaulding Associates, Inc., 2701 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 Jotun Marine Coatings Inc., 840 Key Hwy., Baltimore, MD 21230 Envirovac Inc., 1260 Turret Dr., Rockford, IL 611 11 Northern Marine, P.O. Box 1 169, Traverse City, Ml 49685 Magnus Maritec International Inc., 150 Roosevelt PI., P.O. Box 150, Palisades FAST Sewage Systems, Div. of St. Louis Ship, 611 East Marceau St., St. Louis, Ocean-Oil Internatinal Engineering Corporation, 3019 Mercedes Blvd., New Park, NJ 07650 MO 63111 Orleans, LA 70114 Norton Chemplast, 309-150 Dey Rd.. Wayne, NJ 07470 Golar Metal A/S, P.O. Box 70, 4901 Tvedestrand, Norway PRC Guralnick, 5252 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 921 17 Palmer Products Inc., P.O. Box 8, Worcester, PA 19490 Hamworthy Engineering Ltd., 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 5F, New Orleans, Pearlson Engineering Co., Inc., 8970 S.W. 87th Ct„ Miami, FL 33156 Products Research & Chemical Corp., 5454 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA LA 70127 S.L. Petchul, Inc., 1380 S.W. 57th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 91203 Marine Moisture Control Co., Inc., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, L.I., NY 11696 M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., 350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013 and 667 Selby, Battersby & Company, 5220 Whiby Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 Marland Environmental Systems, P.O. Box 501, Great Falls, VA 22066 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105 Sermatech International, 4401 SermeTel Dr., Moss Point, MS 39563 National Sanitation Foundation, P.O. Box 1468, Ann Arbor, Ml 48105 Schmahl and Schmahl, Inc., 1209 S.E. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL PIPE-HOSE — Cargo Transfer Clamps, Couplings, Coatings SCAFFOLDING EQUIPMENT —Work Platforms 33316 Amermarine International, P.O. Box 9205, Dundalk, MD 21222 McCausey Lumber Co., 7751 Lyndon, Detroit, Ml 48238 SEACOR Systems Engineering Associates Corp., 19 Perina Blvd., Cherry Hill, Deutsch Metal Components, 14800 S. Figueroa St., Gardena, CA 90248 Trus-Joist Corp., P.O. Box 60, Boise, ID 83704 NJ 08003 (Publications Division at Cherry Hill location) Hydro-Craft Inc., 1821 Rochester Industrial Dr., Rochester, Ml 48063 SCUTTLES/MANHOLES STV/Sanders & Thomass, Inc., 1745 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA Selkirk Metalbestos, Box 19000, Greensboro, NC 27419 Mock Manufacturing Inc., 777 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn, NY 1 1203 22202 Tioga Pipe Supply Co. Inc., 2450 Wheatsheaf La., P.O. Box 5997, Philadel- SHAFT SEALS, REVOLUTION INDICATOR EQUIPMENT George G. Sharp, Inc., 100 Church St., New York, NY 10007 phia. PA 19137 Bird-Johnson Co., 100 Norfolk St., Walpole, MA 02081 Simmons Associates, P.O. Box 760, Sarasota, FL 33578 PLASTICS — Marine Applications Crane Packing Company, 435 Regina Dr., Clarksberg, MD 20734 R.A. Steam, Inc., 253 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay, Wl 54235 Hubeva Marine Plastic, Inc., 390 Hamilton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11231 Norton Chemplast, 309-150 Dey Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470 J.F. Stroschein Associates, 666 Old Country Rd., Garden City, NY 1 1530 Norton Chemplast, 309-150 Dey Rd. Wayne NJ 07470 SHIPBREAKING—Salvage Richard R. Taubler, Inc., 610 Carriage La., Dover, DE 19901 PLYWOOD Fred Devine Diving & Salvage, Inc., 6211 N. Ensign, Swan Island, Portland, Timsco, 622 Azalea Road, Mobile, AL 36609 Simpson Timber Co., Third and Franklin, Sheton, WA 98584 OR 97217 Tracor Hydronautics, Inc., 7210 Pindell School Rd., Laurel, MD 20707 PROPULSION EQUIPMENT—Bowthrusters, Diesel Engines, Gears, Zidell Explorations, Inc.. 3121 S.W. Moody St.. Portland, OR 97201 Thomas B. Wilson, Associates, 1258 North Avalon Blvd., Wilmington, CA Propellers, Shafts, Turbines SHIPBUILDING EQUIPMENT 90744 Amarillo Gear Co., P.O. Box 1789, Amarillo. Texas 79105 Cockatoo Dockyard Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 1139, North Sydney, NSW 2060, NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT Aquamaster Inc., 4125, 9th Avenue N.W. Seattle, WA 98107 Australia TX: 72086 American Hydromath Co., Buckwheat Bridge Rd., Germantown, NY 12526 Armco Steel/Advanced Materials Div , 703 Curtis St., Middletown, OH Pearlson Engineering Co., P.O. Box 8, Kendall Branch, Miami, FL 33156 Anschutz & Co., GmbH, Postfach 6040, D-2300 Kiel 14, West Germany 45043 Total Transportation System Inc., 813 Forest Dr., Newport News, VA 23606 Atkinson Dynamics, Section 6, 10 West Orange Ave., South San Francisco, CA Avondale Shipyards, Inc., P.O. Box 52080, New Orleans, LA 70150 Total Transportation Systems (International) A/S, Bjornegarden, P.O. Box 94080 Bergen Diesel Inc., 21 10-10 Service Rd., Kenner, LA 70062 248, N 5201, Os, Norway British Telecom International, The Holborn Centre, 120 Holborn, London EC1 N Bird-Johnson Company, 1 10 Norfolk St., Walpole, MA 02081 SHIPBUILDING STEEL 2TE Boston Metals Co., 313 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202 Armco Steel Corp., 703 Curtis St., Middletown, OH 45042 CMC Communications Inc., 5479 Jetport Industrial Blvd., Tampa, FL 33614 Burmeister & Wain Alpha Diesel AS, DK-1400 Copenhagen K, Denmark Bethlehem Steel Corp., Martin Tower, Bethlehem, PA 18018 COMSAT World Systems, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Suite 6151 Washington, Capitol Gears, 349 N. Hamline Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 United States Steel Corp., Christy Park Plant, 22% Walnut St., McKeesport, DC 20024 Caterpillar Engine Division, 100 N.E. Adams, Peoria, IL 61629 PA 15132 Cybernet International, Inc., 7 Powder Horn Dr., Warren, NJ 07060 Cincinnati Gear Co., 5657 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45227 Welded Beam Company, P.O. Box 280, Perry, OH 44081 A/S Elektrisk Bureau, P.O. Box 98, N-1360 Nesbru, Norway Colt Industries Inc. (Fairbanks Morse Eng ine Div.), 701 Lawton Avenue, Beloit, SHIPBUILDING—Repairs, Maintenance, Drydocking Electro-Nav Inc., 840 Bond Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Wl 53511 Amsterdam Drydock Company, Post Box 3006, 1003 AA, Amsterdam, Hol- Furuno U.S.A., 271 Harbor Way, S. San Francisco, CA 94080 Columbian Bronze Corporation, 216 No. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520 land General Electric Company, Mobile Communications Division, Lynchburg, VA Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT 06095 Arsenale Triestino-San Marco Shipyard, Trieste, Italy, U.S. Rep: Marine Tech- 24502 Coolidge-Stone Vickers, Inc., 56 Squirrel Rd., Auburn Hills, Ml 48057 nologies & Brokerage, 33 Rector St., New York, NY 10066 Harris Communications (RF Communications), 1680 University Avenue, Roches- Daihatsu Diesel (USA) Inc., 180 Adams Ave., Hauppauge, NY 11788 Asmar Shipyards Co., Astilleros y Maestranzs de la Armada, Prat 856, Piso ter, NY 14610 Deutz Corp., 7585 Ponce de Leon Circle, Atlanta, GA 30340 14, Casilla 150-V, Valpariso, Chile, S.A. Henschel Corp., 9 Hoyt Drive, Newburyport, MA 01950 Elliott Company, 1809 Sheridan Ave., Springfield, OH 45505 Astilleros Balboa, S.a., c/o Jackson Marine Corp., 17 Battery Place, New Hose McCann Telephone Company, Inc., 9 Smith Street, Englewood, NJ George Engine Company, Inc., Lafayette, LA York, NY 10004 07631 General Motors, Electro-Motive Division, LaGrange, IL 60525 Avondale Shipyards, Inc., P.O. Box 52080, New Orleans, LA 70150 ITT Mockay, 441 U.S. Highway #1, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Golten Marine Co., Inc., 160 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 Bardex Hydronautics, 6338 Lindmar Dr., P.O. Box 1068, Goleta, CA 93116 Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Akasaka Twin Tower, 17-22, Akasaka 2-chome, Mina Isotta Fraschini S.p.A., c/o Italian Aerospace Industries (U.S.A.), Inc., 1235 Bath Iron Works Corp., 700 Washington St., Bath, ME 04530

to-ku, Tokyo 107, Japan U.S. Rep: 405 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202 Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., P.O. Box 42, Mobile, AL 36601 King Radio Corporation, 400 North Rodgers Rd., Olathe, KS 66062 KHD Canada Inc., 180 Rue de Normandie, Boucherville, Quebec J4B 5S7, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Martin Tower, Bethlehem, PA 18018 Kongsberg North America Inc., 400 Oser Ave., Hauppauge, NY 1 1738 Canada Burmeister & Wain Skibsvaerft A/S, P.O. Box 2122, Refshaleoen-1015 Co- Kongsberg Vopenfabrikk, Norcontrol Division, P.O. Box 145, Horten 3191, KaMeWa, P.O. Box 1010, S-68101, Kristinehamn, Sweden penhagen K-Denmark Norway KaMeWa, 1800 West Loop So., Suite 1620, Houston, TX 77027 Burrard Yarrows Corporation, P.O. Box 86099, North Vancouver, B.C., Can- Krupp Atlas-Elektronik, 1453 Pinewood St., Rahway, NJ 07065 Lips Propellers, 3617 Koppens Way, Chesapeake, VA 23323 ada Lorain Electronics Corp., 2307 Leavitt Rd., Lorain, OH 44052 M.A.N.-B&W Diesel, 2 Ostervej, DK-4960 Holeby, Denmark Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Via Cipro, 1 1, 16100 Geneva, Italy Magnum Distributors Inc., 1000 S. Dixie Hwy. #3, Pompano Beach, FL MTU of North America, One E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830; 10450 Chesapeake Shipbuilding Inc., 710 Fitzwater St., Salisbury, MD 21801 33060 C te l\ S ,urland, TX 77478; 294r jilroad Ave., Morgan City, Conrad Industries, P.O. Box 790, Morgan City, LA 70380 Micrologic, 20801 Dearborn, Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 J3; 18U Nickerson St., Seattle, WA 98109; 1730 Lynn St., Arlington, Curacao Drydock Company Inc., 26 Broadway, Suite 741, New York, NY Nav-Com, Inc., 9 Brandywine Drive, Deer Park, NY 11729 VA 22209 10040 Navigation Sciences Inc., 6900 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20815 TX: MWM-Murphy Diesel, 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1 100, Houston, TX 77046 Daewoo International (America) Corp., 437 Madison Ave., New York, NY 705999 Mapeco Products, Inc., 20 Vesey St., New York, NY 10007 10022 Perko Inc. (Lights), P.O. Box 6400D, Miami, FL 33164 Maritime Industries Ltd., 6307 Laurel St., Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5B 3B3 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd., Ayangri, Changsung-PO Koje- Radio-Holland USA, Inc., 6033 South Loop East, Houston, TX 77033 Michigan Wheel, 1501 Buchanan Ave., S.W., Grand Rapids, Ml 49507 Kun, Kyungnam, Korea Raytheon Marine Co., 676 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH 03103 National Marine Service Louisiana, Inc., 222 Bayou Rd., Belle Chasse, LA Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., P.O. Box 130, Levis, Quebec, Canada G6V6N7 Raytheon Ocean Systems Company, Westminster Park, Risho Avenue, East 70037 Dorbyl Ltd., Military Road, 1 Industrial Sites, West Bank, 5201 East London, Providence, Rl 02914 Nortl- ' • Marine Jet P.O Box 1232 Benton, AR 72015 Republic of South Africa Raytheon Service Co., 103 Roesler Rd., Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Om, .. inc., 9515 Sorensen Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Dravo Marine Equipment Company, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA 15225 Robertson Autopilot, 400 Oser Ave., Happauge, NY 11738 Penske GM Power, Inc., 600 Parsippany Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Dubai Drydocks, P.O. Box 8988, Dubai, United Arab Emirates—U.S.A. Servo Corporation of America, 1 1 1 New South Road, Hicksville, NY 1 1 802 Penske GM Power, Lodi N.J., 180 Rt. 17 South, Lodi, NJ 07644 Agents: Keppel Marine Agencies, Inc., 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10040, Simrad, Inc., 2208 N.W. Market St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98107 Inland Water Propulsion Systems, Inc., 580 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 6240 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057 Sperry Corporation, Great Neck, NY 11020 45201 Eastern Marine, Inc., P.O. Box 1009, Panama City, FL 32401 Standard Communications, P.O. Box 92151, Los Angeles, CA 90009 Propulsion Systems, Inc., 21213 76 Ave. So., Kent, WA 98032 FMC Corp., Marine & Rail Equipment Div., 4700 N.W. Front Ave., Portland, Texas Instruments, Inc., P.O. Box 405, 3438, Lewisville, TX 75067 SACM (Societe Alsacienne De Constructions Mechaniques De Mulhouse) 1, OR 97208

46 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Sea-Land Cranes Complete Trip heavy lift ship Sunrise and weigh New Radiotelephone 1,200 tons each, were built by Hita- chi, Ltd. of Japan. Two additional From Si-Tex From Japan To Port Of Tacoma Hitachi cranes are scheduled to be The journey that recently brought ful voyage marked the first time delivered to Tacoma in March this The new 855 transceiver from Si- two mammoth container cranes that fully erected cranes of this size year. Tex is rugged, reliable and fully syn- from Japan to the Port of Tacoma, were transported across the Pacific The voyage took 47 days, as the thesized and makes available all Wash., represent a milestone in con- Ocean. Sunrise took a southernly route to USA and International VHF marine struction of Sea-Land's new con- The two cranes (shown), which avoid storms. By comparison, con- channels plus seven USA weather tainer facility there. Their success- stood 280 feet above the deck of the tainerships traveling the more di- channels and one Canadian. With rect great circle route normally take 55 transmit and 63 receive channels 10 days to travel from Japan to you never have to change crystals Tacoma. In spite of its chosen route, wherever you operate. the Sunrise still encountered some Emergency channel 16 activates severe weather, including a typhoon instantly when the CH-16 priority with winds of up to 50 knots. button is pressed with the unit in Once docked at the Sea-Land site, receive mode. The second press re- the cranes were rolled off the Sun- stores previous channel selected. rise onto temporary rails stretched Squelch control eliminates annoy- from the vessel's stern, which were ing background noise when no sig- perpendicular to the permanent nal is present. At the touch of a but- rails on the concrete wharf. When ton, microprocessor control scans all the cranes were positioned over the weather channels and locks auto- wharf's rails, the cranes were jacked matically on the strongest signal. up, their wheel rotated 90 degrees, Active channel is digitally shown and lowered onto the permanent by liquid crystal displays with rails. switch-on nightlight. High-low pow- The Port of Tacoma is in the pro- er switch selects 25 watts transmit cess of building a $6-million inter- power for long-range communica- modal yard that will match its pres- tions or one watt for in harbor. A ent yard as having the closest prox- front directed speaker permits flush imity to shipside container unload- mounting. ing operations on the U.S. West For further literature containing Coast. Sea-Land expects to handle full information. twr" at least 120,000 FEUs of containers in the new yard during the first year Circle 45 on Reader Service Card of its operation. The intermodal yard will be available for use by other shippers as well.

Far East levingston Shipbuilding Ltd., 31 Shipyard Rd., Jurong Town, Singa- Smith-Meeker Engineering Co., 157 Chambers St., New York, N.Y. 10007 S.S. White Industrial Products, 151 Old New Brunswick Rd., Piscataway NJ pore 2262 SURVEYORS AND CONSULTANTS 08854 Genstar Marine, 10 Pemberton Ave., No. Vancouver, B.C., Canada V7P Advanced Technologies Dept. PZ-01, 7926 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA Whitey Co., 318 Bishop Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143 2R1 22102 William E. Williams Valve Corporation, 38-52 Review Avenue, Long Island Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corp., 1 Riverside Ave., Somerset, MA 02725 Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc., Crystal Square 2, Suite 1100, 1725 Jefferson City, NY 11101 Golten Marine Co., Inc., 60 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 Davis Highway, Arlington, VA Zidell Explorations, Inc., (Valve Division), 3121 S.W. Moody Avenue Portland HBC Barge, Inc., Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Francis B. Crocco, Inc., P.O. Box 1411, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00903 OR 97201 Halter Marine, Inc., P.O. Box 29266, New Orleans, LA 70189 Frank Jeffrey & Assoc., 5201 Westbank Exp., Suite 206, Marrero, LA 70073 VENTILATION DUCTING Hitachi Zosen Corp., 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan M.A. Stream Associates, Inc., 400 Second Ave. W„ Seattle, WA 98119 Flexaust Company, 11 Chestnut St., Amesbury, MA 01913 Hong Kong United Dockyards Ltd., P.O. Box 534, Kowloon Central Post TANK CLEANING VESSEL OWNER/OPERATOR Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong Butterworth Inc. (USA), 3721 Lapas Dr., P.O. Box 18312, Houston, TX 77223- Wallenius Lines, P.O. Box 17086, S-10432 Stockholm, Sweden Hyundi Mipo Dockyard Ltd., 456 Cheonha-Dong, Ulsan, Korea 9989 VIBRATION ANALYSIS Jakobson Shipyard Inc., P.O. Box 329, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Butterworth Systems (UK), 123 Beddington Lane, Croydon CR9 4NX, Eng- DLI Engineering Corp., 253 Winslow Way West, Bainbridge Island, WA Jeffboat Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind. 47130 land 98110 Jered Brown Brothers, Inc., 56 S. Squirrel Rd., Auburn Hills, Ml 48057 Gamlen Marine Division, 375 Allwood Rd.. Clifton, NY 07013 VIDEO TRAINING FILMS Keppel Shipyard Limited, 325 Telok Blangah Road, P.O. Box 2169, Singapore Gamajet Equipment Div., Sybron Chemicals Inc., 121 S. Maple Ave., So. San Gulf Publishing Company Video, P.O. Box 2608, Houston, TX 77001 0409 Francisco, CA 94080 ICHCA Canada, P.O. Box 2366, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Koch Ellis Barge 8. Ship Service, P.O. Box 9130, Westwego, LA 70094 Petrochemical Services, Inc., 3820 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 701 17 K1P5W9 Kone Corp. P.O. Box 6 SF-05801 Hyvinkaa, Finland TANK LEVELING INDICATORS WATER PURIFIERS Paul Lindenau GmbH, & Co., Schiffswerft u. Maschinenfabrik, D-2300 Kiel- American United Marine Corp., 5 Broadway, Route 1, Sagas, MA 01906 Alfa Laval, Inc., Dept. MR-2, 2115 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Friedrichsort, West Germany Kongsberg North America Inc., 400 Oser Ave., Hauppauge, NY 1 1738 Aqua-Chem, Inc. P.O. Box 421, Milwaukee, Wl 53201 Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co., 2929 16th Avenue, S.W., Seat- Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 Drew Chemical Corporation, One Drew Chemical Plaza, Boonton, NJ 07005 tle, WA 98134 Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, 309 W. Hensley Blvd., Bartlesville, OK Everpure, Inc., 660 N. Blackhawk Dr., Westmont, IL 60559 M.A.N. GHH Sterkrade, P.O.B. 1 10240, D-4200 Oberhausen 11, West Ger- 74003 Marine Moisture Control, 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 1 1696 many Metritape, Inc., P.O. box 2366, Littleton, MA 01460 Marland Environmental Systems, P.O. Box 501, Great Falls, VA 22066 Main Iron Works, Inc., P.O. box 1918, Houma, LA 70361 Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Gems Sensors Division, Cowles Road, Plainville, MECO (Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc.), 861 Carondelet St., New Marinette Maine Corporation, Marinette, Wl 54143 CT 06062 Orleans, LA 70130 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 5-1, Marunochi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Toyko, Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 100 Japan TORSIONAL VIBRATION SPECIALISTS T.W. Spaetgens, 156 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver, Canada, V5Y 1 N2 Village Marine Inc., 2000 W. 135th St., Gardena, CA 90249 MonArk Boat Co., P.O. Box 210, Monticello, AR 71655 WEATHER CHART RECORDERS Moran Shipping Agencies, 602 Sawyer, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77077 TOWING—Barges, Vessel Chartering, Lighterage, Salvage, etc. Alden Electronics, 1145 Washington St., Westborough, MA 10581 Moss Point Marine Inc., P.O. Box 1310, Escatawpa, MS 39552 Bay-Houston Towing Co., 805 World Trade Bldg., Houston, TX 77002 Nashville Bridge Company, P.O. Box 239, Nashville, TN 37202 Curtis Bay Towing Co., Mercantile Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21202 WELDING National Marine Service (Shipyard Division), P.O. Box 38, Hartford, IL Jan Erik Dyvi A/S, P.O. box 454, Sentrum, Norway KSM Fastening Systems Inc., 301 New Albany Rd., Moorestown, NJ 08057 62048 McAllister Bros., Inc., 17 Battery PI., New York, NY 10004 Metallizing Co. of America, Inc., 321 So. Hamilton, Sullivan, IL 61951 McDonough Marine Service, P.O. Box 26206, New Orleans, LA National Steel & Shipbuilding Corp., San Diego, CA 92112 Miller Electric Mfg. Co., P.O. Box 1079, Appleton, Wl 54912 Nautilus Surveys Inc., 10822 Sageleaf Lane, Houston, TX 77089 Midland Affiliated Co., 580 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45201 Oerlikon Welding Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 40964, Houston, TX 77240 Neorion Shipyards Syros Ltd., Syros, Greece-U.S.A. Agents: Keppel Marine Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., One World Trade Center, Suite WELDING EQUIPMENT Agencies Inc., 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, 6420 Richmond Ave., 5335, New York, NY 10048 Enerjee Ltd., 32 S. Lafayette Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067 Houston, TX 77057 National Marine Service, Transport Div., 1750 Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, MO WINCHES AND FAIRLEADS Newport News Shipbuilding, 4101 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA 63144 Braden Winch Co., 800 East Dallas, Broken Arrow, OK 74012 23607 Suderman & Young Co., Inc., 918 World Trade Bldg., Houston, TX 77002 Fritz Culver, Inc., P.O. Box 569, Covington, LA 70434 Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Inc., P.O. Box 580, 5400 S. Cameron Rd., Markey Machinery Co., 79 South Horton St., Seattle, Washington 98134 Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Corp. 1 Edgewater Plaza Staten Island, N.Y. Freeland, WA 98249 McElroy Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc., P.O. Box 4454, W. Biloxi, MS 39531 10305 Pennsylvania Shipbuilding, P.O. Box 442, Chester, PA 19016 Nashville Bridge Co., P.O. Box 239 Nashville TN 37202 Promet (PTE) Ltd., 27 Pandam Rd., Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore 22 VALVES AND FITTINGS Schoellhorn Albrecht, Div. of St. Louis Ship, 3460 So. Broadway, St. Louis, Promet Marine Services Corp., 242 Aliens Ave., Providence, Rl 02905 Crawford Fitting Company, 29500 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139 MO 63118 Rauma-Repola, 26100 Rauma 10, Finland Baily, Division of CMB Industries, P.O. Box 8070, Fresno, CA 93747 Smith Berger Marine Inc., 516 S. Chicago St., Seattle, WA 98108 Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Samsung Main Bldg. 250, Boston Metals Co., 313 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202 Stanspec Corp., 13600 Diese Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110 2Ka, Taepyong-ro, Chung-ku, Seoul, Korea Cajon Co., 9760 Shepard Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056 WINDOWS St. Louis Ship, 611 East Marceau St., St. Louis, MO 63111 Dover Corporation, Norris Division, P.O. Box 1739, Tulsa, OK 74101 Kearfott Marine Products, A Singer Co., 550 South Fulton Avenue, Mt. Ver- Southwest Marine, Inc., P.O. Box 13308, San Diego, CA 92113 Elliott Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Remote Valve Operating Equipment), P.O. Box non, NY 10550 Tampa Shipyards Inc., P.O. Box 1277, Tampa, FL 33601 773, Binghamton, NY 13902 WIRE AND CABLE Thomas Marine, 37 Bransford St., Patchogue, NY 11772 Hayward Marine Products, 900 Fairmount Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 AMP Special Industries, P.O. Box 1776, Southeastern, PA 19399 Todd Shipyards Corp., 1 State St. Plaza, New York, NY 10004 Jamesbury Corp. 640 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA 01605 Anixter Bros., Inc., 4711 Golf Road, One Concourse Plaza, Skokie, IL 60076 Tracor Marine, P.O. Box 13107, Port Everglades, FL 33316 Marine Moisture Control Co., 60 Inip Dr., Inwood, NY 11696 Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 Vanguard Services, P.O. Drawer A, New Johnsonville, TN 37134 Nupro Co., 4800 E. 345th St., Willoughby, OH 44094 Delco Wire & Cable, Inc., 257 Rittenhouse Circle, Keystone Industrial Park, Verolme Estaleiros Reunidos Do Brasil S.A., Rua Buenos Aires, 68, Rio de Parker Hannifin Corp. Rotary Actuator Div., 9948 Rittman Rd., Wadsworth, Bristol, PA 19007 Janeiro—RJ—Brazil OH 44281 Seacoast Electric Supply Corp., 225 Passaic St., Passaic, NJ 07055 Verreault Navigation Inc., Les Mechins, Quebec, G0J 1T0 Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing, Sandy Hill Rd., R.D. 6 Box 387-A, Irwin, PA Seacoast Electric Supply Corp., 1505 Oliver St., Houston, TX 77007 Zidell Explorations, Inc., 3121 S.W. Moody Street, Portland, OR 97201 15642 WIRE/CABLE LUBRICANT SHIPPING—PACKING Sno-Trik Co., 9760 Shepard Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056 Atlantis Services, Inc., 1057 Kings Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207 Pilotage Consultants, Inc., P.O. Box 2046, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Stacey/Fetterolf Corporation, P.O. Box 103, Skippack, PA 19474 WIRE ROPE—Slings SILENCERS Stockham Valves & Fittings, Box 10326, Birmingham, AL 35202 Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130 Swagelok Company, 5171 Hudson Dr., Hudson, OH 44236 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Martin Tower, Bethlehem, PA 18018 Tate Temco, Inc. 1941 Lansdowne Road, Baltimore, MD 21227 SMOKE INDICATORS A.L. Don Company, Foot of Dock Street, Matawan, NJ 07747 Union Flonetics, P.O. Box 459, Clinton, PA 15026 Robert H. Wager Co., Inc., Passaic Avenue, Chatham, NY 07928 I & I Sling Company, 2626 Market Street, Dept. D, Aston, PA 19014 Robert H. Wager Co., Inc., Passaic Avenue, Chatham, NH 07928 STUFFING BOXES ZINC Waukesha Bearings Corp., 405 Commerce St., P.O. Box 798, Waukesha, Wl Johnson Rubber Co., Duramax Marine Div., 16025 Johnson St., Middlefield, The Piatt Bros. & Co., Box 1030, Waterbury, CT 06721 53186 OH 44062 Smith & McCroken, 153 Franklin St., New York, NY 10013

February 15, 1985 47 General Thermodynamics ly connected and sealed with slight- are listed, such as: steady, accurate, petroleum industry to place new ly more than hand tight torque. repeatable, reliable, requires no emphasis on protecting lives and Offers Free Literature When the indicator valve is opened, maintenance, fits standard indica- equipment from the hazards of fire. On 300-A BMEP Balancer the pressure gauge will come to a tor valve, and easy to use. This need has caused equipment reading, gently. The pointer is For a free copy of the literature on manufacturers to search for better steady and will stay fixed as long as General Thermodynamics' model pumps and fire monitors for op- General Thermodynamics Corpo- the cylinder load isn't changed. 300-A BMEP Balancer, timum placement of water at plat- ration of Plymouth, Mass., has pub- Keeping the engine load constant, form fire locations. Circle 21 on Reader Service Card lished free literature on the model readings are taken for each cylinder, In tests of the effects of pump 300-A BMEP Balancer that is used then fuel adjustments are made pressures and fire nozzle shapes on to equalize the cylinder load of any either up or down until all cylinders Worthington Offers water trajectories, a Worthington multicylinder internal combustion yield the same pressure reading. Free Publication On team compared various combina- engine equipped with individual Each cylinder is then delivering tions of nozzles (with cone and pa- fuel adjustments. equal power. Fire-Fighting Monitors rallel configurations), monitors, and The publication, which contains a Along with the application, the pumps. A report on the result of photograph of the balancer, de- operation and construction of the The tremendous increase in drill- these tests has recently been pub- scribes it as being designed to fit the BMEP Balancer are also discussed, ing and production platforms lished in an issue of "Power & standard indicator valve. It is quick- and some of its main characteristics around the world has caused the Fluids" (Vol. 10/No. 2) by Wor- thington Division, McGraw-Edison Company, of New Jersey. The first part of the 20-page color publication is devoted to an article titled "Fire-fighting monitor research aids offshore oil field safety," by Anthony Lukes, London area i MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND d sales manager of Worthington In- ternational Inc., and Victor Car- —{ has rewarding —! rell, an engineer at Worthington- Simpson Ltd., England. The article points out that in the middle 1970s, y MERCHANT MARINE J when the petroleum industry began developing specialized craft for offshore fire-fighting duties, followed § CAREERS j by radically different seagoing units such as the emergency support ves- • FOR YOU IN THE U.S. CIVIL SERVICE J sel (ESV) IOLAIR, built for British Petroleum, it became apparent at We are now accepting applications for: the preliminary design stage that there was a lack of firm and reliable \j WEST COAST j data on which to base the design of fire-fighting equipment to meet • FIRST OFFICERS -| their needs. For this reason, Wor- -J (Prefer applicants who possess -J thington-Simpson and its associates -1 unlimited Master's License) -1 decided to conduct tests with full- size equipment to accurately define j • FIRST ASSISTANT Engineers/Diesel the state-of-the-art and to advance (Prefer applicants who possess unlimited it if possible. These tests are said to have produced findings that prom- Chief Engineers License/Diesel or Steam License) ise more effective marine fire-fight- -j • DECK ENGINEER MACHINISTS J ing devices and may contribute to onshore technology as well. • REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS The article, which is illustrated with photos, profile of rig layout, -j • ELECTRICIANS J etc., lists the test objectives and discusses the designing of the test rig, • UNLICENSED JUNIOR ENGINEERS test nozzles, pressure measurements, measuring jet trajectory, test procedure, total number of tests -j WE OFFER YOU: —j carried out, nozzle shapes, trajecto- Not just a job, but a full-time permanent career as a merchant mariner in the U.S. Civil —! ries at different flow rates and pres- UJ Service, with all of its benefits such as excellent retirement, life insurance, health insur- sures, pressure drops and velocity —{ ance and salaries based upon those in private industry. —J through the monitor, and conclu- J A variety of interesting assignments aboard MSC's diversified fleet. MSC's fleet cur- J sions drawn from the tests. rently contains over 50 ships including oilers, scientific support ships, oceangoing tugs, J The last part of the "Power & Fluids" issue presents Part I of a J roll on/roll off ships, cable layers and stores ships. J paper by Igor Karassik, chief Immediate employment is not available for all positions, but qualified applicants will be consulting engineer for Worthing- placed on employment lists for future consideration. ton, titled "Centrifugal pump application . . . the next milestone You must have the appropriate U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine License or (VFD)." The paper discusses the _] validated documents with the necessary endorsements. For more information advantages and benefits of variable- frequency drives (VFD), long-range _] concerning a career with MSC write: developments, and conclusions. • ^ssss^ • The cover of the pamphlet features a striking photograph of the unusual vessel ESV IOLAIR, described as the world's largest fire engine, which can provide a number J tfVmf O COMMANDER J of emergency services for North Sea oil production platforms. hi ^§21, hS MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND For a free copy of the above issue H (ATTN: M-22c7) -| of "Power & Fluids" from Wor- thington, kJiK^CW WASHINGTON, DC 20390 u L—l d Circle 29 on Reader Service Card

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MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES! MASTER OF SCIENCE SHIPBUILDING—SHIP REPAIR ni]M SHIPYARD PRESIDENT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ENGINEERS (MARINE, MECHANICAL, MruiTErS IN MARITIME MANAGEMENT HVAC STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL) MANAGER-CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION BROKERS OF MARINE TALENT A Modular Graduate Degree Program of- QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER MARKETING MANAGER SSOU 6th Avenue Seattle. WA 9131 HI [206| 3^13-33Q 7 fered in the summer months of 1985,1986 and SUPERINTENDENTS (MACHINERY, HULL, SHIP) FOREMEN (SHIPFITTING. WELDING) 1987, commencing May 6, 1985. SENIOR ESTIMATORS/SENIOR COST ENGINEERS SHIPYARD AUDITOR For additional information call or write: CONTROLLER (2) Doris Richardson, Executive Secretary, Cen- We specialize in recruiting key management personnel for the shipbuilding and HELP WANTED ship repair industry. All fees and expenses are company paid. The above posi- ter for Advanced Maritime Studies, Maine tions, and many others, are now open. Call Mr M.A. Weeks at (205) 661-2294 as Major inland shipyard has an opening for a Senior soon as possible or send resume immediately1 Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine, 04420 Naval Architect & Marine Engineer with experience WEEKS AND ASSOCIATES in design of inland and offshore marine equipment. Tel. No (207) 326-4311, Ext. 211 Management Consultants 921 Cottage Hill Avenue, Mobile Alabama 36609 Must be able to assume the responsibility of directing the overall activites of an engineering department with a staff of 20 to 30 professional, technical, and clerical people. All replies kept strictly confi- Career Associates dential. Please send resume and salary requirements to: Maritime Personnel Consultants Box 201 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Nationwide professional recruiting, placement & search services for all segments of the maritime industry. 107 East 31 Street New York, NY 10016 An Equal Opportunity Employer PERMANENT EMPLOYEES • CONSULTANTS CONTRACT PERSONNEL MANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE! ACT NOW ! UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Mail resumes (2 copies) w/salary data at once to: Naval Architect, GS-871-12 BOB SLEIERTIN P.O. BOX 86-A (583 State Road) No. Dartmouth, Mass. 02747 U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washing- ASSISTANT PORT CAPTAIN (617) 997-3311 ton, D.C., is seeking a Naval Architect for the Juneau-$3,707/monthly Naval Engineering Division, Boat Technical Section. The State of Alaska is seeking an Assistant Port WANTED Applicants should have a strong technical Captain who will be under the general direction Marine Electrical General Foreman background in design, construction and per- of the Port Captain; assist in the operation, Broad hands-on knowledge of shipboard electrical general maintenance (excluding engine room installation with several years experience in the in- formance evaluation of small craft. Experi- and machinery) and annual dry-docking, repair stallation, operation and maintenance of thefollow- ence with propulsion and auxiliary system de- ing equipment is required: and modification of State operated ferries and sign is highly desirable. Power Distribution Systems consisting of multi- terminals. Assist in the recruitmentand selection ple generator sets, 65 to 2500KW. Primary responsibilities include develop- process for the hire of Deck Officers. Prepares Power Switchboard Metering and Control Sys- ment of high speed patrol craft up to 130 feet, Deck Officers vessel and work assignment tems, Air Circuit Breakers and Bus Design. schedules in coordinating officer relief and vaca- workboats and specialized vessels including Motor & Motor Control Equipment, A.C. & D.C. tion projections. Possess a thorough working Wound Rotor Controllers, Reduced Voltage surface effect ships, self-righting surf rescue knowledge of Vessel Documentation and the Controllers and Solid State Drives. boats and rigid hull inflatable boats. Other du- Code of Federal Regulations. Cable installation methods, wireways, hangers, ties involve boat renovations/alterations, trade- banding and terminations. off studies, project management, contractor li- Experience shall also include at least five years of Minimum Qualifications: supervising installation of shipboard electrical sys- aison and preparation of work statements and tems. A working knowledge of U.S. Coast Guard specifications. Possession of a U.S. Coast Guard license as and American Bureau of Shipping rules is desirable. Master qualified for passenger vessels of at least Send resume and salary requirements to: All qualified applicants will receive consid- 1600 gross tons and six years of maritime experi- Box 203 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News eration without regard to race, religion, color, ence, two of which were as a deck officer on a 107 East 31 Street New York, NY 10016 sex, national origin, or political affiliation. Ap- passenger-carrying ship. plicants must be a United States citizen. Substitutions: For further details contact: COMMANDANT (G-CAS-5) Service as a commanding officer of a commis- POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT UNITED STATES COAST GUARD sioned government ship will substitute for the BAY SHIPBUILDING CORP. ATTN: SHIRLEY BENNETT (202) 426-2330 Master's license. 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Must have extensive quired in cold weather application of coatings such as experience in new equipment and repairestimat- epoxy's, inorganic zinc's, etc THE STATE OF ALASKA IS AN EQUAL If you are qualified for these highly visable positions, ing. Must be capable of directing a staff of 3 esti- OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND wish to join a progressive full-service shipyard and live in mators. All replies kept strictly confidential. Wisconsin's Door Peninsula send resume and salary re- MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. quirements in confidence to: Please send resume and salary requirements to: BAY SHIPBUILDING CORP. 605 NORTH THIRD AVENUE Box 202 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News STATE OF STURGEON BAY, Wl 54235 107 East 31 Street New York, NY 10016 ALASKA ATTN: PERSONNEL DEPT An Equal Opportunity Employer AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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50 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Nelson Industries Introduces the promise that the operator does not pay for it until it works to his satisfaction. ELIZABETH, N.J.: 5,000 sq. ft. xBilge Boy' Oily Water Separator The first test unit has been in service onboard adjacent Elizabethport, new building, the Alliance Prince since March of 1984 without —Literature Available a/c; ample private lot; please call problems. The Bilge Boy is compatible with Ameroid (201) 527-0099 OWS and Nalso 2865 cleaners. Based on lab tests similar to the USCG test, there is minimal loss of efficiency when using these cleaners. Floating Revolving Crane This unit complements the previously ap- 35+ Ton American Electric Whirley Crane proved 600-gph regenerative model. A higher Mounted on 145' X 50' X 11' Steel Barge, capacity two-stage gravity and coalescent model Steel Deck House, Electric Capstans, GM Diesel will be available late in 1985. The entire product Generator, Air Compressor, Welding Machine, line will be marketed through Nelson Winslow Lights, With Shoreline Power Capability, Recently Marine Distributors. Renovated and may be seen in Operation. For copies of the literature from Nelson For Sale or Lease Industries, Call George Frentz Industrial Supply Co. Nelson Industries, Inc. of Stoughton, Wis., is Circle 16 on Reader Service Card New Orleans, La. 70186 offering free new literature on the Bilge Boy™, a 504-944-3371 P.O. Box 26087 150-gph (568 liter) oily water separator that the company is introducing. The unit carries U.S. Coast Guard approval and is IMO-approved as well. v HYDRAULICS The compact Bilge Boy measures 27 inches Bulker Sanko Amaryllis' tall by 17.5 inches wide by 36 inches long, and Delivered By Hitachi Zosen weighs only 150 pounds (dry). Measurements SERVICE • REPAIR • PARTS include plumbing connections and mounting skid. Installation is very simple, requiring only three standard plumbing connections and one CONSULTING • DESIGN electrical. The unit is supplied complete with control panel and 50 C motors. A monitor is not CUNNINGHAM MARINE supplied, but is compatible with all models now on the market. Electrical requirements are 120 HYDRAULICS CO., INC. volt AC, 8 amps maximum. In USCG tests, the Bilge Boy proved extremely efficient in removing oil, having a maximum The 37,705-dwt bulk carrier Sanko Amaryllis 201 Harrison St. • Hoboken, N.J. 07030 effluent of 1.5 ppm, which is well below the 15 was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Hiro- (201) 792-0500 (212) 267-0328 ppm needed for approval. The design is two- shima Works and delivered to Persus Shipping stage, using a unique gravity stage (patent pend- Company of Japan. ing), followed by a coalescent cartridge for the Built to dual classification by the American 2030 E. Adams St.* Jacksonville, FL 32202 final stage. Bureau of Shipping and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, (904) 354-0840 When installed according to Nelson's instruc- the handy-size bulker has an overall length of tion, the gravity stage removes 99.9 percent 580.7 feet, beam of 93.2 feet, depth of 50.7 feet, TWX 710-730-5224 CMH Hoboken, NJ (1,000 ppm) of all oil from the bilge water. This and full-load draft of 35.8 feet. The main engine gives extremely long element life as very little oil is a fuel-efficient Hitachi/B&W 6L60MCE die- reaches the cartridge to foul the element. sel with a maximum continuous output of 8,600 This model also offers the most economical bhp at 98 rpm. Maximum trial speed was 16.767 price on the market as a result of the efficiency knots. of the gravity separation stage and suction side Four 25-ton deck cranes and wide openings only application. The unit is now being sold with for the ship's five hatches facilitate cargo handling. WINCHES—Steam or Air Operated

Stock less Anchors 3,000 lbs. through 27,500 lbs in stock, FOB Jersey City Large inventory of surplus chain and fittings Supply of new chain, including ten shots of 2 5 16" and Metallizing Co. Of America twenty shots of 2 5/8" 9 x 12 American Hoist & Derrick Winches, reconditioned Introduces MOGUL HK-400 Gun equal to new Spare parts for all steam winches —Literature Available

STANDARD STEAM WINCH CO., INC. Metallizing Co. of America, Inc., Sullivan, 111., Agents for The Crosby Group has introduced an all-new metallizing gun, the 191 Van Vorst St., Jersey City, N.J. 07032 201/433-6974 MOGUL Enclosed Arc Spray Gun Model HK- 400. Lightweight and highly maneuverable, the new gun is said to enable the user to do many more metallizing repairs in less time than with older, obsolete guns. The MOGUL HK-400 features lightweight- flexible cables resulting in easier handling. Ab- Prote solute precise front wire guide alignment is TIMBER AND STEEL assured because of preset design, and the result- MARINE PILINGS ing streamlined air flow guarantees concen- WITH PILE-GARD® trated spray patterns. A patented encapsulation system The new gun weighs less than four pounds (1.8 provides an alternative to expensive kg), and the Metallizing Company of America pile replacement and costly down- states that on-site spraying for corrosion protec- time caused by marine borer damage NICOLAI JOFFE CORPORATION tion is easier than ever with the extra-light, effi- to timber and corrosion to steel 9171 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, Ca. 90210 piling. Call for complete literature. cient, highly advanced MOGUL HK-400. For (213) 272-2055 Telex 67-4638 steel and stainless steel, 14-ga.-diameter wire is TOLL FREE 1-800-241-0240 recommended; ll-ga.-diameter is possible if wire is soft drawn. WET WELDING For more information on the MOGUL HK- I Pile-Card | 400 metallizing gun, OSMOSE MARINE DIVISION Consumables, etc. P.O. DRAWER 0 • GRIFFIN, GA 30224 Circfe 15 on Reader Service Card LEN ANDERSEN 800-323-2446 February 15, 1985 51 ILLUSTRATE TOUR PRODUCTS IN THE 1985 ANNUAL RESERVE YOUR PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR 1985 NOW! Over 12,000 Buyers of Marine & Naval Equipment Will See Your Products in the Big New 1985 Edition of The Marine Equipment Catalog

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introduction 4. AE, AG, AOE, AR—auxiliaries planned, maybe conversions A. Historical pattern of naval ship procurement 5. TAO, TAGOS—follow flight to be competed B. Market drivers—military needs, technical obsolescence, budget constraints, etc. 6. MSH—opportunities for subcontractors, second source expected C. Impact of technology 7. Service craft—lots of opportunities 1. Unit ship cost has risen vastly since 1960 C. Analysis of major ship systems now being procured or planned 2. Systems more important than platform 1. Ship mechanical systems—LM 2500 gas turbines (GE), reactor plants (GE, 3. Electronics systems particularly growing in sophistication Westinghouse), diesel engines (Colt, Isotta-Fraschini), pumps (Worthington), 4. Weapons are increasingly more lethal and accurate condensers (DeLaval) D. Several important controversies 2. Electronics—Aegis (RCA, Raytheon), control systems (Litton, GE), ASW sys- 1. Surface ship usefulness being questioned tems (IBM, GE, EDO, Gould, Hazeltine, Raytheon, Honeywell), radar 2. DOD trying to promote competition in procurement (Raytheon, ITT-Gilfillan, Sperry, Cardion Electronics), SUBACS (IBM), navi- 3. Insufficient work to support shipbuilding industry gation systems (Rockwell, Litton, Racel Decca), integrated radio room (RCA) 3. Ordnance—Vertical launch system (Martin Marietta, FMC), torpedoes (Gould, Hughes, Honeywell), ASW stand-off weapon (Boeing), close-in-weap- Description of Current Players ons system (GD), missiles (GD, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, Raytheon) A. Shipbuilders D. Engineering services required in FY 1985 1. Major surface combatants—Bath, Ingalls, Todd-LA 1. Conceptual feasibility studies 2. Submarines—Newport News, GD-Electric Boat 2. Preliminary design—repair ship (AR) 3. Carriers—Newport News 3. Program design and engineering support—LOE contracts 4. Amphibious ships—Lockheed, Ingalls, Avondale 4. System integration support 5. Auxiliaries—GD-Quincy, NASSCO, Avondale, Tampa, Beth Steel-Sparrows E. Opportunities these programs offer Pt., Pennship 1. Prime contracts—numerous opportunities available, emphasis on competition 6. Small ships—Peterson, Marinette Marine, Bell-Halter, Todd-Seattle, Tacoma, will help others 2. Subcontracts—many opportunities open to electronics firms, steel fabricators, 7. Patrol boats, landing craft and service craft—Boeing, Swiftships, Atlantic Ma- pump manufacturers, machine shops and engineering firms rine, others 3. Foreign firms—offset deals are very important B. Ship systems manufacturers F. Sensitivity to future events 1. Machinery—GE, Westinghouse, DeLaval, Colt 1. Budget constraints—deficit will present increasing problem 2. Ordnance and Electronics—RCA, Litton, Sperry, GE Hughes, IBM, Raytheon, 2. Surface ships—vulnerability big issue, could impact plan FMC, Honeywell, Rockwell, Gould, ITT, Interstate Electronics, Motorola, San- ders, Magnavox, Singer, GD-Pomona, Lockheed, Martin Marietta V. Contracting Rules and Procedures C. Engineering services A. Federal acquisition regulations and DOD FAR supplement provides complete 1. Naval architects—AME, Adtech, Arinc, CASDE, D&P, Geo. Sharp, Gibbs & set of rules Cox, JJ Henry, JJMA, M. Rosenblatt, NKF, RAM B. Contracting Methods 2. Systems integration—Vitro, BBN, Booz Allen, C Cubed, Calculon, Columbia 1. Advertised procurement Research, EG&G, Essex, Milcom, ORI, Syscom, TRW, Westinghouse 2. Negotiated procurement D. Summary of recent work distribution 3. Types of contracts—fixed price, CPIF, CPAF, etc. 1. Top 200 contractors C. Source selection process—path followed to award contract 2. Top 50 ship system awards D. Set asides—small businesses, minority firms, labor surplus area 3. Top NAVSEA, NAVELEX, MSC engineering contractors 1. Relevant rules 2. How rules are implemented in NAVSEA 3. Meaning to potential competitors III. Procurement Process E. Specifications A. Organizations in DOD which impact on procurement 1. Federal specifications, military specifications 1. OSD, SECNAV, CNO—how they relate 2. Qualified products list 2. Material Command—role of "Competition Czar" F. Buy American requirements 3. NAVSEA-role of SEA 06, 05, 02, PMS's—and SEA 08 1. Buy American Act 4. NAVELEX—role of PME's 2. Burns-Tollefson amendment 5. Planned reorganization, creation of Naval Combat Systems Command 3. Special legislative provisions—e.g., FY 1985 rules on LSV procurement 6. MSC—contracting office for T-ships 4. Specialty metals restrictions B. The formal PPBS cycle 5. Trade Agreements Act of 1979 1. Why introduced, how it works, is it effective G. Defense cooperative agreements 2. Role of various DOD components, OMB, Congress 1. Memoranda of understanding C. NAVSEA's seven phase acquisition process 2. Special agreement with Canada 1. Tied to PPBS cycle 2. Provides points at which design is frozen (supposedly!) 3. How foreign firms can utilize these agreements to sell into DOD programs 3. Makes early program entry important VL Points Of Marketing Contact D. Recent variants to acquisition process A. Navy Contacts-OPNAV, NAVMAT, NAVSEA, NAVELEX, MSC, SPcC, 1. Two step procurement others 2. Build/charter B. Prime contractor contacts for subcontractors 1. Shipyards—purchasing liaison IV. Projected Market 2. Systems, equipment manufacturers—purchasing liaison A. Five year plan—analysis of business impact in 100 industries Engineering and design firms—point of contact for early program contact B. Analysis of major future ship programs Appendix A Detailed description of plannning and acquisition process 1. DDG 51—lead ship decision imminent for 29 ship ($20-30 billion) program, B Relevant DOD contracting forms three contenders C Detailed breakdown of 1985 and 1986 Navy ship procurement, weapon SSN 21—new submarine for 1990's, two contenders procurement, other procurement, and research, development, test LPDX or modified LSD-41—amphibious ship planned for late 1980's and evaluation budgets.

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