REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS DOCK D 9 Q EBB (5 NAVAL TECHNOLOGY & SHIPBUILDING MAY 1990 ISSUE Client satisfaction VESSEL DATA OWNER VESSEL TYPE SIZE UNITS Del Monte Reefer 370.000 cu ft 4 In shipbuilding, as in almost any kind of Reefer 580.000 cu ft 5 business, satisfied clients represent one of Knutsen Tanker 112.500 DWT 3 your most valuable assets. Chemical carrier 12.500 DWT 2 Chemical carrier 14.625 DWT 1 But how do you measure just how C.N.N. Tanker 140.000 DWT 2 satisfied a client actually is? Seatankers Phosphoric acid carrier 25.000 DWT 2 Tanker 140.000 DWT 2 There are many ways, but one of the Phiasud Trawler 33,0 m. Lbp 5 most obvious (and reassunngl indications Trawler 33,0 m. Lbp 9 is the number of clients who return to Albacora Tuna purse seiner 91,0 m. Lbp 1 Tuna purse seiner 66,6 m. Lbp 1 place orders for further newbuildings. ASTILLEROS At Astilleros we are proud of all our ESPMOLES clients, but.we take a special pride in those clients who come back to us time For further information: Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. and again. Padilla, 17 28006 Madrid Tel. 13411 435 78 40 And of course, that's particularly Telex. 27648 ASTIL-E satisfying for us. Fax. (341) 576 29 56 Circle 215 on Reader Service Card "he Shipbuilders of Spain Left: Remote Mechanical Valve Actuator. Right: Remote Trip Valve Actuator. RMVA, and now RTVA Tele flex designs solutions for Remote \/aive Operation Engineering solutions aren't born. Teleflex has now found the solution It's maintenance-free operation saves They're carefully designed. Consider to the problems long associated with valuable manpower—allowing the ships' RMVA, the Remote Mechanical Valve Trip Valve Operators: the Remote Trip force to work on more critical tasks. Actuator System from Teleflex, Inc. Valve Actuator System, or RTVA. Design simplicity assures ease of in- Naval Technologies Division. The RTVA System is designed first stallation with minimal labor require- The RMVA System serves as the for survivability, as it eliminates shock- ments. Installation may be accom- industry standard for quality and induced valve closures associated with plished during overhaul, repair, or performance in remote valve opera- the current cable/pulley systems. new construction. tion, and has been installed on vir- The RTVA System is cost effective. Specify Teleflex for remote valve tually every ship class in the U.S. Navy. It is completely sealed, permanently operators. Teleflex engineers solve problems lubricated and corrosion resistant. Call or write today for your free using first-hand knowledge gained RMVA or RTVA Design brochure through years of experience on Naval vessels. Ifeleflex • • naval technologies division Quality, Reliability, Survivability.. .by design. 771 First Avenue • King of Prussia, PA 19406-1401 • (215) 265-0556 • Telex: 902-528 • Fax: (215) 265-5359 Approved for all U.S. Naval Surface Ships. ABS approved. For RMVA Brochure, circle 319 on Reader Service Card. For RTVA Brochure, circle 320 on Reader Service Card. ON THE MARITIME REPORTER COVER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices Photos, clockwise, from left of logo: Wartsi- 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 la Diesel-powered Railship III, built by Schi- (212) 477-6700 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI chau Seebeckwerft, FRG; Hamburg-based Telefax: (212) 254-6271 Blohm + Voss shipyard; aerial view of Lis- SAVE up to 300 barrels nave's Margueira yard in Portugal; ship under construction at Italy's Fincantieri; the of oil per year! Astano shipyard of Astilleros Espanoles; and (center) the excursion/dinner boat Spirit of Publishers: JOHN E. 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