Maritime Reporter, February 1980

<BODY> <div> Four VLCC Supertanker Conversions To Include Megasystems Seamatic II Megasystems, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, has announced that Seamatic II engine monitor- ing and control systems will be an integral part of the conversion of four VLCC super- tankers to diesel operation for Mobil Ship- ping and Transportation Co., now underway in Japan via IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.). Megasystems president Dean Chimples re- ported that this will be the second conver- sion project for Mobil at IHI yards using the firm's microprocessor-based computer and monitoring system. (The Seamatic II system was installed on the 285,000-dwt "Conrad builds barges with remarkable cost efficiency" OF BOATS ANO 0 *V°OCKlNG.... SHlP^ CONRAD INDUSTRIES, INC. P.O. BOX 790/MORGAN CITY, LA. 70380 TELEPHONE/AREA CODE 504-384-3060 Reduce excess air? How? "Use Ferrous Catalyst. One gal- lon to 3000 gallons of fuel oil im- proves combustion, re- duces excess air and helps inert gas sys- tems performance. Ferrous can prove it!" Let us send you the proof. Contact Ferrous Corporation, 910 - 108th 'N.E., Bellevue, Wash- ington 98004. Phone 206/454-6320. FERROUS HAS 4 THE PROOF! '©ferrous corporation Mobil Hawk in a similar conversion to diesel power completed by IHI in late 1978.) All four new conversions include an op- tional combustion analysis feature on the diesel cylinders in addition to the basic mon- itoring and control functions. The vessels being converted by IHI are the Mobil Eagle, the Mobil Falcon—both ABS-class vessels— and the Mobil Athos and the Mobil D'Ar- tagnan which carry the RV designation from France's Bureau Veritas. The combustion analysis feature will also be added to the original Seamatic II elec- tronics package aboard the Mobil Hawk. Mr. Chimples recently announced orders for computerized systems with three other major carriers: Texaco Inc. for the 93,800- dwt tanker Texaco Hanover; Hanna Mining Co. for the 1,000-foot, self-unloading Great Lakes ore carrier M/_V George Stinson, de- livered last year by the American Ship Build- ing Company; and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany for the 16,265-dwt container liner Lever- kusen Express. Port Of Portland Elects Officers For 1980 The Port of Portland (Ore.) Commission recently elected Joseph M. Edgar its presi- dent for 1980. Mr. Edgar has served on the commission since August 1973, and was president in 1977. Samuel T. Naito G. Johnny Parks Other officers for the nine-member board elected at the regular meeting were Alan Green Jr., vice president; Samuel T. Naito, treasurer, and G. Johnny Parks, secretary. Mr. Edgar is president of the Joint Coun- cil of Teamsters No. 37. He has been busi- ness representative and secretary-treasurer of General Teamsters Local 162, and is a member of the Policy Committee of the Western Conference of Teamsters and a trustee of the Western Conference trust fund. Mr. Edgar has been appointed to two consecutive four-year terms on the Port of Portland Commission. As 1979 vice presi- dent, he served on the commission's Ship Repair Yard and Marketing Committees, and as chairman of the Marine Committee. Mr. Green is chairman of Tom Renson Industries. A graduate of Stanford Uni- versity, he served his first two terms on the Port Commission from December 1970 through November 1977, and was reappoint- ed in January 1979. Mr. Naito is founder and vice president of Norcrest China Co., and was named to the Port Commission in October 1977. A graduate of the University of Utah with a master's degree from Columbia University, he has played a major role in the restora- tion of Portland's Old Town area and the development of the downtown Galleria. Mr. Parks, the Northwest regional direc- tor of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, was appointed to the Port Commission in October 1977. A long- shoreman since 1946, Mr. Parks has served on the Portland City Planning Commission and as an aide to then Governor Mark O. Hatfield in implementing the Federal Manpower Development and Retraining Act within the state. He was recently elected to the board of directors of the Pacific North- west Waterways Association. Port of Portland commissioners are ap- pointed by the Governor to staggered, four- year terms and serve without pay. The Port Commission sets policy for the organization that operates docks, airports, a shipyard and industrial property. Marine Architects, Inc. Formed In Corpus Christi Area C. Steve Yates recently announced the for- mation of a new company, Marine Architects, Inc., P.O. Rox 350, Aransas Pass, Texas 78336, telephone (512) 884-5481. The new company will provide technical services to the marine industry. Mr. Yates was for- merly the naval architect and marine engi- neer for Rockport (Texas) Yacht and Sup- ply Company, Inc. Marine Architects, Inc. is associated with Marine Surveyors, Inc., P.O. Rox 1913, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403, an established marine surveying company owned and op- erated by Peter J. Fox. RCA Globcom Completes China Marisat Tests RCA Global Communications, Inc., se- lected as coordinator by the People's Repub- lic of China to conduct a marine satellite test program, recently announced the suc- cessful completion of the tests. The program, designed to evaluate China's use of the Marisat Satellite System, in- cluded a series of tests on telex, voice, data and facsimile services in a variety of ship- to-shore, shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship con- figurations. In a message to Eugene F. Murphy, pres- ident of RCA Globcom, Tsung Ju-Li, Direc- tor of China's Communications Engineering Institute, said that evaluation of the pro- gram showed that the tests had been satis- factorily completed. He added, "At the time that RCA Globcom was selected to coordinate the tests in August, we realized that many obstacles would have to be overcome to com- plete the tests." Mr. Ju-Li also advised RCA Globcom that China will be establishing a formal Marisat training program prior to its participation in the Marisat program in the near future. Results of the tests were evaluated by China's Communications Engineering Insti- tute and the China Electronic System En- gineering Company. Magnavox Corporation provided the Marisat ship terminals utilized in the tests. 56 ZIDELL Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>