Maritime Reporter, February 1989

<BODY> <div> Unitor Announces New Owner Structure Unitor Ships Service AS recently reported that its major stockholder, Hafslund of Norway (a major power, paper and medical holding compa- ny), has successfully completed the sale of its 44.5 percent share in Unitor to a number of individual Norwegian and U.K. investors and funds. Unitor expressed its satisfaction with the new owner structure, leav- ing no one stockholder with more than 5 to 10 percent of the company stock. Unitor reports at the same time that its third quarter '88 results were the best ever and that the posi- tive trend is continuing and is ex- pected to give Unitor a record year. Unitor has a network of 50 branch offices and 220 agents covering 450 ports worldwide servicing the inter- national shipping and shipbuilding industries. The company serves more than 15,000 vessels from 70 nations annually. Main products are welding gases and equipment; re- frigerants and equipment; refrigera- tion service; airtools; high pressure cleaning systems; marine chemicals; firefighting, rescue, safety equip- ment and services. For further information and free literature from Unitor, Circle 48 on Reader Service Card Marine Electric Moves To New Facilities; Divides Into Three Separate Firms A series of recent moves has re- sulted in a number of significant changes in the Marine Electric or- ganization, a leading manufacturer and supplier of the product lines of Galbraith Pilot Marine (tempera- ture monitoring, salinity monitor- ing, audio equipment); CML-Ma- carr (power supplies, wide band power amplifiers); Wayne (custom- made specialty transformers) and Marine Electric (motor rewinding and repair). One significant change is that the company has moved its entire oper- ation from its former Brooklyn, N.Y., location to more modern and spacious facilities at 50 Carol Street, P.O. Box 1135, Clifton, N.J. 07014- 1135. A second major move was to di- vide the company into three sepa- rate and distinct firms—Marine Electric RPD, Inc., for all Mil-Spec products, salinity monitoring, tem- perature monitoring, power sup- plies, etc.; Clifton Power Group, for all commercial power supplies, au- dio systems, wide band power am- plifiers, etc.; and Marine Electric Corporation, for motor repairs and rewinding. For free literature detailing the product lines covered by the three companies, Circle 35 on Reader Service Card February, 1989 Caterpillar Wins $1.4-Million Navy Mine Plow Contract Under a recently awarded $1.4- million U.S. Navy contract, Cater- pillar Inc. will develop a highly spe- cialized mine plow for the Marine Corp's Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) in a two-year program. Managed by the Naval Coastal Systems Center, Panama City, Fla., the contract covers design, manu- facturing and testing of four proto- type plows. The track-width plows are designed to provide protection of AAVs during amphibious land- ings, uncovering and moving aside enemy anti-personnel and anti-tank mines placed in the surf and on beaches. Each AAV can carry 28 Marines from ship to shore. Caterpillar's Defense Products and Research Departments con- cepted the plow for use on the AAV (built by FMC Corporation). De- signed to remove and displace, rath- er than detonate mines, the plow can sustain limited blast forces and continue operations. The four plows are currently scheduled to undergo a six-month test at Camp Pendleton, Calif., be- ginning January 1990. For more information and free lit- erature from Caterpillar, Circle 74 on Reader Service Card SHIP-SHAPE DECKAIG THE AMERICAN VW Specify the best marine products of American Abrasive Metals Company. For long-lasting protection from slips and falls. Over 50 years protecting the Marine industry. Lightweight Marine Terrazzo AAM-DEK COLOR FLAKE™ • Much lighter than traditional interior deck coverings • Abrasion and chemical resistant • Seamless texture prevents seepage • Durable and easy to maintain • Available in a broad selection of colors Non-Slip Safety Coating: Industry-Leading EP0X0® • Heavy-duty coating for military and industrial use • Applies like paint over any surface • Easy to maintain • Provides non-slip surface even on flooded decks • Withstands heavy impact, oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and solvents. Non-Slip Ladder Treads: SAFETY CAPTREAD™ • Safer than original treads • Instant, easy installation • Reversible for twice the life • Proven on over 150 Navy ships • Only refacement tread approved for fire and toxic gas safety by Naval Ship Research & Development Laboratory. For more information and free samples call or write: Hk AMERICAN ABRASIVE METALS CO. 460 Coit Street, Irvington, NJ 07111 (201) 373-7060 Circle 193 on Reader Service Card •*• </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>