Maritime Reporter, May 1989

<BODY> <div> Liberty Insulation Develops New Marine Pipe Insulation Jacket Liberty Insulation, Inc., Nor- wood, N.J., has designed a lighter weight, factory-applied pipe insula- tion jacket for marine applications. The company reports that all components of the new jacketing conform to military specifications and it substantially reduces weight and installation time compared to other shipboard lagging techniques. The jacket was developed to be applied to Ethyl Corporation's new Eypel A Foam (Mil-P-24703) pipe insulation, which currently is re- placing less flame retardant types of foam insulation material for chill water lines and piping up to 350 degrees F. Liberty Insulation manufactures and distributes many types of ther- mal, acoustic and fire protection insulations for military, commercial and industrial applications. For free literature detailing Li- berty's new pipe insulation jacket- ing and additional custom fabrica- tion services, Circle 74 on Reader Service Card Gibbs & Cox Announces New Appointments Richard M. Ehrlich, chairman of the board of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., recently announced the following appointments: Anthony P. Romano, employed at Gibbs & Cox for over 20 years, has been appointed executive vice president-operations. Henry E. Buttelmann, at Gibbs & Cox for 34 years, has been appointed executive vice president- technical. Theodore A. Tribolati, at Gibbs & Cox for over 15 years, has been appointed division head of the Production, Planning & Control Di- vision. James T. Higney,employed at Gibbs & Cox for over 25 years, has been appointed division head of the Machinery Division. Thomson-Gordon Appoints Hampton Sales Distributor —Color Literature Available Thomson-Gordon Ltd. of Bur- lington, Ontario, Canada, manufac- turers of Thordon Elastomeric Bearings, recently announced the appointment of Hampton Sales Inc. as its new distributor in the Middle Atlantic States. The Thordon material is used worldwide for rudder bearings and water lubricated stern tube bear- ings. Thomson-Gordon has distrib- utors throughout the U.S. and 49 countries around the world. Hampton Sales Inc., located in Willow Cove, Pa., is a newly estab- lished firm, which will be a combi- nation distributor and manufactur- er's representative. They are cur- rently handling the Thordon mate- rial, and a line of spray-on lubri- cants and anti-seize compounds. May, 1989 The firm was founded by Bud Silcox, formerly with Beemer En- gineering Co. Mr. Silcox has 21 years' experience in the plain bear- ing industry, including over 10 years with Thordon in all aspects from design to installation. For further information and free literature on Hampton Sales Inc., or Thordon, Circle 31 on Reader Service Card First 'Black Box' Installed Aboard U.S. Containership Lloyd's Register was recently awarded a contract to fit a marine "black box" or Voyage Data Record- er (VDR) aboard a U.S. container- ship. The barrel-shaped device similar in concept to the flight recorders carried by aircraft will be fitted to the 27,739-ton containership Gulf Spirit, which operates between the U.S. Gulf and Europe. If the installation proves success- ful, the purchasers of the pioneering accident recorder, Wescol Interna- tional Marine Services, will consider similar installations aboard other vessels. The company owns six ships and manages about 180 others. Lloyd's Register invested about $1 million in the research and devel- opment of the VDR. INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING, MARINE, PORTS AND SHIPPING, SMALL SHIPS AND FISHING EXHIBITION 19-22 SEPTEMBER 1989 Woo Am Container Depot Busan, Republic of Korea Please send more information on: • Visiting this exhibition. • Exhibiting in this exhibition. • Technical Seminar. Name: . Title: Company:. Address: City: Tel:. . Country: Postal Code: Tlx: . Fax: Products:. Cahners Exposition Group 1507 Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-465466 Tlx: 62270 CEG HX Fax:5-407918 MR Reed Exhibition Companies PART Of mil I NT El NATIONAL FU. Circle 220 on Reader Service Card 67 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>