Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> American Merchant Mariners' Memorial Dedication Set For Spring '91 In New York City The American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc. New York, N.Y., has announced that the monument honoring merchant seamen who gave their lives for America is expected to be ready in the spring of 1991. Following selection of the renowned sculp- tress Marisol Escobar and her concept for the memorial, the artist is now under contract and at work on a larger-than-life clay representation which, upon approval by the Memorial Corpora- tion, will be cast into bronze, transforming the clay into a permanent, durable tribute to Ameri- ca's merchant mariners. Section D (9 feet by 28 feet) of the granite breakwater about 30 feet off the Port of New York's Battery Park is the memorial site. The breakwater was originally part of a protective shelter for thousands of immigrants who were transported to Manhattan by small vessels after their processing on Ellis Island, and who first set foot on Manhattan safely, thanks in part to the granite breakwater that will now be the site of the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial. Wm. F. Surgi Equipment Corp. Acquired By Maritime Capital Wm. F. Surgi Equipment Corp. of Harahan, La., one of the Gulf South's leading distributors and fabricators of engineered systems for indus- trial, marine and offshore applications, has been acquired by Maritime Capital Corp., Metairie, La. Simultaneously, Surgi acquired Southeastern Pump and Compressor Co., Mobile, Ala., a related company which had been owned and operated by Surgi principals. The announcement was made by Rick S. Rees, president of Maritime Capital Corp., who said the acquisitions will expand the companies' product and geographical bases while providing them with financial resources to take advantage of current and projected growth opportunities. Surgi also recently won an $800,000 contract from the Shell Oil Co. for the engineering and fabrication of the compressor package to pro- duce instrument air and rig bulk air for the first of eight planned offshore tension leg platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Thordon's 'Thor-Lube' Bearing System Combines Improved Performance, Ecological Safety For the past four years, the Canadian marine bearing manufacturer Thordon Bearings Inc. has been hard at work developing the Thor- Lube bearing system—a stern bearing system which the firm feels answers today's demand for an ecologically safe environment while at the same time offering improved bearing perform- ance. The Thor-Lube bearing system uses the tried- and-proven Thordon polymer alloy bearing fused to a metallic shell and designed to fit in exactly the same space as a white metal bearing. Instead of oil, a special biodegradable lubricant called Thor-Lube is used which cannot pollute. Should a total seal failure occur, the Thor-Lube bearing system can run quite well in seawater until docking for seal repair. To date, the company has fitted the Thor- Lube bearing system to four vessels, and a Wart- sila polar antarctic icebreaking research vessel being built in Louisiana will be the fifth and largest. Thordon Bearings Inc., who build the bearing system in their Burlington, Ontario, plant, ex- pect the system will be fitted to one shaft of the massive Soviet polar icebreaker Ural, and a ret- rofit to a large Soviet cargoship in the near future. 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(707) 459-5563 Telex: 271283 (MICROPHOR WLLT) FAX: (707) 459-6617 Microphor Export Corp. 2 South Street Hythe Southampton, S04 6EB England Telephone: 703/849495 Telex: 47288 (PCSUPP G) Microphor Europe GmbH Postfach 80 03 59 Huttenstrasse 45 4320 Hattingen West Germany Telephone: (0 23 24) 29-5449 Telex: 8229974 (THH D) Circle 281 on Reader Service Card OVAKO 18 out of 18 TAO Fleet Oilers are being fitted with OK shaft couplings and Supergrip bolts from Ovako. The new twin-screw oilers rely on Ovako products exclusively to carry the torque on both shaft lines. Each shaft has a straight coupling outboard and a flange coupling inboard. This allows the shafts to be removed through the stern tube, which optimizes machinery space layout. Hydraulically mounted and dismounted, the OK couplings speed installation and maintenance. Only six Supergrip bolts are required at each flanged coupling, and no tapered holes to be machined - a significant saving in shipyard costs. Eighteen bolts per shaft line, accurately installed and smoothly removed by hydraulic power — Ovako's contribution to reducing overhaul times in support of Fleet Readiness. NEWS FLASH: OK Couplings are now sold and serviced on the West Coast by Pacific Marine Equipment Sales in Seattle. Call: 206/281-7388 For sales and service elsewhere — call us. Because we value your time. OVAKO STEEL Coupling Division P.O. Box 745, Avon, CT 06001 Tel: 1-800-235-2215 Fax: 203/585-8200 Circle 210 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>