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New Seatrain Express Service From Europe To U.S. Pacific Coast Another giant step forward in Seatrain's expansion program be- gan with the announcement of ex- press service from Europe to the United States Pacific Coast. The announcement was made simulta- neously by Arthur C. Novacek, president of Seatrain Lines Con- tainer Division in Europe and Frank Troxel, president of Seatrain Lines California. Mr. Novacek said the service be- gan with the sailing of the new 220-container Lord Of The Isle from Southampton, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam. "Combined with the Spindrift Isle and Fiery Cross Isle, Seatrain will be able to offer 22-knot express service from the most requested ports of Europe to the rapidly expanding Pacific Coast markets," Mr. Novacek said. "This new service is another ex- ample of the forward looking pos- ture adopted by Seatrain which, in ia very short time, has made it one of the largest container lines in the world," he added. In making the announcement on the West Coast, Mr. Troxel said: "Seatrain believes in filling a need where one exists in ocean trans- portation. While expanding our North Atlantic service, many ship- pers requested a direct route to No hang ups... No hang ups ... with the fa- mous Fairbanks Morse Blade- less® Impeller. What goes in comes out. Solids, industrial waste, rags, raw sewage shoot right through. Without a hitch. Oranges, peaches, tomatoes and other delicate solids breeze through, too. We've even pumped fish ... and eggs ... but they required special attention. The type of attention that we will give to yoursolids handling problems. Let us tell you about all of our high efficiency non-clogs. Capacities to 30,000 gpm. Heads to 250 feet. Call your Fairbanks Morse Pump Distrib- utor or write to Colt Industries Pump Division, 3601 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kan. 66110. Fairbanks Morse Pumps are manufactured world wide: Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia. Colt Industries Colt Industries also provides system capabilities in Power Generation, Compressors, Motors and Controls. and from the West Coast . . . Seatrain is fulfilling that need with these new ships and backing it up with the most effective marketing organization on the West Coast and in Europe." The service will operate to and from both Los Angeles and Oak- land. Mr. Novacek pointed out that "in less than two years of opera- tions on the North Atlantic, Sea- train has been acknowledged as the innovator and leader in container- ized shipping. To help maintain that leadership, we are instituting this new service as a direct result of customers' requests . . . Seatrain believes strongly in giving custo- mers the service they need, when they need it." Bently Nevada Names Alberigi As Consultant For Marine Industry Walter P. Alberigi Charles P. Reid, vice president of marketing, Bently Nevada Cor- poration, has announced the ap- pointment of Walter P. Alberigi as the firm's marine industry con- sultant. Mr. Alberigi has been retained to establish and supervise market planning in the company's marine sales department. His past expe- rience includes 30 years in the ma- rine industry, primarily as a marine engineer. Mr. Alberigi is well known to shipbuilders and owners alike through 28 years -with Grace Line, Inc., as chief engineer and assistant superintendent of main- tenance and repair. He recently held the position of Foreign Ship Repair Officer for the U.S. Mari- time Administration. Mr. Alberigi is a commander, USNR (ret.), and a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Society of Marine Port Engineers (Port of New York), and the American So- ciety of Naval Engineers. He holds a chief engineer's license in the U.S. Coast Guard and a first class engineer's license in the ports of Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C. Bently Nevada Corporation man- ufactures proximity measuring in- struments for monitoring and measuring shaft dynamic motion, vibration and position in rotating equipment such as turbines, en- gines, pumps, etc. Bently Nevada has offices throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East. Mr. Alberigi will maintain an office in the main plant at Minden, Nev. 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
