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of Shell lubricants at Hampton Roads. E. J. Wheeler, Manager of Marine Oil Services, Inc., opens an outlet valve so that ALEXIA Oil can be pumped at 55 gals./minute into a waiting tank boat. Four insulated 10,000 gallon storage tanks hold Shell lubricants at a constant 120°F., permitting fast flow in any season. Marine Oil Services also offers TALPA® Oil, a spe- cially refined straight mineral oil, for engines not requir- ing additive type lubricants. And Shell ALEXIA® Oil is in demand for engines with separate cylinder lubrication because of its anti-wear and acid-neutralizing properties. Start saving with the speed and economy of bulk delivery of Shell lubricants at Seattle, Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston, Galves- ton, Texas City, New Orleans, Hampton Roads, Philadel- phia, New York and Portland, Maine. Call your nearest Shell Transportation Sales Office listed below: New York, N.Y., (212) 262-7310; Baltimore, Md., (301) 821-5905; Chicago, 111., (312) 341-3275; New Orleans, La., (504) 588-4942; Menlo Park, Calif., (415) 325-0721. Shell Commercial Marketing, One Shell Plaza, Houston, Texas 77002. Shell Products Perform —or 4,800 gals./hr. at Portland, Maine, or 4,400 gals./hr. at New York City. Altogether, Shell offers speedy, cost-saving bulk lube delivery at 13 major ports on the East, West and Gulf Coasts. Motorships are saving time and costs with bulk oil deliv- ery service offered by Shell's Agent, Marine Oil Services, Inc., Anders Williams Company, Norfolk, Virginia. This firm uses two tank boats—one holds 13,500 gallons, the other 19,500 gallons, to service ships in Hampton Roads. Each boat is divided into two compart- ments an-d can deliver up to 4,000 gallons of Shell Lubri- cants per hour to ships' tanks. Advantages to ship owners With this speedy tank-to-tank delivery system, there is less chance of product contamination, and only minimum assistance is needed from ship crews. In addition, there is no interference with cargo operations. Delivery is faster and less hazardous than with drums. Still, both of the tank boats frequently carry drums on deck, in addition to full tanks below, to fill smaller orders. Use of Shell MELINA® Oil increasing Demand for multi-purpose MELINA Oil is increasing for both slow speed crosshead-type diesels—including Sulzer, MAN, B&W, Gotaverken, Fiat, Stork—and medium and high speed trunk piston engines. MELINA Oil protects en- gine parts against wear and corrosion, and resists oxida- tion over a long service life. MELINA also satisfies the re- quirements of other shipboard equipment such as gear transmissions, variable pitch propellers, steering gear, turbochargers and air compressors. Shell Representative, John Barnett, discusses some of the advan- tages of MELINA Oil with Chief Engineer, Demetrios Kalisporis. MELINA Oil neutralizes acids that straight mineral oils cannot. M Marine Oil Services' tank boat, Pancho, pumps Shell MELINA Oil into the Greek tanker, Captain Xilas. Pancho's pumps can deliver 4,000 gals./hr. from her 19,500-gallon tanks. This fast, clean de- livery speeds ship turnaround time.
