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FROM DIAMOND TO TRINIDAD — Diamond Manufacturing Com- pany of Savannah, Ga., recently shipped the two 45-ton, rubber-tired, bridge-type container cranes shown above to Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. The cranes will be used by the Trinidad and Tobago Port Authority, and will greatly enhance their efficiency and capacity. The cranes were shipped from the Diamond docks in Savannah via the West India Line. With agents in Trinidad, Taiwan, Venezuela, and the Mideast, Diamond has geared its operation to become a major supplier of materials handling equipment throughout the world. Santa Fe Names Three Senior Vice Presidents Ben B. Creel Irving M. Davis B.J. Warren Navy Contracts For Additional Years Of MARISAT Satellite Service The United States Navy has agreed to extend its use of each of the three satellites in the MARISAT System for an addi- tional two and one-half years, ending in 1981. Payments for service provided during the full term of the agree- ment will total approximately $138 million if the MARISAT satellites located over the Atlan- tic, Pacific and Indian Oceans con- tinue to operate satisfactorily. Payments under an earlier agree- ment would have totaled approx- imately $83 million. The MARISAT System began providing communications service to the Navy in the Atlantic region in March 1976, the Pacific region in June, 1976, and the Indian Ocean region in January 1977. The MARISAT System is own- ed by four companies under a joint venture arrangement approved by the Federal Communications Com- mission (FCC). COMSAT Gen- eral Corporation holds an 86.29- percent ownership interest and also serves as System Manager. RCA Global Communications holds an 8-percent interest; West- ern Union International, a 3.41- percent interest, and ITT World Communications, a 2.3-percent in- terest. Total investment in the MARISAT System under the joint venture arrangement is estimated at approximately $107 million. Each of the MARISAT satel- lites has a design life of five years, and operates in three different fre- quency bands: UHF (ultra-high frequency) for Navy service, L- band and C-band for commercial maritime users. The Navy leases all of the UHF capacity in all three MARISAT satellites for fleet communications between its own fixed and mobile terminals. The Atlantic and Pacific MARI- SAT satellites also provide service to commercial maritime custom- ers, using the L-band and C-band frequencies for modern, high- quality telex, telephone, data, and facsimile communications to com- mercial ships and offshore facil- ities. Ben B. Creel, Irving M. Davis, and B.J. Warren have been pro- moted to senior vice presidents of Santa Fe Engineering & Con- struction Co., a subsidiary of Santa Fe International Corp., Orange, Calif. Mr. Creel is general manager of the company's Marine Con- struction Division. Mr. Davis is general manager of the Indus- trial and Petroleum Facilities Di- vision. Mr. Warren is president of Santa Fe Engineering Serv- ices Co. and is responsible for marketing both engineering and construction services. Superior Equipment PROVEN AT SEA Prevent Flooded Chain Lockers Chain Pipe Covers CHAIN PIPE COVERS Now in use by all leading vessel operating com- panies. Prevent flooded chain lockers, eliminate hazardous and expensive methods of pouring concrete. Lockstad developed cover secures in place in matter of minutes and can be removed in seconds. Cover makes a complete thorough seal around the ring of the chain pipe. Used for vertical or caspen type windlasses. Our company will supervise each initial installation. Over 250 of the world's finest ships now use Lockstad equipment Keystone Shipping Co. Lykes Bros. Steamship American Export American President Lines Atlantic Richfield Co. Burmah Oil Co. Calmar Steamship Central Gulf Cities Service Oil Co. Delta Steamship Lines El Paso Natural Gas Esso Standard Oil of Ohio Isthmian Lines Margate Maritime Overseas Co. Marine Transport Lines Mathiasen's Tanker Ind. Matson Military Sealift Command Moore McCormack Lines Pacific Far East Line Pocahontas Fuel Co. Prudential-Grace Sea Land Seatrain South African Marine States Marine Corp. Trinidad Corp. United Fruit Co. U.S. Coast Guard Waterman Steamship Co. *&
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