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Megasystems Receives Contracts To Equip Two Amoco Vessels Another major oil company, Amoco, has signed contracts to equip ships in its fleet with com- puterized engine monitoring and control systems from Megasys- tems, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The orders were placed through Kevin Patrick Smith's Suppliers Marine & Industrial, Inc., Great Lakes area representative for the Cleveland firm, it was announced by Dean Chimples, Megasystems president. The manufacturer reports the Seamatic II systems can achieve fuel savings of 5 to 20 percent. They will be installed aboard the Amoco Cremona and the Amoco Voyager, 71,000-dwt tankers which operate primarily in the Caribbean. The Amoco order follows an- nouncement by Mr. Chimples in early January that four Seamatic II systems will be installed via IHI of Japan when it converts four VLCC supertankers for Mo- bil Shipping and Transportation Co. from steam to diesel oper- ation. A similar conversion was com- pleted by IHI (Ishikawajima- Harima Heavy Industries, Ltd.) in December 1978, on the 285,000- dwt Mobil Hawk. The current fourfold order will raise to 15 the number of Seamatic lis ordered for the Mobil fleet. Orders announced this past De- cember by Megasystems call for installations aboard the Texaco tanker Texaco Hanover, Hanna Mining Co.'s Great Lakes ore carrier MV George Stinson, and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd contain- ership Leverkusen Express. Borkowski And Windell Promoted At State Boat State Boat Corporation, Hous- ton, Texas, announced the promo- tion of Joseph Borkowski II and Arthur A. Windell to the position of fleet supervisor. In their new positions, both Mr. Borkowski and Mr. Windell will each be respon- sible for the operation, manning, and maintenance of 13 vessels in the State Boat Corporation fleet. Both will work out of State Boat's Morgan City, La., office. Mr. Borkowski is a veteran of 25 years on and around the wa- ter. He joined State Boat in 1965 as captain of the M V State Star, and served on a number of other State Boat vessels prior to coming ashore as a marine supervisor in March 1977. Mr. Windell spent 12 years in the U.S. Navy, rising to engine- man first class before joining State Boat in 1965. With State Boat, Mr. Windell served on a number of vessels as chief engi- neer prior to coming ashore as a marine supervisor. He recently completed overseeing the con- struction of the M V State Jus- tice and the M V State Courage, State Boat's innovative 204-foot supply vessels. For over two decades, State Boat Corporation has been a pio- neer in providing tug supply and supply vessels for the offshore transportation industry in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the world. State Boat's fleet cur- rently consists of 26 vessels, rang- ing up to 204 feet and 7,200 hp, with additional vessels under con- struction. V. Hill Appointed Manager So. & Central America For Decca Survey Systems Val Hill has been appointed manager of the South and Central American Division of Decca Sur- vey Systems, Inc., according to C.D. Paget-Clarke, president. For the past five years, Mr. Hill was managing director of an affiliated company, Decca Survey of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. He has been associated with the Dec- ca Survey organization since 1962. 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