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Dieselcare 80 Seminar Scheduled In New York October 28-29, 1980 Experience gained by U.S. ship operators With diesel propulsion will form the main theme of a two-day seminar to be held in the New York Hilton Hotel on October 28- 29, 1980. Entitled Dieselcare 80, the seminar is be- ing organized by Intec Press, Ltd. and will follow the pattern of Intec's successful Die- selcare 79 event. On each seminar day, six presentations featuring leading industry au- thorities are planned. They will deal with a number of important aspects of diesel selection, operation, and maintenance. Ample time will be allowed for discussion and ques- tions from delegates. A cocktail reception on the evening of the first seminar day will present a further opportunity for contact between speakers and delegates. The program for Dieselcare 80 is now be- ing finalized. Speakers taking part will in- clude Ralmar Schwenke of Mobil Shipping, Ltd., who will cover experience gained thus far with operating the dieselized VLCC Mobil Hawk. A. Sinclair, senior marine engineer with American President Lines, will be ex- plaining some of the factors influencing ship- owners to choose diesel propulsion. Ernst Jung of Sulzer Brothers will cover the sub- ject of building slow-speed diesels in the U.S. The program will open with an overview of present progress by U.S. shipowners in get the best • ' i tiiMjsr^. TURECAMO on your side The Turecamo fleet of modern, powerful tugs is available around-the-clock for the docking and un- docking of ships of all sizes. Over the years, Turecamo tugs have also established an enviable record in all phases of sound, harbor, coastwise and canal towing. Put this experience to work for you. DOCKING •UNDOCKING-harbor, sound, coastwise, canal and lake towing TURECAMO COASTAL & HARBOR TOWING CORP. P.O. BOX 201 OYSTER BAY, N.Y. 11771 ONE EDGEWATER STREET STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 10305 MATTON TRANSPORTATION CO INC. TURECAMO TRANSPORTATION CORP TEL: (212) 442-7400 MATTON SHIPYARD CO INC TURECAMO TANKERS INC adopting diesel propulsion. In addition to the papers already mentioned, other topics to be covered will include training of shipboard personnel for diesel operation, condition monitoring and control of diesels, spares stocking and consumption, and a look from the repairer's view at some of the things that can go wrong with diesels and how they can be avoided or rectified. The seminar will conclude with a panel discussion in which a number of experts will discuss how to overcome the problems pre- sented in burning the new low grades of heavy fuel in the diesel. More details of Dieselcare 80 are available from M. Randolph Long, Intec Press, Ltd., 310 East 46th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017; (212) 697-4893. N.K. Richter Appointed Assistant Controller At Moore-McCormack Lines Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief ex- ecutive officer of Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, has announced the appoint- ment of Norbert K. Richter to the position of assistant controller with primary respon- sibility for the preparation of plans and fore- casts. He will continue to head the budgeting and statistical section of the Controller's Department. Mr. Richter joined Moore-McCormack in 1955. He was named assistant purchasing agent of the company's Robin Line division in 1957, supervisor of statistics in 1961, and manager of management information in 1967. Prior to his new appointment, he served as director of budgets and statistics. 'HMS SPEEDY' ENTERS SERVICE — The Boeing Ocean Patrol Hydrofoil (OPH) HMS Speedy recently began North Sea patrol duty for the United Kingdom Royal Navy. She was launched in Seattle in July 1979. (See August 1, 1979 issue of Maritime Reporter.) Following engineering tests, the OPH was shipped to Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd. at Portchester, England, in November 1979 for fitting out to RN specifications. (See Mari- time Reporter Engineering News Novem- ber 15, 1979 issue.) Returned to Boeing in May this year for sea trials, Speedy was commissioned on June 14. The craft is equipped with diesel engines for low-speed endurance operation and gas turbines for foilborne dash speeds of up to 50 knots. The OPH will be evaluated in a number of roles to establish whether hydrofoils can effectively undertake duties presently allo- cated to conventional vessels. 24 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
