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$180-Million Satellite Communications System Approved By INMARSAT Future prospects for communi- cations in the international mar- itime community, including the offshore industry, are now as- sured as a result of a $180-mil- lion decision made by the Inter- national Maritime Satellite Orga- nization (INMARSAT) in London recently. This key decision involves the lease of new satellites to meet the growing international tele- communications needs of the world's shipping and offshore in- dustry and the requirements of safety of life at sea during the 1980s. It means that the mari- time community can count on the availability of efficient and im- mediate satellite communication means on a worldwide basis, throughout the decade. At the Sixth Session of the Council of INMARSAT, the deci- sion was taken to proceed with a network of satellites involving contracts to three major suppliers worth $180 million over the pe- riod 1982-89. These suppliers are the European Space Agency, based in Paris; INTELSAT, and THOUSANDS OF REPA IR JODS = =7Th• ,7j JF^ i QU ICKLYA lN DEI :ONOI I/1ICALLY STANDARD KIT For Ocean Going Vessels JUNIOR KIT For Harbor Craft CORDOBOND REPAIR KITS CONTAIN ALL THE COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT SEA Packed in sturdy Navy type refillable metal containers. MARINE REPAIR KITS SEND FOR LIST OF CONTENTS AND LITERATURE Over 6000 ocean going vessels carry our standard repair kits. Cordo- bond is not affected by water, oil, gasoline, etc. It does not corrode. It eliminates costly gas freeing. Cordobond is self curing, no applied heat necessary. ALABAMA—Mobile Kamil Ship Supply CALIFORNIA—San Francisco Cordes Bros. —Wilmington J.M. Costello Supply Co., Inc. FLORIDA—Tampa Bonanni Ship Supply, Inc. — Miami Ocean Ship Supply —Jacksonville Weedon Engineering Co. GEORGIA—Savannah Southern Marine Supply Co., Inc. LOUISIANA—New Orleans Marine Sales, Inc. MAINE-Portland Chase Leavitt & Co.. Inc. MARYLAND—Baltimore Tate Engineering, Inc. MASSACHUSETTS— Boston Klausen Gestby Co. NEW JERSEY—Linden Beacon Packing & Equipment Co., Ltd. OREGON—Portland American Pacific Corporation PENNSYLVANIA—Philadelphia Philadelphia Ship Maintenance Co., Inc. SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston Southeastern Supply Co., Inc. TEXAS—Corpus Christ! Gunderland Marine Supply, Inc. — Houston Texas Marine & Industrial Supply Co CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS Standard Resin Leveling Compound Strong-Back Putty Strong-Back Sealer Steel Putty MARINE PLASTICS, INC. SOLE DISTRIBUTORS OF CORDOBOND STRONG-BACK PRODUCTS 382 Hamilton Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11231 Phone: 212-875-6178 or your local agent Telex: HUBEVA 427511 Agents throughout the world WASHINGTON —Seattle AUSTRALIA—South Fremantle CANADA— Markham May & Smith Co. I.M.E.S. Industrial & Marine Engineering Supplies Air Industrial Equipment & Supply Ltd. ARABIAN GULF-Kuwait BELGIUM —Antwerpen CANADA—Halifax Industrial Services & Supplies Co. W.L.L. Verfaillie Elsig Hubeva Marine Plastics, Halifax FRANCE—Dunkirk M & R. Dekytspotter & Sons — Marseilles Sogeric GREECE —Piraeus Marine Technical Bureau HOLLAND —Rotterdam Van Lessen & Punt N V HONG KONG — Kowloon Marine Supply Company ITALY —Genova Coger S.A.S. JAPAN—Yokohama Inouye & Company. Ltd. MALAYA—Singapore Wah Hong & Company. Ltd. NORWAY—Stabekk Norus-Morch A/S PORTUGAL-Lisboa Valadas LDA SOUTH AFRICA—Durban James Brown & Hamer. Ltd. — Woodstock. Capetown Globe Engineering Works, Ltd. SPAIN —Cadiz Consulmar — Bilbao Indame, S.A. THAILAND —Bangkok Kiart Hiran Engineering Ltd., Partnership VIRGIN ISLANDS—St. Croix Virgin Islands Marketing Corporation WEST GERMANY-Hamburg Van Lessen & Punt Gmbh WEST INDIES—Trinidad R. Landry & Company. Ltd. Write 208B on Reader Service Card the COMSAT General Corpora- tion, both based in Washington, O.C. The system authorized for lease by INMARSAT comprises two dedicated European Space Agency satellites, MARECS A and MARECS B, as well as three INTELSAT V satellites with Mar- itime Communication Subsystem packages and one MARISAT sat- ellite of COMSAT General Cor- poration. This momentous decision by the INMARSAT Council will not only ensure global coverage of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean areas, but also provide a follow-on system to the COMSAT General Corporation's MARISAT system. The transition from the MARISAT system to the INMAR- SAT system is expected to occur in the early 1982 time frame, so as to ensure the continuity of service to the present MARISAT user community. Twin City Barge Moves To New Corporate Headquarters Building Twin City Barge & Towing Co., St. Paul, Minn., has moved into its new corporate headquarters building at 222 West Grand Ave- nue in South St. Paul. Costing almost $1 million, the structure consists of two floors, providing 18,900 square feet of space. Its eastern facade offers a command- ing view of the Mississippi River. TCB's offices had been located on St. Paul Port Authority prop- erty in the Red Rock Industrial Park and in the Drovers Bank Building in South St. Paul. The company's present office building in Red Rock Industrial Park will be remodeled to accommodate TCB's data processing center. New Brochure On VHF/UHF Radios Available From RF Communications Harris Corporation, RF Com- munications Division, Rochester, N.Y., announces the availability of a new brochure describing the firm's VHF and UHF worldwide short range radio communica- tions product line. The feature product of this brochure is the new Alpha 2000 Series mobile telephone. This 128-channel syn- thesized radio, combined with the Alpha 40 control unit with its op- tions and accessories, make Alpha Series an essential communica- tions tool for the professional communicator. Harris's digital paging systems, two-way radios, base stations, re- peaters, and hand-held Porta - Phones are also presented in this brochure. Other Harris products include the digitally encrypted voice radio line which provides security in communications. For a free copy of the new Harris brochure, Write 61 on Reader Service Card BEFORE First proven under the most difficult conditions by the Navy, the Cordobond Strong-Back Method offers a fast and easy method of repair both aboard ship and ashore. Applied quickly by ship or maintenance personnel, Cordobond Strong- Back products are used extensively for repairing and lining: Water Boxes Ventilators Machinery Costings Stacks Ducts Pipes Condenser Covers Pumps Sea Valves and Chests Tanks, Bulkheads and Decks Cooler Heads Shell Plating Etc. Tail Shafts Frozen Pipes, etc. The Cordobond Strong-Back Components, when used according to directions, will repair anything from a pin hole to a complete break with a patch of great strength that clings tenaciously and lastingly. AFTER 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
