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Port Handbook Makes Museum Donations The Port Information Resources Committee, Inc., has made dona- tions totaling $8,000 to two lead- ing marine historical groups. In a recent ceremony at the Sea- men's Church Institute, Commit- tee chairman and president James P. McAllister presented $4,000 checks to John B. Hightower, president of the South Street Sea- port Museum and Peter Stanford, president of the National Mari- time Historical Society. The Port Information Resources Committee is responsible for the production and distribution of the annual New York Port Handbook, which details the organizations and facilities of the bistate port. Sold worldwide, the Handbook is ARE CUSED TANKS CLOSING YOUR EYES? MM A Closed Tank Portable Gauging Systems Shown at recent ceremony at Seamen's Church Institute (L to R): James P. McAl- lister and Clifford B. O'Hara present checks to Peter Stanford and John B. High- tower. Looking on are Randolph R. Brown, Bruno Augenti, N. Nick Cretan, Donald Seymour, and Walter Maloney. a valuable resource for both do- mestic and international trade executives. Other committee members at- tending the presentation included Clifford B. O'Hara, secretary- treasurer; Bruno Augenti, chair- man of the Marine Index Bureau, Inc., representing the late Adm. John M. Will; Donald Seymour, standing in for Howard Seymour of Mohegan International Corpo- ration ; Walter Maloney, general counsel for the Committee; N. Nick Cretan, executive director, Maritime Association of the Port of New York; and Randolph R. Brown, representing the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The South Street Seaport Mu- seum is striving to bring a mix of commerce and culture to South Street in order to revive the Sea- port district's 19-century charac- ter. They plan to expand from the existing base of the collec- tion of ships to include shops, exhibitions, and educational pro- grams. The National Maritime His- torical Society is devoted to fur- thering the understanding of our maritime heritage through re- search, preservation, restoration, and publication. Great Lakes/Great Rivers SNAME Spring Meeting Held In Cleveland The Spring Meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was convened recently at the Westlake Holiday Inn near Cleve- land. Total registration was 85. Following registration and the business session in which the next year's officers were elected, three papers were presented as follows: "Ice Breaking by Tow on Mississippi River," by S.L. Den- hertog, U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory; "Narrative of Harbor Services on the Illinois River," by Ed Trum- bull, vice president, Trumbull Riv- er Service, Lacon, 111.; and "Great Lakes Export Coal Potential," by G.J. Ryan, Great Lakes Region director, MarAcl and A.H. Ames Jr., chief, Region Port and Inter- modal Development Office, Mar- Ad. For those who wished, the af- ternoon provided an opportunity for a tour of the Lorain Pellet Terminal owned by Republic Steel Shown at recent meeting of SNAME Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section are (seated, L to R): Ray Yagle, instructor; Tom Stewart, vice chairman-Great Lakes; John Colletti, chairman; George Ryan, Great Lakes chief, Maritime Administration; A.H. Ames Jr., chief of Region Port & Intermodal Development, Great Lakes, Mar- itime Administration. Standing (L to R): Steven Newell, Dan Springer, Doug Don- mermuth, Kurt Hagemeister, Ron Nix, and Paul Vickers, students. Today's record petroleum prices command extreme ac- curacy in gauging cargos, bunkers and slop tanks. MMC's Portable Gauging Systems eliminate hand- held error and provide fast, direct ullage, interface and temperature readings. Their accuracy—ullage and interface—to ± 1/8" (3 mm) and temperature to ± 0.5° F (0.2° C)-makes them ideal for calibrating the ship's fixed in-tank ullage system. Equally significant, MMC Systems allow ship's crew or independent cargo surveyors safe entry into closed tankage with no accidental venting of toxic fumes or inert gases into the atmosphere. Sampling with MMC Closed Tank Systems is equally safe and easy. The Systems comprise two major components. The first, MMC's patented Vapor Control Valves are installed at strategic tank-top locations. Situated at ullage hatch level, they provide fixed datum reference points for MMC's Exclusive Portable Gauging Tapes. The ullage, ullage/interface and temperature tapes are all delivered intrinsically safe (FM & BASEEFA approved). A separate non-electric tape is provided with a snap-hook for attachment of standard sampling devices. 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