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drilling rigs this year, Daewoo is now building two more semisub- mersible rigs at Okpo—one for Santa Fe Drilling Company, the other for Korea Drilling Company. Consolidated Barge Names Barker Marketing Manager Dan Barker Consolidated Grain and Barge Company, St. Louis, Mo., has an- nounced that Dan Barker has joined the company as marketing manager. Mr. Barker is a gradu- ate of the University of Southern Mississippi and comes to Consoli- dated from Cooper Stevedoring. Mr. Barker will be responsible for coordinating Consolidated's mar- keting activities. Mapeco Products Awarded Sterngear Contract For Twelve U.S. Lines Ships Clifford E. Hoitt, president of Mapeco Products Inc., New York, announced receiving a contract award for Glacier-Pilgrim "Coast- guard" patented sterngear sys- tems. Daewoo Shipbuilding Lim- ited issued the contract for 12 new U.S. Lines container ships build- ing in Korea. Since the introduction of Glacier Products in 1976, more than 30 vessels have been fitted and a rep- utation for unusual ruggedness and reliability established. Ma- peco is the exclusive U.S. agent for Glacier products. The Glacier-Pilgrim "Coast- guard" sterngear system is manu- factured by Universal Metallic Packing Co., Ltd. of England. For complete information on Glacier products, Write 45 on Reader Service Card ASTM Standards Committee On Shipbuilding To Meet In Seattle In November The Seattle Hilton is the site for the November 29 to December 1, 1983, meeting of ASTM Commit- tee F-25 on Shipbuilding. The committee's various subcommit- tees are currently processing hundreds of shipbuilding industry standards. Included is an initial group of Navy MIL-SPECS and Standard Drawings which are can- November 1, 1983 didates for conversion to ASTM in- dustry standards under a new Navy Document Conversion Program being undertaken as a joint effort between SNAME Panel SP-6 and the other SNAME technical panels and ASTM Committee F-25. ASTM F-25 is composed of professionals from all sectors of the marine industry including shipyards, government and regu- latory agencies, design aspects and suppliers. It is part of the National Shipbuilding Standards Program which is dedicated to improving the competitive capability of LT.S. shipyards through the develop- ment of shipbuilding industry standards. Anyone who has an interest in the Shipbuilding Standards Pro- gram and who is willing to parti- cipate is invited to attend the meeting. For further information contact William F. Hulse, ASTM F-25 Staff Manager, ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. Telephone (215) 299-5507 or James E. DeMartini, Secre- tary of ASTM F-25, c/o Bath Iron Works Corp., 700 Washington Avenue, Bath, Maine 04530. Tel. (207) 443-3311, Ex. 2157. MARLO NAVY AND MARINE HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT A APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES & MAJOR SHIPYARDS MARLO COIL NUCLEAR COOLING, INC. RO. BOX 171, HIGH RIDGE, MO 63049 314-677-6600 • CUSTOM DESIGNED EQUIPMENT TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS • SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS • 3 YEAR WARRANTY ^1-800-325-9596 Write 686 on Reader Service Card DIESEL ENGINES BOOTH 908 Write 605 on Reader Service Card 13