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OMNITHRUSTER® Thrust Is Forwards And Sideways And Backwards IKALUK. 79M ICE CLASS 4 ARCTIC SUPPLY TUG. NKK. JAPAN — OMNITHRUSTER 1250 HP MANEUVERING ICE LUBRICA- TION SYSTEM" 360° Maneuvering, Slow-Speed Propulsion, Ice Management! Air/Water Hull Lubrication Waterfall Deluge Hull Lubrication Ice Dispersal Heeling Tank Transfer Ballasting/Deballasting and with the same thruster elements... Side Thrusting — Even Underway Emergency Propulsion and Steering No Protrusions... No Hull Change Low-Drag Nozzles — Saving Fuel No Reversing Impeller Sound Masking Micro-Processor Control System, Model 1200A . . with gyro input . . . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible NAV/A1DS fore aft and slow-speed propulsion and positioning. MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks. ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New Construction • Minimum Maintenance "Naval Architects: Robert Allan, Ltd.. for Gulf Canada Resources, Inc OMNITHRUSTER INC. PV/JTl 100. 1000HP MODULE THRUSTER "Covered by U. S Patents; Foreign Patents Pending 9515 Sorensen Avenue, Dept. 31-44-1 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES Cable Address Omnithrust Circle 106 on Reader Service Card MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS ON THE COVER Marathon-Built Rowan Gorilla I PAGE 22 Navy Repair And Overhaul Market PAGE 36 ASNE Day PAGE 48 AWO — Advocacy & Influence — PAGE 67 OTC '84 PAGE 72 National Maritime Show PAGE 84 Ames And O'Donnell Named Regional Directors For Maritime Administration Maritime Administrator H.E. Shear has announced the appoint- ment of Alpha H. Ames Jr. as di- rector of the MarAd Great Lakes Region and Francis J. O'Donnell as director of the Eastern Region. Each has been serving in an act- ing capacity. Mr. Ames succeeds George Ryan, who resigned from the agency in 1982 to become presi- dent of the Lake Carriers Associa- tion in Cleveland. As regional di- rector, Mr. Ames is responsible for assisting U.S.-flag ocean oper- ators and Great Lakes port inter- ests in their marketing efforts and in supporting other maritime en- deavors. The region embraces all of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illi- nois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and parts of New York and Penn- sylvania. The region office, opened in Cleveland in 1975, was moved to Des Plaines, 111., in 1983. Mr. O'Donnell, headquartered in New York City, administers federal programs that assist the American maritime industry in all or parts of 17 states stretching from Maine to Florida, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley Charles P. O'Malley EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Charles P. O'Malley EDITOR Robert Ware SENIOR EDITOR Thomas H. Phillips ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kathleen Reagan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Lilian Irvine TECHNICAL EDITOR L. Parke Adair, BSNA, PE INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Robin F. Burnett. MRINA, MNI. London, England BUSINESS MANAGER John E. O'Malley ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR John C. O'Malley ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Linda Niepokoj PRODUCTION MANAGER Katherine St. Onge ART DIRECTOR Ellen Hemmer CIRCULATION MANAGER M. Sottile SALES OFFICES New York, New York Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 107 East 31st Street. New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (212) 689-3266 Houston, Texas Robert Hawley Gary Lindenberger Mike Sullivan 1 1777 Katy Freeway, Suite 155, Houston, TX 77079 Telephone: (713) 870-0470 Italy Mr. Vittorio F. Negrone Ediconsult Internazionale Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telex: 211197 EDINT 1 Telephone: (010) 543.659-268.334-268.513 Scandinavia Mr. Stephan R G Om Ab Stephan R G Orn Box 184, S-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Telex: 33335 ORN S, Telephone: 0411-184 00 West Germany Wolf O. Storck Schiffahrtswerbung Karl-Otto Storck Stahlwiete 7, 2000 Hamburg 50, Federal Republic of Germany Telephone:040/850 0071 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212)689-3266 Telex: MARINTI 424768 Maritime Keporter/tngineenng News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Controlled Circu- lation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. Member (USPS) 016-750 No. 7 Volume 46 ESTABLISHED 1939 ALL MATERIAL FOR EDITORIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ROBERT WARE, EDITOR. VBPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. ••••••• 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News