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Key Appointments At Oerlikon Oerlikon Welding Industries, Houston, Texas, has announced sev- eral key appointments. Jim Finley has joined the com- pany and will have sales responsibil- ity in the Western states. Mr. Fin- ley joins Oerlikon after several years experience with manufactur- ing companies and welding distribu- tors. He is a specialist in selling through distributors and distributor support. Jim Kozarewicx was selected to have sales responsibility for the Midwest states. He joins Oerlikon with previous experience both in working with manufacturers in the welding industry and for distribu- tors in the same field. Ron Pfeifer has also joined the company, with sales responsibility in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Mr. Pfeifer has many years' expe- rience working in the welding distri- butive industry. All three appointments represent an expansion of the Oerlikon In Field Distributor Support Team as part of the company's Square Deal Distributor Sales Policy. In another appointment, Barney Burks was selected as field sales Marine Components for Shspwide Cargo Handling Precision Pumps... Level Indicators... Pressure Control Shown are typical examples only of the many high-quality marine components available to meet specialized "shipwide requirements. Pumps Axial Multi-Rotor screw pumps are designed for lube and fuel oil service, fuel transfer and hydraulic . service on Naval combatant ships and auxiliary "V vessels Flow rates to 1250 GPM and pressures to 3000 PSIG with the lowest noise levels available Level Indicators Include single-point, multi- point, externally-mounted, sounding tapes, transmitters, and highly visible units designed to replace sight glasses Shown are self- checking models for closed- loading use, and a flexible transmitter for gauging tank contents which installs into pre-installed pipe for extremely deep tanks. Pressure Transducers, Transmitters and Switches Semiconductor strain gauge transmitters and transducers in modular design are ideal for monitoring machinery and systems. Other designs nclude vibration transducers for rotating marine machinery Range of pressure switches to provide reliable control including solid state units for pressures to 10,000 psi Free 28-page catalog describes full line of precision-engineered marine components. For customers in Europe: Transamerica Instruments Ltd. Marine Dept. • Lennox Road • Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4AW ENGLAND-Telephone: (0256) 20244.Telex: 858103 (CECBASG) For customers in the U.S. or Far East: Transamerica Delaval • Cowles Road • U.S.A. • (203) 677-1311 -Telex: 99306 SAIT wants to change your mind about electronic communications. If you've looked at what's on the market and you think your mind is made up —consider the new shipboard electronics from SAIT INC. We offer a complete communications package, ranging in sophistication from satellite communication sys- tems to hand-held VHF's. XH 5112 Radio Telex System • Unattended transmission and reception of telex messages. Totally private. • Self-test program to minimize downtime. • User friendly, with built-in instructions, plus a special "Help" program. • Affordable, reliable and state-of-the-art. SAIT has been active for the past 80 years developing, manufacturing, installing and main- taining shipboard radio communications and navigational aids. For marine electronics that mean business, consider the source, the tech- nology, and the bottom line—then contact us today. tn marine communications, we have answers. <9> SAIT INC National Headquarters — since 1946 33 Rector Street/New York, NY 10006 (212) 422-6690 Telex: RCA 222-411 Cable: WIRELESS NEWYORK Plainville, CT 06062 | r Transamerica Delaval Offices: Baltimore — Houston — Miami — New Orleans- Tampa — (301)563-3111 (713) 923-5055 (305)757-3030 (504) 455-6138 (813) 876-5531 manager with responsibility for management of the field sales sup- port activity of the Oerlikon Dis- tributor Support Team. Oerlikon offers a complete range of welding consumables for all pro- cesses. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card Rauma-Repola Awarded Contract To Build Research Vessel For Soviet Union Rauma-Repola's Rauma Ship- yard has just signed a contract for construction of a 7,600-dwt hydro- meteorological research vessel for V/O Sudoimport of Moscow. Sched- uled for an August 1987 delivery, the ship will have an overall length of 359.3 feet, beam of 75.7 feet, draft of 27.9 feet, and speed of 16 knots. The vessel will serve as an ice- breaker and as a research, supply, and passenger ship in the Antarctic. She will accommodate 250 passen- gers, including 90 scientists, ship's crew and helicopter crew, and 160 complement going to and from the Antarctic base. She will also carry containers, vehicles, aircraft, liquid cargo, and explosives. NICOR Consolidates Administrative Functions Of 2 Marine Subsidiaries NICOR Inc., Naperville, 111., re- cently announced consolidation of various administrative functions of two of its marine subsidiaries, NI- COR Marine Inc. and National Ma- rine Service Incorporated, in new offices in New Orleans, La. The corporate offices, financial, accounting, legal and treasury func- tions of both companies are head- quartered at: Plaza West Building, Second Floor, 3201 General De- Gaulle Drive, New Orleans, La. 70114; and have a telephone number of (504) 364-1826. NICOR Marine had previously occupied offices in New Orleans' French Quarter, and National Ma- rine Service was based in St. Louis, Mo. The move to New Orleans' west bank brings the corporate staff nearer to the company's Morgan City, La., Gulf Division headquar- ters and Gulf shipyard facilities in Harvey, La. The consolidation is part of the marine companies' effort to cut operating costs and improve efficiencies. Glen H. Fornell is president of NICOR Marine and National Ma- rine Service. Other officers of the two companies, headquartered in New Orleans, include Thomas D. Greenberg, vice president; Tim M. Williams, treasurer; Barrett B. Daly, secretary; and Barbara A. Schaffer, controller. Thomas K. Babington, vice president of both companies, is based in St. Louis. For further information on NI- COR Inc. and its subsidiaries, ser- vices and facilities, Circle 99 on Reader Service Card Circle 310 on Reader Service Card Circle 285 on Reader Service Card 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News