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94th SNAME Annual Meeting —A Preview near Baltimore. The Maryland yard recently laid the keel for the first of two U.S. Navy oceanographic ships (T-AGS-39) it will build under a $130-million contract. The Sabine Yard, which went into service last fall, is the only facility of its type in the Gulf area, and its 64,000-ton-capacity drydock, one of the biggest in the country, is capable of servicing any type of offshore drilling rig or mobile production platform, as well as all kinds of ships. BP NORTH AMERICA Booth No. F-l ~ BP North America Petroleum, Inc., the American arm of BP Ma- rine International, will feature liter- ature and exhibit a photo display covering marine diesel lubricants. The stand will be manned by expe- rience staff members who can dis- cuss application and technical spec- ifications for today and tomorrow. Specific information will be avail- able on marine cylinder lubricant development, including a display on the latest state-of-the-art technical service, the BP Oil Test Kit and How smart oil companies and other major operators reduce maintenance costs caused by poor fuel quality. Fuel prices are down. But fuel quality is down even further. Refining now leaves residual fuels with more damaging minerals and lower combustibility. Even diesel fuels are dirtier and harder to burn. Fuel cost savings have been lost to increased maintenance. Ferrous FE-4" Makes Fuel Burn Better Deposit build-ups are a symptom of incomplete combustion. FE-4 acceler- ates combustion so fuel burns more com- pletely before exhaust. FE-4 works on the source of the problem. Better combustion reduces the need for boiler excess air that turns vanadium, silica, aluminum and sulfur into their most damaging forms. Diesel injectors, rings and valves stay cleaner. The results? Less frequent, less costly cleanouts. Less down time. Extended main- ^m , tenance periods and longer engine life. Proven in Operation f it Over 20 major operators have proven the value of FE-4' including Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Kloster/NCL, Vfest Coast ^r Shipping and those who know fuels best — Sohio, Exxon, Arco and Texaco. Ferrous FE-4* The Fuel Tool For research reports and more information, contact K. Chorlton. Ferrous Corporation. P.O. Box 1764, Bellevue. WA 98009 (206)454-6320 Telex 4948063 Circle 141 on Reader Service Card r© /ohnson duramax MARINE PRODUCTS BACKED WITH TOTAL SERVICES — QUALITY ASSURANCE — EXPERIENCE EASE OF AVAILABILITY — PROVEN PERFORMANCE WATER LUBRICATED BEARINGS Sleeve and Flanged Types plus All-Rubber Demountable Stave Type — Full Range of Sizes. STUFFING BOXES Full range of Types and Sizes. Inflatable Air Seal Ring type seals around shaft during packing change without dry docking RUBBER FENDERING -s Tow Knees in three standard thicknesses - Various profiles of Fendering for vessel and docks. KEEL COOLERS / . » 90-10 Cupro-Nickel Spiral Tube Coolers for maximum heat transfer - 4 to 24 tubes - single and double bank models. Send for latest Catalogs. Dependable Johnson-Duramax Marine Products are Sold and Serviced Worldwide. DURAMAX MARINE division of The Johnson Rubber Company A Subsidiary of Duramax Inc. ® T.M. Reg. 6-2022-485 E/, Middlefield. OH 44062 Area Code: 216/632-1611 Telex: 21-2564JRCM UR / Cable: "DURAMAX" Dependable Products For Ships Throughout The World CIRCLE 200 ON RSC CIRCLE 201 ON RSC CIRCLE 202 ON RSC CIRCLE 203 ON RSC Comprehensive Used Oil Analysis System. BROMMA Booth No. 505 Bromma, Inc. of Roxboro, N.C., recently purchased the rights to the ROPCO spreader line formerly manufactured by RPC Corporation. The exhibit will feature spreader bars for container handling that can be utilized under a variety of cranes and lift trucks. From self-leveling automatic to simple single-point manuals, Bromma has the vital link in containerization. CAE ELECTRONICS Booth No. 630 CAE Electronics Ltd. of Saint- Laurent, Quebec, will display an in- tegrated machinery control system that combines the flexibility of digi- tal computers with the simplicity of ergonomically designed control con- soles employing dynamic color graphics displays. This system is said to offer significant savings in installation, operating, mainte- nance, and training costs. COLT INDUSTRIES/ FAIRBANKS MORSE Booth Nos. 600/602/604 The Fairbanks Morse Engine Di- vision of Colt Industries, Beloit, Wise., will exhibit literature and sales data for the Pielstick PA series engine with a horsepower range up to 8,000 bhp, used for marine and stationary applications, as well as literature and a model of the Piel- stick 2.6 engine. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING Booth No. 110 Combustion Engineering, Inc. of Windsor, Conn., is helping the Navy cut the cost of turning seawater into drinking water aboard the Ticon- deroga Class (CG-47) guided-missile cruisers. CE's waste heat recovery boilers also generate high-quality saturated steam for ship's heating 104 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
