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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES ADVERTISED IN THIS ISSUE CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER ON READER SERVICE CARD OPPOSITE PAGE 66 EQUIPMENT CIRCLE EQUIPMENT CIRCLE ADVERTISER /SERVICE NO. ADVERTISER /SERVICE NO. AT&T COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT/SERVICES 175 KAMEWA 232 ADVANCED VIDEOTECH COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 215 KEARFOTT DIV/SINGER CORP . . . . MARINE WINDOWS, AEROQUIP RISIC COUPLINGS 101 WIPERS, DOORS 205 QDM DETECTION SYSTEM 102 KOCH ELLIS TANK BARGE CLEANING 270 T-J CYLINDERS 103 LOEFFLER 286 TEFLON HOSE 104 MACKAY COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATION QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLINGS 105 SERVICES 202 ALDEN WEATHER CHART RECORDERS 181 MAN B&W DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES 280 AMERICAN MASON SAFETY TREAD . . . TREADS/GANGWAYS/LADDERS 133 MAN GHH 114 ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES SHIPBUILDING 330 McCAUSEY LUMBER MARINE LUMBER 253 AVONDALE SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 180 MCELROY DECK MACHINERY 230 BOLLINGER SHIPBUILDING/REPAI 135 L. Q. MOFFITT ROMOR STAVES 315 CATERPILLAR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS REPORTS (PAR) 150 J. D. NEUHAUS CRANES/HOISTS 236 CINCINNATI GEAR GEARS 260 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 185 CLAREMONT COMPANY THERMAL/ACOUSTICAL NON-FERROUS BOLT FASTENERS 268 INSULATION PRODUCTS 173 RED FOX INDUSTRIES SANITATION DEVICES 139 COMSAT MARITIME SERVICES COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 310 SAMSUNG SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 164 CRANDALL DRYDOCK DRYDOCK CONSULTING/DESIGN 224 SANDUSKY CENTRIFIGAL CASTINGS 192 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES/GENSETS 317 SCHUYLER MANUFACTURING . . . . FENDERS 275 DANYARDS SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 256 SEAWARD INTERNATIONAL FENDERS 227 DELGAVIO HYDRAULIC 155 SERCK GmbH HEAT EXCHANGERS 300 ELDEC ELECTRONIC SWITCHES 152 STANDARD RADIO & TELEFON . . . . NAVTEX RECEIVER 147 ELECTROCATALYTIC ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS 240,250 SULZER BROS DIESEL ENGINES 333 ENVIROVAC ORCA SEWAGE SYSTEMS 327 SULZER BROS/ESCHER WYSS . . . . CP PROPELLERS 183 ENVIROVAC E-VAC SEWAGE SYSTEM 206 TELEFLEX REMOTE ACTUATION EVERPURE FRESH WATER MAKER 273 SYSTEMS 177 FERNSTRUM GRIDCOOLERS 165 TEXACO BUNKERING SERVICES 276 GAYLORD INDUSTRIES GALLEY EXHAUST HOODS 125 TROY FASTENERS 309 GENSTAR STONE PRODUCTS BALLAST 214 U.S. BORAX FUEL FUNGICIDE 312 GIBBS & COX NAVAL ARCHITECTS 191 UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COPPER BLAST ABRASIVE 127 HBC, INC BARGEBUILDING/ REPAIR 218 VSE .... MARINE DESIGN SERVICES 281 HITACHI ZOSEN SHIPBUILDING/REPAI 176 WARREN PUMPS PUMPS 350 HOSE McCANN SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 142 WARTSILA DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES 220 HYUNDAI SHIPBUILDING 195 WARTSILA MARIN SHIPBUILDING 345 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ASSOC MARKETING INFORMATION WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS VALVES 349 SERVICES 188 ZIDELL BARGES 305 The listings above are an editorial service provided for the convenience of our readers. St. Philip Towing Adds Two New Trac-Type Tugs St. Philip Towing of Tampa, Fla., recently announced that the compa- ny has closed with the U.S. Mari- time Administration on the pur- chase of two "trac"-type tugs that had been under construction in Texas. Bay Transportation, owned by George M. Steinbrenner, pur- chased the assets of St. Philip Tow- ing at year-end 1986 and continues to operate the 23-tug fleet under the St. Philip name. The two 93-foot-long 4,200-hp vessels acquired by St. Philip fea- tures a unique propulsion system placement resulting in the trac-type designation. Instead of conventional position- ing of the propulsion system at the stern of the vessel, the twin screws are mounted in an assembly sus- pended below the vessel's hull about 30 feet from the bow. The propul- sion assembly can rotate in a full circle, enabling the thrust supplied by the twin diesel engines to be applied in any direction. The trac-type design, which has become common in European ports in the last decade, provides tugs with greater maneuverability in po- sitioning huge ocean vessels at har- borside berths and in narrow port channels. The two 194-gross-ton tugs will be powered by twin B&W Holeby die- sels. Propulsion will be Niigata Z- peller 3-A units with 360-degree thrust; geared 1:2.792 Kaplan four- bladed fixed-pitch propellers mounted in 6-foot 10-inch Kort noz- zles. Generators will be Caterpillar 6-360, 135 kw. Electronics include Harris SSB, Sperry gyrocompass, Texas Instru- ments Loran C, Raytheon radar, Decca gyroautopilot, Raytheon Fa- thometers and VHM-FM. One vessel is 90 percent complete and can be fully operational within 120 days; the other is about 50 per- cent complete with much of the equipment and fittings remaining to be installed. The American Ship Building Company's Tampa ship- yard is expected to complete both tugs. For more information and free lit- erature on American Ship Building Company, Circle 41 on Reader Service Card River Services Adds Ice Forecast Service River Services, Inc. (RSI) of 01- ney, Md., recently announced an ice forecast service for many navigable rivers in the northern U.S. RSI plans to utilize an ice prediction model that couples the hydraulics and thermal aspects of rivers. The computerized forecast model will be run on the RSI computer daily and forecast ice formation, ice floes, and ice bridging at selected locations on the Mississippi River. The goal of this service will be to provide seven days of ice forecasting accuracy. In addition to ice predictions, current ice conditions will be available for most locations. River Services is now providing river, stage, discharge, velocity and navigable depth forecasts on the Mississippi River where problems to navigation may occur. Weather forecasts, hurricane and tropical weather bulletins as well as heavy rainfall forecasts are also provided. For additional information and free literature on River Services, Inc., Circle 54 on Reader Service Card Phoenix Products Acquires Majority Of Russellstoll Lighting Line Phoenix Products Company, Inc., a Milwaukee manufacturer of load- ing dock, mining and marine lights, has acquired most of the Midland Ross Russellstoll Division lighting line from FL Industries, Livingston, N.J. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount of cash, involves a variety of marine and industrial fixtures. These include marine interior and exterior fluorescent with hazardous and explosion-proof ratings, naviga- tion and exterior quartz lights. The balance of the acquisition is high intensity discharge fixtures with various hazardous location listings for both marine and industrial ap- plications. A privately held 95-year-old mul- ti-million dollar company, Phoenix has been making marine floodlights since 1974. It introduced a line of searchlights in 1982, interior shock resistant fluorescent fixtures for en- gine rooms in 1983 and smaller deck lights for commercial fishing vessels in 1984. For free literature on the full line of marine lights offered by Phoenix Products, Circle 80 on Reader Service Card S. Korea, Japan Vie For Shipbuilding Lead According to a recent report, South Korea might be on the verge of overtaking Japan as the world's leading shipbuilder. The report by Yonhap, the Kor- ean News Agency, said that accord- ing to sources, the South Korean shipbuilding industry had received orders for 88 vessels totaling 2.3 mil- lion tons by the end of August of this year. In comparison, Japanese yards had received orders for 67 vessels of 2.71 million tons during the same period. Of the orders placed with Korea, 39 vessels totaling 1.73 million tons were for export, while in Japan, export orders for 24 ships weighing 1.75 million tons were received. 64 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News