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New Report Offers Detailed Study Of World Reefer Shipping In their recent report, "Reefer Shipping - Global Prospects For Refrigerated Cargo Shipping And Trade To 2005," Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd., London, seeks to provide cargo owners and ship operators with highly detailed and organized data that identifies mar- ket trends in refrigerated cargo to the year 2005. To explain why there can often be wide variations in revenues during the trading year, "Reefer Shipping" evaluates such factors as: break- bulk, palletized and container shipping; liner versus non-liner; high and low-volume months and sea- sons; and frozen and, chilled cargo. Up-to-date profiles on the dozen major refrigerated cargo players are also provided. Drewry states that they have provided detailed infor- mation describing the current fleets, spheres of operation and market roles for the Americans, British, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Japanese, South African and Swed- ish reefer shipping interests. The report offers an overview of the reefer market, including an ap- praisal of reefership economics and the costs of refrigerated transport. It examines trends in newbuilt ship GALLEY EXHAUST HOODS The first choice in Galley Ventilation From offshore drilling rigs to cruise ships, Gaylord offers a complete line of high efficiency water-wash extract hoods, with built-in fire protection, to meet your galley needs. We offer a complete design and engineering service with worldwide sales and manufac- turing to serve the ever-growing Maritime Industry. GAYLORD INDUSTRIES, INC. P.O. BOX 1149 • TUALATIN, OREGON 97062-1149 USA FAX: 503-692-6048 PHONE: 503-691-2010 Circle 225 on Reader Service Card Guard Level Cargo Tank Overfill Protection Systems New failsafe sensor design, with redundant alarm contacts High reliability, Low maintenance Aisi 304L or 316L stainless steel Adjustable alarm points Over 4,000 alarm sensors in service Switch element in the sensor can be serviced while unit is in tank Built-in test rod for pre- loading self test High quality, Competitively priced Complies with all Class, IMO, and U.S. Coast Guard requirements For full technical data, contact: Bergan Tank Control™ Ian-Conrad Bergan, Inc. 3409 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 USA Phone (904) 932-9388 Fax (904) 932-0504 Telex: 803953 Circle 211 on Reader Service Card prices, world fleet composition and capacity through the year 2005, owner's operating costs and typical fuel/port expenses in an effort to compare and contrast costs profiles for different ships and fruit trades. The Reefer Shipping report is published by Drewry Shipping Con- sultants, Ltd., 11 Heron Quay, London E14 4JF, United Kingdom, price approximately $600 (350 Pounds Sterling) post-paid. For further information or to re- quest a copy of the report, contact Peter Rowbotham in the U.K. at: Telephone: 071-987-9396 Fax: 071- 987-9396 (telephone from the U.S., 011-44-71-987-9396). R.H. Wager Opens New Mobile Office And Product Lines Michael Wager, president and chief executive officer of Robert H. Wager Company, Inc., announced the opening of a southern regional office in Mobile. Mr. Wager also said that the new director of sales and marketing for the southern re- gional office will be Nathan Coarsey. The company's corporate offices are in Rural Hall, North Carolina, and its western regional office is located in Newport Beach, Califor- nia. The Wager Company manufac- turers a well-known line of marine products including: inverted vent check valves, deck drains, and tank air escape valves. In addition to being the sole national distributor of Tapley brake testing meters, Wager also handles Copes feed wa- ter regulators, desuperheaters and valves and Vulcan soot blowers. Wager is starting several new lines of equipment that it will be distributing throughout states in the U.S. Gulf area. These new items include: NIBCO butterfly and ball valves, Merit brass pipe, tubing and fittings, Potter-Roemer hose valves, caps and adapters, Fairbanks iron and brass valves, Lee Silbraze fit- tings and flanges, and Mueller butterfly valves and strainers. For free literature on the prod- ucts manufactured and distributed by Robert H. Wager Company, Inc., Circle 43 on Reader Service Card Non-OPEC Members Urged To Slow Oil Production In Saturated Market The Venezuelan Minister of En- ergy and Mines, Alirio Parra, has asked the nations outside of the Organization of Petroleum Export- ing Countries (OPEC) to help an already saturated oil market by re- ducing their levels of production. Last February, OPEC reduced its total production ceiling to 22.98 mil- lion barrels a day, with almost 90 percent of member nations comply- ing with the organization's decision, according to Mr. Parra. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Circle 227 on Reader Service Card