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Industry Source Says Drug Testing Gaining Acceptance The rumblings of discontent from offices, terminals and unions when the federal Department of Trans- portation implemented drug test- ing regulations for all employees in safety-related roles have quieted down, according to National MRO, a firm which deals in compliance and voluntary drug testing pro- grams for industry. The firm also said that what seemed to many to be a major threat to privacy a few years back has given way to a realization of a marked benefit for those marine companies who advertise "We Drug Test" and "This Is A Drug-Free Workplace." According to Dr. Michael I. Ruxin, National MRO president, the benefits projected for quality drug testing programs are as dem- onstrated: higher morale, greater trust, fewer accidents and thefts, increased pro- duction, fewer claims and finally the potential for decreased premi- ums for liability insurance cover- age, especially workmen's compen- sation. National MRO's exceptional growth, according to Dr. Ruxin, was the result of an early decision on quality that has paid off — Na- tional MRO clients have remained litigation-free. National MRO has sites in all 50 states plus four hun- dred overseas areas. Client com- pany sizes range from petroleum and shipping companies to small operators with just one covered em- ployee. As National MRO sees it, the latest issue is whether the law should now treat alcohol as it would other drugs of abuse. Occasions when alcohol testing can be required are pre-employment, random selec- tion, for cause, and serious acci- dents. Gas and oil pipeline compa- nies and the maritime industry are so far excepted, the former by omis- sion in the law, and the latter by determination of the Coast Guard Commandant. For more informa- tion on National MRO, Circle 94 on Reader Service Card IGF Metals Acquires Ferry Business For Approx. $100 Million IGF Metals Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase Hongkong Macao Hydrofoil Co. Ltd., one of the largest passenger ferry service com- panies operated between Hong Kong and Macao, through its recently- acquired subsidiary, Marinteknik Shipbuilders Pte. Ltd. The pur- chase price is approximately $74.4 million, subject to adjustment upon completion of IGF's due diligence, and includes the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Hongkong Macao Hydrofoil. A portion of the purchase price may be paid for by the issuance of IGF's common shares, but the num- ber of such shares is not determined at this time. The agreement is sub- ject to a number of conditions, in- cluding satisfactory due diligence by IGF, the raising of additional equity or other satisfactory financ- ing to fund the purchase price, stock exchange approval, approval by IGF's board of directors, and Sailing Star Limited acquiring ownership or control of at least 90 percent of the passenger service prior to closing. Envirovac Receives New Orders Envirovac Inc. of Rockford, 111. received orders from NASSCO, New- port News Shipbuilding, Halter Marine and Trinity Marine for mul- tiple shipsets of the EVAC Vacuum Collection Holding & Transfer (VCHT) sewage powered ejector sys- tems for sewage collection. The con- tracts call for the manufacture and delivery of the EVAC (VCHT) sys- tems. The orders with NASSCO and Newport News encompass units foi five Military Sealift T-AKR vessels with NASSCO building three anc NNS building two. Halter Marine will install Envirovac products or the U.S. Navy's AGOR-24, while Trinity Marine will install the prod ucts on each of three U.S. Navy T AGS vessels. EVAC VCHT systems creatt vacuum via a sewage powered ejec tor installed inside an atmospheric Shipboard Furniture The Computer Desk from EDP houses your computer and all its components entirely within the desk providing a safe, comfortable viewing angle. This new line of furniture from EDP permits maritime personnel to have the same high quality furniture used in offices ashore. Designed and built to be completely safe for shipboard use, EDP offers a full-line of shipboard products including Computer Desks, TV/VCR Cabinets, Multi-Media Storage Cabinets as well as other specialized cabinetry and custom products designed to your specifications. EDP Shipboard Furniture is approved for use aboard U.S. Navy ships by NAVSSES and is currently being used aboard ships worldwide. EDP Shipboard Products are distributed through Wright Computer Products Inc. a business committed to bringing you state-of-the-art equipments and reliable service for all your shipboard needs. For more information and a FREE brochure contact: Engineered Data Products, Inc. c/o Wright Computer Products, Inc. P.O. Box 565, Woodbury, NJ 08096-7565 (800) 367-4216 (609) 845-6767 (609) 384-1145 FAX Circle 233 on Reader Service Card MOTOR-SERVICE AB Sweden World wide spare parts sea ice. Address: Box 2115, Stationsvagan 4. S-144 04 RONNINGE/SWEDEN Phone +46-8 532 535 42, 532 Ea1 43 Telefax: +4(5-8 532 544 51 Tlx: 122 09 rate MS is a supplier to the shipping and offshore industry. Specialists in supplying new and reconditioned spare parts and technics equipment on a world wide basis. DIESELS 0 STOCKHOLM MaK NTIGATA A DEUTZ Circle 275 on Reader Service Card PROFESSIONAL SCALE MODELS Serving The Marine Industry World-Wide Specializing in detailed reproductions of actual vessels or prototypes. 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