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composite-type Thordon rudder and shaft bear- ings. MES Delivers Bulk Carrier Lepta Mercury The 46,670-dwt bluk carrier Lepta Mercury, built at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), has been completed and delivered to owner Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd. The new handy-sized bulker features five cargo holds with a total of four cranes. Lepta Mercury is the twelfth sistership of MES 46,500-dwt bulk carriers. For more information on MES Circle 23 on Reader Service Card Thermax SALES & DISTRIBUTION P® Panel Specialists, Inc./ Thermax NA 3115 Range Road Temple, TX 76504-1240, USA FIRE PROTECTION TEL: (800) 947-9422 *USA only AROUND THE WORLD ... KAX: S™2 NAVAL ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DECORATORS, MATERIAL SPECIFIERS, SHIPBUILDERS, JOINERS, AND CABINET MAKERS LOOK TO THERMAX FOR: NON-COMBUSTIBLE marine construction boards per requirements of SOLAS and IMO resolutions Marine rated construction boards for bulkheads, walls, ceilings, and doors Marine Regulatory Body Certifications (USGC/UL, Canadian Coast Guard, UK DOT, Lloyds, DNV, et al.) Excellent core material for marine furniture fabrication Environmentally friendly construction materials (no fibers, no formaldehydes, nontoxic) Technical Support Inventory in the USA ready for immediate shipping Laminating services available Metal profiles for bulkhead systems upon request Design, production, and sales of marine products according to requirements of DIN ISO 9001 / EN 29001 SALES Panel Specialists, Inc. 13115 Dulaney Valley Road Glen Arm, MD 21057-9601, USA TEL: (800) 540-5503 *USA only (410) 592-8540 FAX: (410) 592-3185 ISO 9001 Registered and Certified THERMAX • Subsidiary of ISOVOLTA AG • Austria A Constantia Industrieholding A.G. Company Circle 370 on Reader Service Card Western Branch Metals America's Number One Source for Quality ASUAIVET Boat Shafting Around the country and around the world, the marine industry turns to Western Branch Metals for AquaMET boat shafting. Stocking the full line of AquaMET shafting: AquaMET 17,18,19 and 22 in all sizes from 1" to 7", no other company can ship out a shaft faster than Western Branch. For inquiries and orders call: (800)446-8133 Fax:(757)388-8342 Visit our website at www.aquamet.com 2401 Wesley Street • Portsmouth, VA 23707 Stocking Warehouses: Portsmouth, VA • Harahan, LA • Kent, WA Lepta Mercury is shown above. Lepta Mercury main particulars Length, o.a 623 ft. (189.8 m) Breadth, molded I02ft.(3l m) Depth, molded 54 ft. (16.5 m) Draft, molded 38ft.(ll.6m DWT 46,670 Main engine Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S50MC diesel Speed 16.83 knots SRA Unveils Fender Line Data Brochure Sovereign Rubber MARINE FENDERING Sovereign Rubber America (SRA) has released an eight-page, color brochure providing important technical and performance data on its fender line featuring extruded, molded and wrapped designs. One SRA fender type has been specified and used by Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. of Canada for two Z-drive 4,000-hp tugs pur- chased by Atlantic Towing Ltd. For more information Circle 22 on Reader Service Card Marinetics Signs New Reps Marinetics Corp. has selected the following new representatives: Ocean Marketing/Ocean Southeast, Atlantic Coast; Anchor Associates, Great Lakes region; Barr Leanord, Pacific Northwest and Western Canada; Midwestern Sales, Plains states; and G.W. Clapper and Associates, Gulf (Continued on page 67) Circle 291 on Reader Service Card Circle 353 on Reader Service Card Circle 367 on Reader Service Card 66