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Nera Helps Vessels Stay In Touch Nera's well-tested Saturn B and Saturn C terminals were chosen by the boats participating in the high- profile Whitbread Around the World Race to keep in touch with the rest of the world. The units provide for phone connections, as well as fax, e-mail and video recording transmission..The com- pany, by the end of 1997, had deliv- ered more than 2,000 B marine terminals, giving it significant marine market share. To better ensure it stays on top of a quickly evolving market segment, Nera introduced a new satellite station last fall, one which is designed as the primary system for small craft and to serve as a back-up system on large commercial craft. Circle 103 on Reader Service Card GlobaEmail system. "Our expanded offering allows workboat operators everywhere to efficiently manage their fleets as well as to communicate with them at low cost," said Samir Tuma, Globe Wireless' vice prsident. The tracking and management soft- ware was developed by Seacor- Smit, Inc. as an in-house system originally called Falcon. Circle 102 on Reader Service Card Globe Wireless Acquires Falcon Globe Wirless, a maritime telecommunications service provider, has acquired Falcon Vessel Management System and combined it with the company's THIRTY SIX YEARS OF LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE AS CUSTOM DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONTROL, PROTECTION AND DISTRIBUTION SWITCHGEAR SYSTEMS CONTROLS A WORLD OF GENERATORS MORE KILOWATTS IN MORE PLACES ON LAND FROM THE DESERTS OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE JUNGLES OF SOUTH AMERICA ON SEA IN EVERY SEA A SHIP CAN SAIL FROM THE NORTH SEA TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC CON-SELECT, INC. P.O. BOX 8745 PHONE (504)892-6446 MANDEVILLE, LA. 70471-8745 FAX (504)892 - 6621 Ship Lines Matched To Tractor Tug Performance PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AmSteel® & AmSteel -Blue Ship Assist Lines AmSteel®: A twelve-strand braided rope of tension-set Parallay™ construction HMWPE (high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber with our proprietary Samthane™ urethane coating. It is a non-rotational rope that yields extremely high strength and low stretch equivalent to wire rope with seven times less weight. AmSteel8 Blue: The latest development of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber in a twelve-strand braided rope utilizing tension/set ParaHa/" design with our proprietary blue Samthane™ urethane coating. AmSteef-Blue yields the maximum in strength-to-weight ratio and is stronger than wire rope constructions - yet it floats. 2090 Thornton Street Ferndole, WA 98248 ^gfeZ/jg^Sra Phone: (800) 227-7673 or (360) 384-4669 Fox: (360) 384-0572 AMERICAN GROUP www.theomeritangroup.com Circle 383 on Reader Service Card 11 KV SWITCHGEAR GENERATOR CONTROL MEDIUM VOLTAGE AVAILABLE TO 34KV AND DISTRIBUTION LOW VOLTAGE AVAILABLE TO 600 VOLTS TTTT | TTJf* 480 GENERATOR CONTROL, DISTRIBUTION AND MOTOR CONTROL SWITCHBOARD Circle 390 on Reader Service Card April, 1998 88A