Maritime Reporter, July, 1978

<BODY> <div> Ashland Petroleum Names Rupert Belt Rupert D. Belt has been named Gulf Coast manager of inland wa- terways transportation, according to G. Ward Disbrow, vice presi- dent of marine transportation for Ashland Petroleum Company. Mr. Belt's responsibilities in- clude negotiating and coordi- nating barge movements in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for Ashland Petroleum and its divi- sions. The Tolu, Ky., native joined Ashland in 1955 as a laboratory analyst at its Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery. Prior to his recent pro- motion, he was vice president of TPT, a contract shipper of bulk liquids, in Freedom, Pa. He has transferred to Houston, Texas. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Mr. Belt earned his master's degree from the Univer- sity of Michigan. Ashland Petroleum is the larg- est operating division of Ashland Oil, Inc. Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has announced the delivery of the Munnatawket, a passenger/vehicle ferry designed and built for the Fisher's Island Ferry District. The Ferry District is an au- thority of the State of New York, administrated by an elected Board of Commissioners. Raymond F. Doyen, chairman of the District, accepted the vessel at ceremonies held at Fisher's Island. Officials of the Town of Southhold, L.I., spoke at the ceremonies attended by most of the Island's residents. While the winter population is rather small, the Island, formerly the site of Fort Wright, boasts an extensive summer colony. The Munnatawket's name was chosen by Islanders since it is the name Indians gave the Island lying at the entrance to Long Island Sound. The Munnatawket is powered by two General Motors 12V71N diesels, and attained a speed of 12 knots on trials. For extra ma- neuverability at congested termi- nals, it is equipped with a Blount- designed Orbitrol Hydraulic Steering System and a Marco Hydraulic-powered Bow Thruster, with power furnished by a Gen- eral Motors 4-71 diesel located in the engine room. The 132-foot by 33-foot by 8-foot vessel was built under United States Coast Guard super- vision, and is certified to carry 210 passengers and 44 tons of ve- hicles and freight (3 trucks and 17 cars). During the construction of the vessel, G. Gilbert Wyland of Sparkman & Stevens, Incorpo- rated, acted as owner's repre- sentative. The Munnatawket is the sixth vessel of this class designed and built by Blount, and will join the Blount-built Olinda on the 7-mile run between New London, Conn., and the Island. Corps Of Engineers Names Raymond Gabriel Chief Of Procurement Raymond (Ray) C. Gabriel has been named chief of Procurement and Supply Division for the New Orleans (La.) District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to Col. Early J. Rush III, district engineer. As procurement officer, Mr. Gabriel is responsible for carry- ing out all phases of technical and specialized procurement and sup- ply functions for the New Orleans District. Mr. Gabriel, a native of Penn- sauken, N.J., graduated from high school there. He began his Fed- eral career with the Post Office in Camden, N.J., in 1964. In 1967, he began working for the Phila- delphia District of the Corps of Engineers as a procurement as- sistant. The new procurement officer transferred to the New Orleans District in 1974 as chief, Procure- ment Branch. Soon after his ar- rival in New Orleans, he became chief, Contract Administration Section. In 1977, he was named chief, Contract Branch, and in June 1978 was promoted to chief, Procurement and Supply Division. During his career with the Gov- ernment, Mr. Gabriel has received numerous awards and commen- dations. Blount Delivers Passenger/Vehicle Ferry For Run Between New London And Fisher's Island MASTERS ___ i. The 132-foot Munnatawket is powered by two General Motors diesels, and attained a speed of 12 knots on trials. AV; OF THE HIGH SEAS Crowley Tugs with Markey Deck Machinery Crowley's tug Warrior and her twenty-four duplicate sister ships, all identically equipped with Markey TDSDW-36C diesel towing winches and WYW-20 anchor windlasses, beat the weather and seas of Prud- hoe Bay and the North Pacific. The tugs were designed, built and equip- ped to do their best under the worst sea states. Equip your toughest tugs with Markey deck machinery for total performance. Give us a call. [MARKEY) MARKEY MACHINERY CO., INC. P.O. Box 24788, Seattle, Wash. 98124 79 S. Horton St., Seattle, Wash. 98134 Ph. 206-622-4697 DECK AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY DESIGNING. BUILDING. REPAIRING REPRESENTED BY H. J. WICKERT & CO., INC., 790 Tennessee St., San Francisco, Ca. 94107 • Ph. 415-647-3500 ' J. H. MENGE CO., INC., P.O. Box 23602, New Orleans, La. 70183 • Ph. 504-733-4871 J. H. MENGE CO., INC., 1011 World Trade Bldg., 1520 Texas Ave., Houston, Tx. 77002 • 713-224-9750 Following 20 years experience in UNDERWATER CLEANING of ships, the PHOCEENNE SOUS-MARINE/PHOSMARIN EQUIPMENT group of companies now ranks first in the world for this technology. Hydraulic PHOSMARIN equipment is used in 38 countries and the new semi-automatic package "BRUSH KART", commercialized from 1975, is used in 20 cleaning stations along the major sea lanes, and more BK stations are to come. The quality of underwater cleaning obtained with BRUSH KART is far better than anything else available: semi-automatic operation ensures a quality standard, nearing perfection, which BK offers alone. A single diver can clean the VLCCs and ULCCs during very short calls, thanks to the velocity of operation. Specially designed rotary brushes do not sever the coatings nor does BRUSH KART deprive the weld beads of their protective coats. Consequently, without any risk of corrosion — corrosion is highly ex- pensive— ship's underwater parts can be maintained afloat during many years thanks to this technology. Brushing can be performed as often as is required to ensure economical trading without speed loss. the current 'oil and hard cash savings' policy in most countries can only open attractive prospects to this technology, providing cleaning services are offered along the main sea routes throughout the world. And this is a new target which PHOCEENNE SOUS-MARINE EQUIPMENT are concentrating upon currently. EQUIPMENT SOLD DIRECTLY TO USERS WITHOUT ANY AGENTS. PHOCEENNE SOUS-MARINE S.A. — SERVICE PHOSMARIN EQUIPEMENT 21, Boulevard de Paris, 13002 MARSEILLE (France) Tel. 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