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Breit Eng. To Design Special Test Barge For Thrustmaster Hydro-Vac, Inc., Greenville, Ala., has commissioned Breit En-gineering Inc., of New Orleans to design a special purpose barge to house a 48-inch Thrustmaster bow-steering unit, for use on the Intra-coastal Waterway. Capt. Scott Chotin, long associ-ated with the introduction of mod-ern innovations in river towing equipment, will place the unit in operation between New Orleans and Houston for a complete eval-uation of performance and value to the industry. The completed unit will be per-fectly matched to the bow of the tow whether loaded or light, so that both units will operate as a fully integrated package. Powered by a 12V-71 Detroit Diesel, it is expected to effectively control the maximum tow permis-sible on that route, and to provide a 60 degree swing per minute throughout a speed range of 0 to 12 miles an hour. Combining talents to produce a simple and positive pilothouse ra-dio control are: Motorola Com-munications and Electronics, Au-tomatic Switch Company, Morse Controls and Willings Detroit Die-sel, Inc. Lockstad Patented Chain Pipe Covers Cut Labor Costs ? Now in use by all leading vessel operating companies Prevent flooded chain lockers, eliminate hazardous and expensive methods of pouring concrete. Lockstad has developed a new cover which secures in place in matter of minutes and can be removed in seconds. Cover makes a complete thorough seal around the ring of the chain pipe. Used for vertical or caspen type windlasses. Our company representative will supervise each initial installation. 'oc&afad (fa. Inc. 179 West 5th Street ? Bayonne, N. J. 07002 ? Call 201 339-1351 West Coast: M. J. Gigy & Associates ? 467 6th Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94103 Here's the Fast, Economical Way to Make Slings.. .with BEAVER BRAND RIGGERS' Forming Vise! Handle 1/16" to 2Vz" Cable Easily, Without Adapters SYNCROLIFT' THE WORLD'S MOST MODERN DRYDOCKING & TRANSFER SYSTEMS Also indispensable for forming cable or wire rope around thim-bles or fixtures or mak-ing "U" bolt clamp or clip installations. Easy, efficient operation. Rig-id, durable construc-tion. Meets all standard federal specifications. 3 Sizes: SUPER BEAVER for V/2" to 2V2" Wire Line BIG BEAVER for %" to Vh" Wire Line LITTLE BEAVER for 1/16" to %" Wire Line For further information, call or write: BEAVER Tool & Machine Co. P. 0. Box 94717 ? 525 S.E. 29th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73109 PHONE 405, 634-4148 ll WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS are for drydocking, transferring, or launching vessels, our engineers will help determine the best answers to those needs...will prepare estimates... even visit your yard, anywhere in the world, at no cost or obligation. Write today for literature: A Patented Product of PEARLSON ENGINEERING CO. ,Nc P.O. BOX 8 ? 8970 S.W. 87th COURT ? MIAMI, FLORIDA 33156 PHONE: 305/271-5721 ? TELEX: 051-9340 ? CABLE: SYNCROLIFT Seatrain Lines Names Arwood To Top Post For European Services John Arwood Seatrain Lines, Inc. has named John Arwood vice-president and general manager of European services for its Container Division, it was announced by Howard M. Pack, president. The company will enter the North Atlantic service with fully containerized vessels in the late fall of this year. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Arwood was general manager of domestic services for Sea-Land Service, Inc., and has worked ex-tensively with containerized ship-ping in the domestic United States, Europe and the Far East. Mr. Arwood is a former presi-dent of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Indus-trial Engineers and is a life mem-ber of the National Defense Trans-portation Association. Gulf Oil Trading Names E. L. Peck E. L. Peck E. L. Peck has been appointed manager, International Marine Sales, Western Hemisphere, Gulf Oil Trading Company, with the re-sponsibility of all marine sales in North America and Latin America. He will be located in the New York office of Gulf Oil Trading Com-pany, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Oil Corporation. Mr. Peck joined Gulf Oil Cor-poration in 1943 in New York as a sales engineer for New York and Connecticut. In 1950 he was pro-moted to assistant district manager, direct sales, for the New Haven, Conn., sales office. He transferred to New York City in 1955 and was named mar-keter, industry and transporation sales, in the then New York Sales Division. In 1963, he was trans-ferred to Gulf Oil Trading Com-pany and promoted to supervisor. East Coast sales. In 1967 he was advanced to coordinator, interna-tional marine sales. 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News