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Your next stowaway might be...

KIRK DOUGLAS!

You can pick him up and drop him off at any one of our many depots circling the globe!

And he's only the size of a small book because he's on a Stella Maritime Video- cassette. (in living color of course!). (Many other top international stars and their latest full color pictures are also available).

See a demonstration of the latest and most advanced maritime video- center system,custom engineered by

Stella Maritime Video.

THE NEW

STELLA MARITIME VIDEOCENTER SYSTEM

CONSISTS OF:

THE S.M.V.I. RECEIVER:

The finest in television technology which is employed as the main receiving unit within the system. S.M.V.I, receivers are all full color, solid state, 21" television units. Virtually maintenance free, these receivers can, with slight adaptation available, display not only American N.T.S.C. RF broadcast signals but the

European PAL system as well. When at sea, a simple operational activity transforms the receiver into an on-board theatre exhibiting S.M.V.I.'s superior library of current all-color motion picture feature films.

THE S.M.V.I. VIDEO PLAYER:

At the heart of the S.M.V.I. system is the 3/4" solid state U-Matic Video Player. Shock mounted and custom adapted for safe and secure at-sea use, the S.M.V.I. Video Player features simplicity of operation, a dual stereo audio capability, and can drive as many receivers as required.

THE S.M.V.I. VIDEOCASSETTE:

High impact plastic, indestructible under normal oper- ating conditions makes up the cassette casing with durable and resolution perfect chromium dioxide video-tape as the recording base of the cassette.

THE S.M.V.I. ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE:

Current, top-flight, full color feature motion pictures from the major producers of the world comprise the S.M.V.I. library. Westerns, action adventure, myster- ies, science fiction, horror and suspense, all with internationally renowned stars. In many cases, selected features are available in languages other than English.

INSTALLATION:

Quick, easy, and as simple as a "home type" hookup.

All connections are color coded and visible for handling and wiring needs.

Where multiple receivers are desired, installations are still relatively simple and can be accomplished by ships personnel or on special request by S.M.V.I. local installers around the world.

IHI Signs Technical Pact }

IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Indus- tries Co., Ltd.), Japan, has obtained permission to enter into technical agreement on the mem- brane tank system for liquid natural gas car- riers with the French company Gaz Transport

S-A.R.L. Permission was granted by the Japa- nese governmental authorities concerned.

In the field of, LNG carrier construction,.

IHI, in September 1972, completed develop- ment of the IHI Flat Tank System (a semi- membrane tank design) using its own tech- nology, This was the first system of this kind developed in Japan. Classification societies have already given their approvals to it, and

IHI is now promoting its sale.

Apart from this, IHI, every year since 1969, undertook the annual drydockings and repairs of two LNG carriers, the Arctic Tokyo and the Polar Alaska, built to the Gaz Transport membrane tank design by Kockums Mekan-

Technological information of LNG rith Gaz Transport S.A.R.L. iska Verkstads AB of Sweden, for Arctic LNG

Transportation Co. and Polar LNG Shipping

Corp.

The membrane tanks of the vessels, how- ever, have not been repaired by IHI but by licensees of Gaz Transport's membrane tank.

At the recent request by the owners for

IHI to undertake all the repair work for the two LNG carriers, including repairs on their membrane tanks, IHI decided to introduce membrane tank technology from Gaz Trans- port in order to expand the scope of its busi- ness and to satisfy repair requirements by the owners of LNG carriers.

The agreement concluded between the two parties is for the construction of new LNG carriers and for repair works of LNG carriers already in service and constructed to the Gaz

Transport membrane tank design. irriers and their Japanese licensees

System Tank shape Licenser Japanese licensee

Self. support ing

Prismatic Conch International Methan (ENGLAND)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machinery

Esso-Conch (Double wall structure)

Esso International (U.S.A.) (Single wall structure)

Hitachi Shipbuilding &

Engineering Co,, Ltd.

Spherical Moss Rosenverge (NORWAY) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering

Co., Ltd.

Technigas (FRANCE) Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machinery

Co., Ltd.

Gaz Transport (FRANCE) Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering

Co., Ltd.

Membrane Prismatic Technigas (FRANCE) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha

Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machinery

Co., Ltd.

Gaz Transport (FRANCE) Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering

Co., Ltd.

Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha

Semi- membrane

Prismatic Bridgestone Liquefied Gas (JAPAN) Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy

Industries (JAPAN) *The Gaz Transport membrane tank system, for which IHI concluded an agreement at this time, has already been introduced by two other Japanese shipbuilders—Mit- sui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. and Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha.

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Luckenbach Forms

International Corporation

Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr. has announced the formation of a new shipping firm to be known as Luckenbach International Corporation. This shipowning company will operate vessels un- der the American flag and will be responsible for the building and operation of the two 56,- 000-d'wt lumber carriers which will be built at Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Wash.

Mr. Luckenbach announced that Capt. Kalle

Jensen, presently vice president of operations for Luckenbach Steamship Company, has been elected executive vice president of the new corporation, and will be responsible for the daily administration of that corporation's functions.

Luckenbach International is an affiliate of

Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., and will maintain offices at 120 Wall Street, New York

City.

STELLA MARITIME VIDEO, INC. 360 Sylvan Avenue . Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632

Tel. (201) 569-7800

U.S. Representative

Bob Negron 501 Fifth Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10017

Phone: (212) 697-7770

U.K. Representative

Norman Ross 11 Heneage Lane

London, EC3A 5DG

Phone: 01-623-1408/5768

Greek Representative

Costas Xenos 9, Sotiros Street

Piraeus, Greece

Phone: 417-3175

Net her la nds

Joe Heilker

Schiedam

Broersvest 127

Rotterdam, Holland

Phone: 010-262224

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