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Knox Joins GATX

In Financial Capacity

Lance L, Knox

Lance L. Knox has joined Gen- eral American Transportation Corp. (GATX) to assist executive vice president Henry Nord in the com- pany's financial activities.

T.M. Thompson, chairman, who made the announcement, noted there has been a significant growth in GATX assets, arising from the acquisition of Marine Transport

Lines, American Steamship Co., and development of international and domestic financial, insurance and real estate investments. "In order to assist in the integra- tion of these assets into a compre- hensive well-ordered financial plan, it is necessary that the corporate financial department ibe expanded,"

Mr. Thompson said.

Mr. Knox formerly served as a vice president of First National

City Bank of New York, where he specialized in ship financing and more recently in financial services to worldwide corporations.

CTI Announces

Two Appointments

CTI-Container Transport Inter- national, Inc., White Plains, N.Y., has announced two executive ap- pointments in international opera- tions. Anthony Kolff has assumed the title of district manager, CTI

Belgium, and Sadric Lam has been appointed district manager, CTI

Hong Kong.

Mr. Kolff, who will continue as district manager for Holland, re- ports directly to Hans Koschland, vice president, Europe.

Mr. Lam reports directly to

Frederick Gutterson, vice presi- dent, Pacific. Mr. Kolff and Mr.

Lam are responsible for marketing and operations in their districts.

Mobil Tankers Christened In Japan it's the SSB system you want it to be

Mow 1 ftftfl MraH llfMat BmpkTiflA* In ailrfM. Ne 1.000 wan linear amplifier b sfiiVo tuned. Its two-stage tuning technique, produces both broad frequency cover- age and rapid channel changing. 11

New servo tuned antenna couplers complement the transceiver's broad- band chara cte rist i cs and automatically s. optimize antenna/: performance.

New broad- band circuits accommodate all standard marine frequencies with- out modification.

This thumbwheel switch selects one ef 40 channels. Inside. 40 field programmable punch cards determine the frequency and mode.

All operating controls and Indicators are located In this compact, rugged, molded

Lexan® control console. It can be located up to 100 ft. from the transceiver.

CAI's new integrated 40 channel SSB system is the most reliable and versatile system that's ever gone to sea.

The CA-35MS/ Mk II 40 channel synthesized trans- ceiver is the heart of CAI's new generation of marine

SSB communication equipment. Its synthesizer, chan- nel programming unit, and power supply are Identical to those now being used aboard hundreds of vessels.

The big difference is in the transceiver chassis. Broad- band tuned circuits permit each of the transceiver's 10 bands to cover up to a 10% bandwidth, compared with the 1 to 2% obtained by transceivers with conventional tuned circuits.The CA-35MS/Mk II can be programmed to accommodate any 40 standard marine frequencies, or virtually any marine frequency between 2 to 23 MHz.

It can also be programmed for any mode required: simplex or half duplex, USB, compatible

AM, RTTY or CW.

The new control console makes every- thing accessible. It puts channel and mode selection at your fingertips. Channel changes take less than 3 seconds; fre-

COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATES, INC. • 200 McKay Rd„ Huntington Station, N.Y. 11746 quency changes within a given band can be made in minutes, even at sea, simply by plugging a different program card into the console's programming drum.

An integrated, fully compatible system. A1000 watt servo tuned linear amplifier has been designed to com- plement the Mark ll's broad frequency coverage. Band selection Is accomplished on command from the trans- ceiver, and output power level on each band can be set at either 1,000,400 or 150 watts.

New antenna couplers complete the Mark II system.

Both a 150 and a 1,000 watt servo tuned antenna coupler are available; both with a two-stage tuning technique which automatically compensates for changes in the antenna's characteristics due to nearby vessels, moving equipment on board and shore side structures.

The system can be expanded by a com- plete line of accessories. Write or phone today for full literature.

Tel: 516-271-0800 TWX: 510-226-6398

DEALER tNQUUOES INVITED

The Mobil Mariner on trial

The first of five 270,000-dwt supertankers ibeing built for Mobil

Oil Corporation in Japan was chris- tened Mobil Mariner on March 11 by Mrs. G.J.G. Docters, wife of the vice president of the International

Division. The Mobil Mariner was built at the Oppama shipyard of

Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machine- ry Co. Ltd. Immediately after launching, she set sail for the Per- sian Gulf. run before christening.

Two weeks earlier, at the Hon- moku Works of the Yokohama

Shipyard & Engine Works, Janice

P. Luck, daughter of Henry J. Luck

Jr., vice president, Mobil South

Inc., rechristened the Mobil Astral.

The vessel was originally launched as a 100,000-dwt tanker in Septem- ber 1964. Following conversion to 150,000 dwt, she shares with the tanker Mobil Daylight the distinc- tion of being the world's largest converted vessel.

Mrs. G.J.G. Docters uses a ceremonial hatchet to cut ribbon, signifying the chris- tening of the supertanker Mobil Mariner.

Miss Janice P. Luck rechrlstens the tanker

Mobil Astral at the Honmoku Works of the

Yokohama Shipyard & Engine Works.

Washington Chain

Forms Service Group

To Expedite Inquiries

Washington Chain and Supply

Company has formed an "exper- tise" customer service group to ex- pedite the handling of inquiries for marine products, according to

Harry (Capt.) Schwartz, president.

Each man on the service group will be able to answer all requests regarding quantities available, spe- cific engineering data, pricing, de- livery dates, requirements for ILO and ABS testing and certification, and related information on any products handled by the company.

Information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The five men on the team, all well-known on the waterfront up and down the Pacific Coast for their background and experience, are Jim Ballard, manager, Darrell

Castle, Ken Steik, Ron Willis, and

Walt Koshman. The men have all been with Washington Chain and

Supply for years, in different posi- tions. Their coordinated efforts provide 100 percent coverage o{ the company's services and product lines at all times.

Washington Chain and Supply

Company is a distributor for a wide range of top-rated marine products, including Bethlehem wire rope,

Crosby marine accessories, Brewer-

Titchner, Peck and Hale, and

Young. Corporation. The company's head office and warehouse is at 2901

Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Wash. 98124. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News