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First Of Four Exxon

Tankers Delivered By

China Shipbuilding

The Esso Mexico, the first of four 89,000-dwt fuel-efficient tankers being built for Esso

Tankers, Inc., Florham Park, N.J., at the Kaoshiung shipyard of

China Shipbuilding Corporation,

Taiwan, was delivered recently.

The tanker was designed pri- marily to carry crude oil from

Caribbean ports to Exxon's U.S. refineries. The vessel's cargo tanks, equipped with heating coils and integrated piping, have the capability of transporting up to four grades of fuel oil.

The 805.1-foot long Esso Mex- ico incorporates the latest tech- nology to assure high operating efficiency and maximum safety.

Recently completed trials showed a 30 percent total fuel consump- tion improvement over conven-

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BRUSH KART is a hydraulically powered brushing unit, fitted with three rotary sucking brushes. Cleaning proceeds by 4 ft. (1.20m) wide stripes at an operating speed of 33.44 yds (30.40m) both on vertical walls and flat bottoms. VLCCs can be cleaned within five to six hours during unloading, but only one diver who steers the Kart, effortless and with sufficient visibility. The driving of the Kart requires only a few hours training of the operator. BRUSH KART is extremely robust and requires very limited maintenance. It ensures a high quality cleaning which spares the protective coatings.

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Major fuel efficiency features include a direct drive, long-stroke slow-speed B&W / Hitachi 6L90

GFCA diesel engine. The engine is designed to operate on heavy- fuel oil, significantly reducing fuel consumption. The engine pro- duces 17,100 hp and a service speed of 15 knots.

Also incorporated is a Mitsui integrated duct, located forward of the propeller, which uniformly directs flow to the propeller in- creasing propulsion efficiency.

Exxon has retrofitted the duct on its existing tankers with good results.

Other efficiency features are self-polishing, antifouling paint from International Paint Com- pany; an improved auxiliary steam turbogenerator system from Aalborg that uses exhaust heat from the main engine to help furnish electrical power; and a cargo and ballast water pumping system which uses superheated, steam-driven, three-stage tur- bines.

The four tankers have safety and pollution prevention systems that meet or exceed the current

IMO standards, including a fully segregated ballast system, a But- terworth crude oil washing sys- tem, and an Air-Filco inert gas system.

The vessels are equipped with an emergency hydraulic rudder system that is immediately acti- vated in the event of main steer- ing gear failure. In addition, the vessels have sophisticated navi- gation and communications equip- ment including a Norcontrol col- lision avoidance system, Decca radars, a Marisat/Japan Radio

Corp. automatic satellite com- munications system, Magnavox satellite navigation system, ra- dios by ITT, and Loran C by

Northstar. The four ships are built to ABS classification.

Varenchik Named Director

Of Information Services

For Dillingham Maritime

Frank Varenchik has been named director of information services for the Dillingham Cor- poration, San Francisco, Calif., maritime group, according to

David B. Ballash, Dillingham group vice president-maritime.

Mr. Varenchik, formerly man- ager, information systems, for the company's mainland opera- tions, will be responsible for all technical and line management functions pertaining to informa- tion services for Dillingham's worldwide maritime operations.

His offices will be located in San

Francisco.

Mr. Varenchik joined Dilling- ham in 1971 as systems manager with Cal Gas Corporation, the company's Sacramento-based marketer and distributor of LP- gas.

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