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Petrobras Will Order 21

New Tankers At Total

Cost Of $840 Million

Brazil's state-owned oil company,

Petrobras, is reported set to order 21 tankers this year at a total cost of $840 million. With a total capacity of more than 800,000 dwt, they would comprise five supertankers of more than 100,000 dwt each, and 16 small products carriers for coastal service. According to Petrobras president Ozires Silva, all of the orders will be placed with Brazilian shipyards. The first contracts to be placed, for five of the smaller tank- ers, will go to the Caneco, Maua, and

Verolme yards. 'World Series Contactors

And Overload Relays'

Brochure Available

A new eight-page color brochure, "World Series Contactors And

Overload Relays," has been pub- lished by the Control Divisions of

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.

GEMS SureSite Level Indicators:

The intelligent alternative to cloudy sight glass problems on shipboard day tanks. i » i For water, oil. or other corrosive, flam- mable or explosive liquids, i Highly accurate, direct, continuous level readout. i Externally-mounted (side or top), i Can incorporate switches or transducers for remote indication, alarms, horns, lights, computer signals, etc

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Telephone (203)677-1311 Telex 99306

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STRONG

LIGHTWEIGHT

MEETS O.S.H.A.

STANDARDS

DOZENS OF USES

Scaffold Planks

Beams

Headers

Master Plank, an ^ engineered wood product, is a continuous laminated veneer panel that can be cut into any required size for use as scaffold planks, beams and headers, etc. Available in standard widths. Master Plank, a wood laminate, provides strength properties superior to solid sawn wood. Warping, knotting and twisting are reduced, making the panel more consistently uniform.

For more information contact

CAUSEY LUMBER CO.

P O Box 38027-A • 7751 Lyndon Avenue

Detroit, Ml 48238

Telex 23-0300. Telephone (313) 861-2523

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BUT THEN

SO IS RELIABLE

WORLDWIDE SUPPLY.

For the right product, at the right price, reliably supplied at any port in the world, contact:

TRAMP OIL and Marine Limited, London

Tel:01-290 6722 Telex:896344

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The brochure describes Siemen's

World Series line of 14 contactors and 7 overload relays designed espe- cially for Original Equipment Man- ufacturers (OEM) serving the domestic and international markets.

Siemens contactors and overload re- lays comply to all major national and international standards such as

NEMA, UL, IEC, VDE, CSA, and

EEMAC, and are approved for use in many foreign countries.

Siemens contactors and overload relays feature compact size, cost- saving installation and wiring, and low maintenance requirements. Its touch-safe design complies with the latest safety regulations.

Triple-rated with NEMA, IEC, and horsepower ratings, World Se- ries rated contactors offer snap-on rail or panel mounting, auxiliary interlocks up to 2 NO and 2 NC, dual frequency coils, and low con- tact bounce.

Close coupled overload relays provide Class 10 protection as stan- dard, single-phase and phase unbal- ance protection, and an adjustable setting range of 1 to 1.6 ratio. Stan- dard features of the close-coupled overload relays include ambient temperature compensation, a manu- al test button, and a trip indicator.

The manual reset field is convert- ible to automatic reset.

Illustrations and charts in the brochure present dimension details, technical data and ordering infor- mation.

For a free copy of the new eight- page color brochure from Siemens,

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Bakke New President

Of Hempel Coatings (USA)

Thor Bakke

Thor Bakke has been ap- pointed president of Hempel Coat- ings (USA), Inc., as part of Hem- pel's ongoing program to consoli- date and strengthen their U.S. and

Canadian operations.

Mr. Bakke is a native of Nor- way, receiving his degree in mechan- ical engineering from Gothenburg

Technical Institute and his business management degree in Copenhagen,

Denmark.

As former president of Danfoss

System Hydraulik A/S, Denmark,

Mr. Bakke has had worldwide ex- perience in the offshore and marine industry.

For several years, Mr. Bakke has been chairman of the Danish Off- shore and Marine Equipment Coun- cil and a member of the board of directors of the Danish Export ^ Group Association. 6 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News