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composite-type Thordon rudder and shaft bear- ings.

MES Delivers Bulk Carrier Lepta

Mercury

The 46,670-dwt bluk carrier Lepta Mercury, built at the Tamano Works of Mitsui

Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), has been completed and delivered to owner

Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd.

The new handy-sized bulker features five cargo holds with a total of four cranes. Lepta

Mercury is the twelfth sistership of MES 46,500-dwt bulk carriers.

For more information on MES

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Thermax

SALES & DISTRIBUTION

P® Panel Specialists, Inc./

Thermax NA 3115 Range Road

Temple, TX 76504-1240, USA FIRE PROTECTION

TEL: (800) 947-9422 *USA only

AROUND THE WORLD ... KAX: S™2

NAVAL ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DECORATORS, MATERIAL SPECIFIERS,

SHIPBUILDERS, JOINERS, AND CABINET MAKERS LOOK TO THERMAX FOR:

NON-COMBUSTIBLE marine construction boards per requirements of SOLAS and IMO resolutions

Marine rated construction boards for bulkheads, walls, ceilings, and doors

Marine Regulatory Body Certifications (USGC/UL, Canadian Coast Guard, UK DOT, Lloyds, DNV, et al.)

Excellent core material for marine furniture fabrication

Environmentally friendly construction materials (no fibers, no formaldehydes, nontoxic)

Technical Support

Inventory in the USA ready for immediate shipping

Laminating services available

Metal profiles for bulkhead systems upon request

Design, production, and sales of marine products according to requirements of DIN ISO 9001 / EN 29001

SALES

Panel Specialists, Inc. 13115 Dulaney Valley Road

Glen Arm, MD 21057-9601, USA

TEL: (800) 540-5503 *USA only (410) 592-8540

FAX: (410) 592-3185

ISO 9001

Registered and Certified

THERMAX • Subsidiary of ISOVOLTA AG • Austria

A Constantia Industrieholding A.G. Company

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Western Branch Metals

America's Number One Source for Quality

ASUAIVET Boat Shafting

Around the country and around the world, the marine industry turns to Western

Branch Metals for AquaMET boat shafting. Stocking the full line of AquaMET shafting: AquaMET 17,18,19 and 22 in all sizes from 1" to 7", no other company can ship out a shaft faster than Western Branch.

For inquiries and orders call: (800)446-8133 Fax:(757)388-8342

Visit our website at www.aquamet.com 2401 Wesley Street • Portsmouth, VA 23707 Stocking Warehouses: Portsmouth, VA • Harahan, LA • Kent, WA

Lepta Mercury is shown above.

Lepta Mercury main particulars

Length, o.a 623 ft. (189.8 m)

Breadth, molded I02ft.(3l m)

Depth, molded 54 ft. (16.5 m)

Draft, molded 38ft.(ll.6m

DWT 46,670

Main engine Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S50MC diesel

Speed 16.83 knots

SRA Unveils Fender Line

Data Brochure

Sovereign Rubber

MARINE FENDERING

Sovereign Rubber America (SRA) has released an eight-page, color brochure providing important technical and performance data on its fender line featuring extruded, molded and wrapped designs. One

SRA fender type has been specified and used by Saint John

Shipbuilding Ltd. of Canada for two Z-drive 4,000-hp tugs pur- chased by Atlantic Towing Ltd.

For more information

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Marinetics Signs New Reps

Marinetics Corp. has selected the following new representatives:

Ocean Marketing/Ocean

Southeast, Atlantic Coast; Anchor

Associates, Great Lakes region;

Barr Leanord, Pacific Northwest and Western Canada; Midwestern

Sales, Plains states; and G.W.

Clapper and Associates, Gulf (Continued on page 67)

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