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Independent Petroleum Opens London Office Independent Petroleum Supply Company (IPS), a subsidiary of Natomas Company, San Francisco, Calif., announced the establishment of a branch office in London, England, under the direction of John T. Dutfield, IPS' Euro-pean representative. The office is located at Swan House, 34/35 Queen Street, London, E. C. 4, telephone 01-236-4326. IPS is engaged primarily in the purchase and sale of crude oil and refined product car-goes for its own account and for the account of others, worldwide marine bunker sales and tanker brokerage. It is also the exclusive sales representative for the West Indies Oil Com-pany's active bunker operation at Antigua, W.I. IPS and its parent, Natomas, currently have a refinery project under development to be located on the Isle of Man. Frees parts frozen by rust, corrosion, scale, paint, varnish, carbon or gum. Safe on all metals. Available Everywhere RADIATOR SPECIALTY CO. CHARLOTTE, N. C. 28201 Normandy And Harbor Expand Services To Industrial Fields Anixter Bros., Inc., Evanston, 111., has an-nounced the entry of two of its wire and cable service centers into the industrial field. Until this time the two Anixter subsidiaries, Normandy Electric Wire Corporation, Brook-lyn, N.Y., and Harbor Marine Electrical Sup-plies, Inc., Oakland, Calif., have specialized in the distribution of insulated wire and cable for marine use. In expanding their services, both companies have established inventories for immediate shipment and have added experienced person-nel to their sales staffs. Each now stocks port-able cords and cables, welding cable, high-voltage cable, mining cable, control cables and other mill stock for industrial requirements. In addition to servicing naval and other ves-sels, including nuclear submarines, Normandy supplies wire and cable for missiles, offshore oil rigs, radar and sonar installations, nuclear plants and digital data transmission. Harbor sells a complete line of navy and maritime electric wire and cable to shipyards, the Navy and other government units for ship-building and ship repairs. Anixter and its operating entities manufac-ture, assemble, and fabricate a wide variety of electrical wiring systems and components, in addition to specializing in the distribution of wire and cable in the United States and Canada. All-Day Meeting Scheduled By SNAME And ASNE Sections For February 7 In Charleston What promises to be an important session and one which could well set a pattern for the future will be the joint meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Southeast Section and The American Society of Naval Engineers, Charleston Section, scheduled for February 7 at the Sheraton-Fort Sumter Hotel in historic Charleston, S.C. Two technical papers will be presented dur-ing the morning, with Frank De Grim, Jack-sonville Shipyards, and chairman of the papers committee, acting as moderator. Paper No. 1, "Submarine Pressure Hull Circularity," will be presented by John Brett Kruse, supervisory naval architect, SSBN & Hull Integrity Branch of Hull Sub-Division, Charleston Naval Ship-yard. This paper investigates basic design structural considerations and methods of checking circularity; also procedures for main-taining circularity. Paper No. 2, "Economic Consideration of Controllable-Pitch Propeller with Diesel Main Propulsion," will be presented by D. E. Ridley, vice-president and O. H. Midttun, sales and application engineer, Bird-Johnson Co. Envir-onmental influence, hull deterioration and cer-tain other factors are considered, relating to an economic comparison between a controll-able-pitch propeller and a fixed-pitch propeller driven by a diesel primemover. The moderator for the afternoon session will be Capt. E. T. Westfall, USN, production offi-cer, Charleston Naval Shipyard. Paper No. 3, "Adhesive Attached Test Blanks for Installed Submarine Sea Valves," will be presented by H. H. Nathan, assistant chief design engineer, marine/mechanical, Charleston Naval Ship-yard. After dicussing the theory of adhesive joints, a typical full-scale joint will be pres-surized for a demonstration. Information for the design of these joints and field problems encountered will be given. At the conclusion of the technical presenta-tions, members and guests of the two organi-zations will be taken by bus on a tour of the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Selected produc-tion shops and other work areas will be visited and, particularly, one of the drydocks in which a fleet ballistic missile submarine is being overhauled. The tour will be followed by a reception at the commissioned officers' mess. At 7 :30 p.m. there will be a banquet at the Sheraton-Fort Sumter for members and guests, including ladies, for whom an attractive pro-gram is planned during the day. The dinner speaker will be Capt. W. N. Nicholson, USN. Captain Nicholson is presently director of the deep submersible special project (DSSP) for the Navy. This project includes oceanographic research by the Navy with which Comdr. Scott Carpenter has been involved. Visual presentation of various naval undersea activi-ties will be included. New Gulf Coast Chapter Of World Dredging Association Schedules New Orleans Meeting The Gulf Coast Chapter of the World Dredg-ing Association has scheduled its first organ-izational meeting to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, La., on Friday, Febru-ary 7, 1969. A general business meeting will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 :00 p.m. at the Roosevelt with cocktails and dinner Friday night Banquet speaker will be Mai Fisher of Vero Beach, Fla., president of Treasure Salvors, Inc. Treasure Salvors is the world renowned or-ganization of treasure explorers which has made the largest finds of Spanish gold during this century, off the Florida coast and in the Caribbean. Stories of their explorations have appeared in National Geographic, Life, Time and many other national and international publications. The World Dredging Association is dedi-cated to the advancement of dredging technol-ogy and membership is open to all dredging professionals and representatives of allied in-dustries. Members of WODA and all others interested in its aims are invited and urged to attend this meeting so that an interesting and active chapter can be formed. The Gulf Coast Chapter is intended to cover the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ten-nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. However, persons outside this geographical area are invited to participate in the Gulf Coast Chapter. Registration will be held beginning Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt. Additional information about this meeting can be obtained from Jack Dunn, Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn.; C. B. Ha-kenjos, Williams-McWilliams Company, New Orleans, La.; or Bob Sorensen, Civil Engineer-ing Department, Texas A&M University, Col-lege Station, Texas. "THt U/0ZWFLOGP W 2C> AM, fAMt ypis rfAPt T/fZ gVZTPF T{ " STOCK CREWBOATS-CARGO VESSELS and TUGS HALTER MARINE SERVICES, INC. Route 6, Box 287H, New Orleans, La. Phone: 254-1222 Cable: HALMAR TOWING-CHARTER TUGS STEEL SCOWS 39 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10006 (212) WHiteh^ll 3-5534 LIQUID i WRENCH Loosens rusted nuts, bolts, parts in seconds' r 64 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News