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Down at the Battery, overlooking New York harbor, is Moran's strategically located radio and control room?the nerve center of the Moran operation. This room, with Moran's eleven-man dispatching team, is a beehive of activity 24 hours a day, every day. Surrounded by land telephones, ship-to-shore radio telephones, VHF radio, Western Union ticker, Telex machines, walkie-talkies and long range telescopes, these Moran men direct the intricate movements of Moran tugs in the world's busiest harbor. They have at their fingertips the vast store of knowledge necessary about ship movements and up-to-the-minute harbor conditions, and are constantly in touch with arrivals and departures of ships and other traffic. If there is a key Man from Moran the dispatcher is it. Each is proud of the fact that he's a member of the world's largest, most experienced towing and transportation organization. He has at his disposal the best equipment money can buy and a seagoing tradition that goes back over a hundred years. That's a combination nobody can match. You expect more when you call... The Man from Moran MORAN TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004