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Todd Shipyards Offers To Use NS Savannah As Training Facility Todd Shipyards Corp., one of three companies which submitted bids to the Maritime Administra-tion to operate the nuclear ship Sa-vannah after July 1, proposed to use it in conjunction with its nu-clear division at Galveston as "a completely integrated marine train-ing and test facility." Todd would prefer to see the Sa-vannah continue in service as a merchant ship, as it has been oper-ated in the past by First Atomic Ship Transport, Inc., a subsidiary of American Export Isbrandtsen Lines. But, if the Maritime Admin-istration decides that is not feasible, Todd would like to see the ship kept in berth at its Galveston fa-cility for training purposes. Todd maintains the Savannah, and completed its refueling only last year. For this reason it con-siders itself "uniquely qualified" to maintain the training facility. If keeping the Savannah in serv-ice, at an annual cost to the gov-ernment of $1.8-million is out of the question, making it a part of the Galveston training project would preserve the symbolism of the vessel as the only U.S.-flag nu-clear-powered merchant ship, and at the same time would accomplish the Maritime Administration's ob-jective of "economic and effective utilization," Todd said in support of its proposal. The other companies which have submitted proposals for the Savan-nah to the Maritime Administra-tion are, American Export Is-brandtsen Lines and Transoceanic Navigation Co. Thermo King Awards N.Y. Area Franchise To Trans-World Int. Harold Hansen Trans-World International, Inc., 56 Oak Street, Bayonne, N.J., has been designated Thermo King Cor-poration's first container service marine franchise in the New York City area. Thermo King, which is based in Minneapolis, is the world's largest manufacturer of transport cooling/ heating units for trucks, trailers, railroad cars and containers. It is a subsidiary of Westinghouse Elec-tric Corporation and has more than 200 factory-authorized franchise dealerships from coast to coast. Trans-World International serv-ices Thermo King units for major shipping lines commuting to all corners of the world. It employs mechanics with specialized train-ing in marine container repair, and has a complete service and distri-bution department and a new mod-ern stockroom warehouse. Principal owners of the company are Frederick Rogers and Ronald Lefcourt. Harold Hansen is gen-eral manager. Trans-World International is situated in a central location on three acres of land in close prox-imity to ports in New York, Brook-lyn, Port Newark, Port Elizabeth and the new free port of entry dock. With location, a highly-skilled staff, and the increasing popularity of containerization on its side, Trans-World International believes that it has all the makings of an extremely valuable Thermo King franchise. Manual Remote Control For Valves Described In New Stow Bulletin Stow Manufacturing Co. has pub-lished a four-page bulletin on the selection and types of remote con-trol systems for valves. This bulle-tin describes the different types of equipment available for remotely controlling valves and how to use the equipment, as well as typical installations for industrial plants, atomic plants and aboard ships. For a free copy of this bulletin on Remote Control of Valves write Stow Manufacturing Co., 86 Shear Street, Binghamton, N.Y. 13902. REMOTE VALVE OPERATING GEAR ? Here is a line of remote operating gear designed to provide remote control of valves through the use of standard equipment, engineered to operate almost any size or type of valve, from any location. THE BROOKS LINE INCLUDES: Gear Box Assemblies and Gear Box Brackets Hinged Gear Joints: Variable Angle 0 to 90° Mounting Brackets for Hinged Joints Shaft Hangers: Fixed and Variable Shaft Bearings Universal Joints: Steel, Bronze, Monel, etc. Expansion Couplings and Slip Couplings Pin Type Shaft Couplings and Slip Joints Weld Type Shaft Couplings Stuffing Boxes Deck Access Boxes Deck Stands and Floor Stands Valve Yokes Wrenches for Deck Boxes Valve Forks and Pads For detailed descriptions and specifications on the complete Brooks line, send for your copy of BROOKS DESIGN MANUAL 670. And remember, our engineering staff will be happy to work with you on any design project involving remote control or power transmission. Just check one or both of the boxes below and send the coupon to the address nearest you. STOW MANUFACTURING CO. Dept. VB-1, 225 Shear St., Binghamton, N.Y. 13902 Dept. VB-1, 1630 Evans St., San Francisco, Calif. 94124 ? 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