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Brochure Describes Atlas Products To Cut Maintenance Products that provide fast, easy, economical answers to thousands of utility, transportation, marine, building, institutional and general industrial patching and repair jobs are described in Industrial Bulle-tin A-7 from Atlas Minerals & Chemicals Division, ESB Incorpo-rated, Mertztown, Pa. A selection of photographs illus-trates the Atlas products in a va-riety of applications. The brochure lists package descriptions for each product. Atlas products described include, Exide Epoxybond Putty, new stick-form epoxy that mixes like putty and hardens like steel to repair al-most anything; Exide Mari-Crete, fast setting concrete for easy, high-strength patching and repair of concrete roads, bridges, curbs and other installations and Exide Epoxyglass, a 3- by 12-inch pre-pared fiberglass repair patch for low-cost permanent repairs of holes and damage in wood, steel, fiber-glass, aluminum, plastic and ma-sonry. Also described is Exide Epoxy-bond Paste for jobs needing a rela-tively thin film and high bond strength; Exide Hi-Brasion Filler for repairs to resist heavy abrasion, cavitation and wear; Exide Poly-hinge, an all-purpose, continuous thermoplastic hinge that never needs oiling, yet wont rust or squeak, and Exide Polycaulk, a per-manently flexible one-part sealant for general indoor or outdoor use with standard caulking guns. Paceco Names Thrane Industrial Eng. Manager James C. Thrane James C. Thrane has been named industrial engineering manager by Paceco, Alameda, Calif. In his new position he will be responsible for the company's proposal service group, planning and industrial en-gineering departments. For three years Mr. Thrane has been assistant manager of opera-tions for Paceco. He joined the company in 1946 as a machinist. Since then he has held positions as machine shop supervisor, chief esti-mator and estimating and planning manager. Paceco designs and manufactures heavy steel equipment such as con-tainer and bulk-handling cranes, dredges, barges, tugs, and beach-loading vessels. IHI-Brazil To Build Mammoth Repair Dock Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy In-dustries, Ltd. (IHI) recently an-nounced in Tokyo that it intends to build a giant construction dock in Brazil. The new facility will be a joint venture between IHI's Brazilian subsidiary and the Bra-zilian government. The dock, estimated to cost be-tween $6- and $7-million, will be capable of handling 300,000-dwt supertankers. Completion is sched-uled for 1971. It will be the largest building and repair dock in Latin America. Ishikawajima do Brasil Estale-iros was set up as a joint Brazilian-Japanese venture by IHI and the Brazilian government 10 years ago for building and repairing ships. Isthmian Elects Three Vice-Presidents A. T. DeSmedt, president of States Marine-Isthmian Agency, Inc., has announced that the com-pany's board of directors has elect-ed the following: Gerald Schryver as vice-president of United King-dom, Continent, Mediterranean, Red Sea, South Africa and Persian Gulf services; Walter J. Kilroy as vice-president of project develop-ment, and Capt. George Corke as vice-president of Pakistan, India, Ceylon services. Gordon E. Tor-rey, assistant vice-president, was named manager of conferences and rates for all services. BUILQS ^JNSSe^ P.O. BOX 790 / MORGAN CITY, LA. 70380 / PHONE 504-459-9046 Stock models available (also made to order) COMPLETE BARGE BUILT INDOORS UNIQUE TILT TABLE LAUNCHING ROLLER ACTION ELIMINATES STRESS III#T Bout Thrusters lor absolute control ol any size vessel M&T Bow Thrusters have proven the answer to maneuvering and precision ship control problems in vessels of all sizes?from small fishing boats to huge ocean-going tankers. Complete bow control at slow speeds ? safe turnings in confined harbors or basins ? dynamic positioning to maintain station in deep water ? docking large vessels without aid ? these are but a few of the applications of the M&T Bow Thruster. In addition to tunnel and retractable models in almost unlimited horsepower ranges ? M&T offers the steerable bow thruster, as originated by Murray & Tregurtha. M&T has a Bow Thruster unit to answer your needs. If we don't, we'll build one! Write for complete information Mnw^iregiiiiiia DIVISION OF MATHEWSON CORPORATION 94 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02171 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News