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Marine Supply Of Singapore

Appoints Mar jet In U.S. A.

Marjet International, Inc., 705 Fourth Ave- nue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232, has been named as the U.S. representative for Marine Supply

Co., Ltd., of Singapore, according to an an- nouncement by Lee Ah Ngoh, managing di- rector of the 24-year-old Singapore firm.

Marine Supply Co. operates three cargo supply ships (one with a cold room) licensed to service vessels outside the Singapore Port

Limits, which is especially important to the supertankers on the run between Japan and the Persian Gulf.

The company also owns and operates nine passenger motor launches which are used to convey steamship officials, small items of stores, spare parts, etc., as well as being avail- able to provide launch services to ships' crews.

Regular truck and launch service is pro- vided to the major oil refineries of Shell, Esso,

Caltex, and Mobil, as well as the shipyards at Keppel, Sembawang, and J'urong, and all the Port of Singapore Authority wharves.

Inquiries from vessel owners and operators trading in or near the Port of Singapore may be directed to D.J. MacDougall, president of

Marjet International or to Tom M. Finnican, vice president/sales.

USCG Will Seek Bids

On 400-Ft. Icebreaker

Requests for bids for the construction of a 400-foot icebreaker are scheduled to be is- sued by U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591, on March 1, 1971. Contract plans and speci- fications are being prepared and completion is expected about February 1.

Halcyon Steamship Co.

Appoints A.J. Dimino

Anthony J. Dimino has joined Halcyon

Steamship Company, of New York City, as a chartering and cargo broker. Halcyon Steam- ship Company, Inc., an owner and operator of

U.S.-flag vessels, is expanding its activities to include both agency and brokerage.

Mr. Dimino was previously a vice president of Tidal Companies, Inc., and Brewer Ship- ping Company, Inc.

Wilcox Enters Marine Market

With Omega Navigation

Wilcox (an American Standard Company),

Kansas City, Mo., world leader in the manu- facture of aviation navigational and commu- nication equipment, has expanded into the marine electronics market with the acquisition of an Omega navigation receiver design.

The latest of several designs developed by

Pickard & Burns Electronics Division of LTV

Electrosystems, Inc., Wilcox's Omega receiver is used in a navigational system that can now obtain a position fix at any time of the clay or night over the entire North Atlantic and over the northeast Pacific Ocean. When fully operational in 1973, the system will provide global coverage and accuracies of one nautical mile by day and two nautical miles by night.

Concerning the acquisition, Wilcox director of marketing R.J. Wolin stated: "Wilcox is elated to have acquired a capability in Omega, one of the most significant developments in the navigational field. For the first time, ocean crossing vessels will be able to carry a precise navigational aid at a reasonable price, and we at Wilcox are pleased to play such an impor- tant part."

The Omega very low-frequency (VLF) ra- dio navigation system, under development by the United States Navy since the early 1950s,

February 1, 1971 will use eight transmitters to girdle the world with low-frequency navigational signals that can be used to help guide all aircraft and ships, civilian and military, of all nations. The

Omega system already has four working in- stallations strategically located. Both military and commercial marine receivers can be uti- lized and are now being marketed.

The four Omega transmitting stations now in operation are located at Bratland, Norway;

Port of Spain, Trinidad; Haiku, Hawaii, and

Forestport, N.Y. When complete, eight trans- mitter stations will be located roughly 5,000 nautical miles apart around the world. Each transmits three frequencies (10.2, 11.333 and 13.6 kilohertz) sequentially for 10 seconds at precise times, pulse lengths and intervals for identifications. The stations will radiate a 10-kilowatt signal to a range of 8,000 nautical miles. c

With extensive supporting study and ex- perimentation preceding the implementation, the Omega navigational system is considered one of the most thoroughly researched proj- ects ever carried out. Omega is described as an important breakthrough for all trans- oceanic navigators that may not have the large funds necessary for ultra-sophisticated electronic and inertial navigation aids. Before the Omega system, 1,000 miles out from shore meant reliance on the compass, the sextant, and dead reckoning for many.

Entering the marine electronics market is

Wilcox's first major step outside of the avia- tion field, where they have designed over 800

VOR installations, installed several hundred

ILS systems for airports throughout the world, and have become one of the leading manu- facturers of airborne electronics for private, commercial and military aircraft. •

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