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Collins Shareholders

Approve Merger Into

Rockwell International

The merger of Collins Radio

Company into Rockwell Interna- tional was approved by Collins shareholders at a special sharehold- ers meeting held in Cedar Rapids,

Iowa.

Speaking to shareholders and guests at the meeting, W.F. Rock- well Jr., chairman of the board of

Collins and also chairman and chief executive officer of Rockwell In- ternational, said that Collins will assume a major role within the corporate structure of Rockwell. "The Collins Radio Company name is a valuable asset," Mr.

Rockwell states, "and it will be retained."

There are a few areas where minor changes should be made to augment effectiveness and efficien- cy, but Mr. Rockwell assured his audience that basically Collins will operate as it has in the past. "Its company operations have been oriented to global marketing strategies," he noted, "and those strategies will continue." "We're going to continue to re- ly on all the key executives of Col- lins who have chartered the up- ward course of the company," he said.

Robert C. Wilson, president and chief executive officer of Collins, said that the future for Collins and its employees is bright. He stated that in many respects the merger of Collins into Rockwell "is the end of one phase in the develop- ment of Collins and the beginning of another, which promises to 'be even more successful and dynamic than the first."

Collins Radio Company is a mul- tinational, high-technology avion- ics and telecommunications com- pany. In addition to its domestic facilities, Collins has manufactur- ing facilities in Canada, Mexico,

England, France, West Germany,

Italy, Australia and Japan, and service facilities all over the world.

Load Monitor Measures

Hull Stresses & Motion

Since 1972 Det norske Veritas and an affiliate of the Royal Nor- wegian Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research have been con- ducting full-scale experiments with computer measurement of wave- induced motions and stresses on ships' hulls and cargo.

Experience aboard the cargo ves- sels M/S Taimyr and M/S To- yama has provided information for the production of a Hull Load

Monitor which is being built by the Norwegian electronics manu- facturer Statronic A/S of Kilsund,

Norway. Ten ships will soon be instrumented and at sea, providing input and experience to this pro- gram.

Great expectations are held for the navigational assistance render- ed by this relatively inexpensive micro-computer application. While never replacing the master's feel, these monitors will aid greatly in providing data heretofore unob- tainable regarding the ship's speed and safety during various phases of the voyage and thus will assist in maximizing the economical use of the vessel.

Statronic hopes to display this equipment at the forthcoming SO-

CCO conference to be held in New

York in January. For additional information write to D. Thomas

St. John, Statronic A/S, 110 Cam- eron Mews, Alexandria, Va. 22344.

South Jersey Port Corp.

Names Joseph Balzano

Deputy Exec. Director

Joseph A. Balzano, a veteran of 23 years in the field of marine op- erations, has been named deputy executive director, operations and facilities of the South Jersey Port

Corporation, headquartered in

Camden.

Robert L. Pettegrew, executive director of the state port agency, announced the elevation of Mr.

Balzano, who had served as general manager of operations.

The port corporation facilities include 'the three-berth Beckett

Street Terminal on 66 acres at the foot of Beckett Street, and the

Broadway Terminal which has six berths, and is developing a major industrial complex in the former

New York Shipbuilding Corpora- tion's 175-acre North yard. The property was acquired by the South

Jersey Port Corporation in late 1970.

Total cargo tonnage through both terminals is expected to reach the million-ton mark before the end of the year, Mr. Pettegrew noted.

Mr. Balzano, a graduate of Cam- den High School and the Academy of Advanced Traffic, was general superintendent for the port corpor- ation's predecessor, the South Jer- sey Port Commission which con- structed and operated the Camden

Marine Terminal, now designated

Beckett Street Terminal.

Odense Delivers 285,000-Dwt Tanker —Eighth In A Series For A.P. Moller Group

Pictured during the naming ceremony, left to right: Mrs. Maersk Me-Kinney Moller, wife of the chairman of the A.P. Moller Group; Mrs. Else Clausen, sponsor; Maersk Mc-Kinney

Moller; Einar Clausen, the ship's chief engineer, and Hans Christensen, captain of the

Robert Maersk. The two Clausen children are shown in the foreground.

The last in a series of eight 285,- 000-ton VLCCs, built by Odense

Steel Shipyard Ltd. for the A.P.

Moller Group, has been completed and named the Robert Maersk dur- ing ceremonies at the Lindo Yard, which is situated on Odense Fjord,

Denmark.

The naming ceremony was per- formed by Mrs. Else Clausen, the young wife of the ship's chief engi- neer, Einar Clausen.

The ship was constructed in Lin- do's huge building d«ek, capable of turning out 650,000 tonners.

Already taking shape in the build- ing dock is the first of two 285,000 tonners for the Livanos Group for delivery early in 1974.

The Lindo Yard will then start building seven 330,000 tonners for the A.P. Moller Group and six 310,- 000 tonners for Shell Tankers (UK)

Limited. 7of the last 10 tankers built in the

U.S. use Norriseal butterfly valves.

The reason is Norriseal quality. Norriseal valves are extra rugged and dependable —built to outlast other valves and require less main- tenance. They provide positive shut-off time after time with 360° disc sealing and handle working pressures up to 200 psi.

Norriseal design insures long, leakproof operation. O-ring shaft seals, separate from the seat, prevent leakage from the valve bore, lock in lubrication and make replacement of both the seals and the seat easier, faster and lower in cost. Replaceable body O-rings provide end seals and eliminate the need for flange gaskets.

Norriseal offers variety as well as quality. We make valves in sizes from 2" to 28" with manual or automated operators. We offer a variety of body and disc metals, including bronze and a large selection of elastomers.

Norriseal valves meet all standards and regulations. Norriseal butter- fly valves are manufactured to meet Coast Guard, ABS, Lloyd's

Register of Shipping and Det Norske Veritas regulations, as well as military standards.

Call or write Pat Dillard for further information on Norriseal valves for marine applications.

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