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Chas. Lowe Publishes

Brochure On Marine

Automated Powerplants

Capabilities in design and con- struction of automated powerplants for marine and shore-based installa- tions are covered in a new four- page brochure available from Chas.

Lowe Co., Control Systems Divi- sion, 5845 Harper Road, Cleveland,

Ohio 44139.

The firm, a division of Chas.

Lowe Co., San Francisco, Calif., producers of heavy castings and machined parts for shipbuilders, is staffed with former licensed power- plant engineers experienced in both steam and diesel operation. A re- cent accomplishment was the retro- fitting of nine ore-carriers for auto- mated steaming without removing the vessels from service.

In addition to design and con- struction services, the firm offers proprietary standard products, in- cluding pneumatic valve operators, high-energy ignitors, bridge-con- trol consoles, and oil-burner air register drives.

Field offices are maintained in

New York, San Francisco, Jackson- ville, Norfolk, San Pedro, and

Honolulu.

Sealift Pacific Named

Agents For Matson's

New Guam Service

Matson Navigation Company has appointed Sealift Pacific, a newly formed California corporation, to serve as agents for Matson's new

Pacific Coast-Guam service, it was announced by G.E. Bart, Matson senior vice president.

Sealift Pacific will service as Mat- son's West Coast marketing agents for the Guam, Kwajelein and Trust

Territory service, and as general freight and husbanding agents in

Guam.

Matson entered the Guam trade after Seatrain's announcement

April 9 that it was discontinuing its

Hawaii and Guam containership services.

Matson, which took over the charters of three containerships formerly chartered by Seatrain, now provides a sailing every 10 days from the West Coast to Aga- na, Guam.

Sealift Pacific was formed by

Frank D. Troxel, who formerly headed Seatrain California's West

Coast operations.

The first sailing in Matson's new

Guam service was by the S/S

Transontario, which sailed from

San Francisco Bay April 18, with a full load.

Lufkin Anounces

Sales Rep Changes

Douglas Orman

Lufkin Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 849, Lufkin, Texas 75901, has an- nounced the transfer of Douglas

Orman and Fred Morrow, both in gear sales.

Mr. Orman, formerly in Odessa oilfield sales, has been transferred from Lufkin to the New York City area sales office in Edison, N.J., as a sales representative for Lufkin's industrial and marine gears.

Fred Morrow

Mr. Morrow has been assigned to gear sales in Cleveland, Ohio, after working for Lufkin in indus- trial engineering for two years.

Lufkin manufactures its marine and industrial gears at the home plant in Lufkin, Texas, and mark- ets them worldwide. marathon

When you need help in the wafer, call the guys who've been there.

MARATHON LeTOURNEAU OFFSHORE (713)224-8265/1700 Marathon Building, P.O. Box 61865/Houston,Texas 77061/Cable: LeToff;TWX: 910-881-3710

A Subsidiary of Marathon Manufacturing Company

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Margie, semisubmersible, twin hull, measures 202' long x 182' wide x 110' high; 9,000 tons. Designed to drill in 600' of water. Crew of 90.

Scheduled to drill off the coast of Northern Australia.

VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI Key West, jackup, 230' long, 200' wide, legs 467' high; 6,000 tons. Designed to drill in 300' of water. Crew of 97. Notice the three 45-ton marine cranes, usually on almost all rigs Marathon constructs.

Scheduled to drill in waters off Belem, Brazil. 31,200 tons launched from 4 yards

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS Pentagone 82, five-column * semisubmersible, 325' long, 338' wide, overall height, 317', CLYDEBANK, SCOTLAND Penrod 64, jackup, hull dimensions of 230' x 10,200 tons. Each column is 31' in diameter. Crew of 74. 200' x 26'; 6,000 tons. Designed for TD of 30,000'. Crew of 78. Scheduled to

Drilling in North Sea. operate in North Sea.

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