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Across the world

TRANSOCEAN

MAMIE PAINT

In 26 countries Transocean Marine Paint is being manufactured to standard world wide formulations. In over 125 ports across the globe this paint is available ready for application under the supervision of trained Transocean personnel. Over 1000 technicians and chemists co-operate in the research and development of the

Transocean range of sophisticated marine coatings.

Wherever you are in the world &a Trans- ocean Dolphin symbol is your sign of the best paint service to the ship and fleet owner and your sign of the finest quality marine coatings.

Write for complete details of Transocean, its products, Services and member com- panies.

Central Office:

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P.O. Box 2122,3 Commonwealth Lane,

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Tel. 64 8411 Telex 21381

Association Formed To

Manage U.E. Offshore

Natural Energy Projects

John Laing Construction, Ltd. of

London, W S Atkins of Epsom and

Societe Entrepose GMT Pour les

Travaux Petroliers Maritime (ET-

PM) of Paris, announced formation of an association to carry out the management of offshore projects and their associated onshore facilities in

U.K. waters and elsewhere, including planning, engineering, design, pro- curement, construction and installa- tion.

The organization will be initially based at the Laing offices in London.

The joint venture is represented in the United States by Laing Construc- tion Services, Inc., Stamford, Conn.

SOCCO Conference

Proceedings Available

In 696-Page Book

The day of the Super Ocean Car- rier is 'here. Some 400 tankers in excess of 200,000 tons are now be- ing built. With the development of these super vessels come problems of ship design, deepwater port, fi- nancing, underwriting, and envi- ronmental protection.

Many of the why, how, and when questions were discussed and an- swered in the Super Ocean Carrier

Conference—SOCCO — conducted in New York City, January 16-18, 1974. The proceedings of that con- ference are now available.

The 696-page book contains 31 technical papers and two luncheon speeches prepared by experts from around the world. Among them are: "Possibility of the One Mil- lion Ton Tanker," by Dr. Tsuneo

Kuniyasu of Ishikawajima-Harima

Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Japan; "The Million Ton Tanker Crude

Oil Terminal," by Paul Bastard, managing director of the Port of

Le Havre, France; "Financing

Methods for Supertankers," by

David O. Beim, vice president of the First Boston Corp.; and lunch- eon addresses by E.M. Hood, presi- dent of the Shipbuilders Council of America, and the Honorable

Helen Delich Bentley, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commis- sion.

The book may be ordered from

Symcon Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1800, San Pedro, Calif. 90733. Cost of the book is $20, plus 75 cents postage and handling. A 6 percent sales tax is required from Cali- fornia residents.

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