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Paceco Launches Smith-Rice Crane Barge

Barge 3, first of two identical revolving crane barges for Smith-Rice Derrick Barges,

Inc., San Francisco, Calif., was launched before a crowd of 500 people at the Paceco —a division of Fruehauf Corporation—yard, Alameda, Calif., on May 17, 1974. The 215-foot-long barge, weighing 1,100 tons at the time of launching, was christened by

Mrs. Jody Rice, wife of E.R. Rice, vice president of Smith-Rice. A 250-ton full revolving crane is currently being installed aboard the barge. The crane will be equipped with four hooks—one 250-ton main hook, two 75-ton auxiliaries, and one 40-ton whip hook.

The boom length is 190 feet. The rated capacity of 250 tons is at a 56-foot radius over the side of the barge and 350 tons over the stern. In addition to planned work in marine construction, salvage and heavy lift marine jobs, the new crane will be equipped with a clamshell bucket for dredging operations.

Bently Nevada Names

Two Vice Presidents

Donald E. Bently, president of

Bently Nevada Corporation of

Minden, Nev., has announced the appointment of George Palmatier as vice president in charge of mar- keting, and Richard Pieper as vice president in charge of operations.

Mr. Palmatier was formerly field sales manager for the vibration monitor manufacturing firm. He is a native of Nevada and has been with Bently Nevada for five years.

He holds a B.S. degree in indus- trial management from Georgia In- stitute of Technology.

Mr. Pieper joined Bently Nevada after 20 years in management po- sitions with various national elec- tronics firms. He holds a B.S.E.E. degree from Worcester Polytechnic

Institute, and prior to this promo- tion held the post of internal mar- keting manager.

Coan Named To Head

Sundstrand Sales Force

For Hose And Fittings

Joseph J. Coan has been named sales manager for Sundstrand Hose and Fittings, division of Sund- strand Corporation, according to an announcement by Don Malaney, general manager.

Mr. Coan is a native of Chicago, 111., and a graduate of St. Henry's

College, Belleville, 111.

Sundstrand Hose and Fittings manufactures a wide range of hy- draulic hose couplings and assem- blies in a new 45,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Wise, Va.

Sundstrand Corporation, which had 1973 sales totaling $383.7 million, is a diversified manufacturer of air comfort, power transmission, fluid handling, aerospace, and machine tool products.

SteelShip Delivers

First Dock Barge For

Storage Of Oil Booms the spill recovery equipment.

The storage house on the vessel is constructed of 3/16-inch steel plate heavily framed and braced.

It has an 11-foot-wide steel over- head garage door, t'hus opening one end of the cabin entirely for easy access to the oil skirt. The house is equipped with a raised ventilated wood floor to provide best drainage and air circulation for the skirt and other paraphernalia. Guards, brackets and a special roller are provided to suit the oil skirt being stowed.

Edward D. Fry, president of

SteelShip Corporation, offers the company's engineering assistance for development of any oil spill, pollution or marine problem. For engineering assistance without ob- ligation, write SteelShip Corpora- tion, Route 4, Box 167, Pine Bluff,

Ark. 71601.

The storage house on the new SteelShip dock barge is 1 4 by 20 feet.

SteelShip Corporation, Pine

Bluff, Ark., has announced the availability of a newly designed dock barge developed especially for the storage of oil booms and other apparatus necessary for the safe loading and unloading of oil- carrying barges. Four different power companies will use the dock barges, and the first of these ves- sels was recently delivered and placed in operation on the upper

Ohio River.

With the EPA push to prevent water pollution from soil spills, many companies have responded as good corporate citizens and have purchased the necessary equipment to properly contain any spills which may occur, only to find that physical storage and hand- ling of the equipment was very im- practical. American Electric Pow- er Company, a New York-based headquarters for a group of Mid- east power generating companies, was one of these corporate citizens that found itself plagued with this problem at its many plants located on the Ohio River and its tribu- taries. SteelShip Corporation, using

American Electric Company's op- erational criteria, developed a 20- foot by 25-foot landing barge with a specially designed mooring de- vice and deck equipment to house

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