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Maritime Overseas

Awards Contract To

Airfilco Engineering

Airfilco Engineering, Inc. of

New Orleans, La., has recently been awarded the contract to fur- nish four Airfilco Inert Gas Sys- tems for the Maritime Overseas

Corp. tankers under construction at National Steel and Shipbuild- ing Company in San Diego, Calif.

This is the third such contract for Airfilco Engineering, Inc., the first being four Airfilco Inert Gas

Systems furnished for the SOHIO tankers under construction at

Avondale Shipyards of New Or- leans, followed by the two Exxon tankers also under construction at Avondale.

Two additional Airfilco Systems are under contract for vessels under construction at Sun Ship- building & Dry Dock Co. of

Chester, Pa. These will be of de- sign and fabrication of Airfilco

Marine Installations, Newbury,

England, the U.K. affiliate of

Airfilco Engineering, Inc.

Increased interest in regard to inert gas systems seen at Airfilco in recent months tends to con- firm an independent report of some months ago forecasting that 65 percent of the world tanker fleet will be retrofitted with inert gas systems over the next five years. Also, the Safe Tanker Pri- ority Act S.568, which has been introduced by Congressman Hol- lins of South Carolina, would re- quire inert gas systems 011 all tankers offloading any oil in any

U.S. port.

Only vessels fitted with inert gas systems can take advantage of crude oil tank washing which uses crude oil in lieu of water or other cleaning solutions and in- place cleaning equipment. This process produces less likelihood of oil spillage because there is no water from the cleaning proc- ess to be discharged overboard.

For complete details of all reg- ulations and more technical in- formation, contact Rita Curtis,

Airfilco Engineering, Inc., 1901

Julia Street, New Orleans, La. 70113.

American Ship Building

Names Allen Zang

President Of Nabrico

Allen Zang

Allen Zang has been named president of The American Ship

Building Company's Nashville

Bridge Company (Nabrico) Divi- sion, it was announced in Cleve- land, Ohio, by Francis W. Theis, president and chief executive offi- cer of the parent corporation.

In his new position, Mr. Zang will direct Nabrico, a major ma- rine construction firm for barges, towboats and related marine equipment used on the nation's

Inland Waterway System.

Mr. Zang, who was executive vice president of production for

St. Louis Ship Division of Pott

Industries, which he joined in 1970, had previously been with

Hillman Barge and Construction

Company as vice president of op- erations since 1965. Prior to that, he had served in executive capac- ities at Gulfport Shipbuilding

Corporation, and Bethlehem Steel

Corporation. Mr. Zang's career also included service with the

American Bureau of Shipping, and he is a retired officer in the

U.S. Naval Reserve. He has broad experience in construction of off- shore drill rigs and lock and dam sections, overhaul of ocean tank- ers, building of oceangoing tugs, barges, towboats, and dredging equipment manufacturing.

He holds a B.S. degree in ma- rine transportation from the U.S.

Merchant Marine Academy and a naval architect and marine en- gineering degree from the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology.

Foxbovo/Trans-Sonics keeps 125,000 cubic metres of LNG under control.

Like most of the world's largest LNG tankers, the new El Paso Paul Kayser depends on Foxboro/

Trans-Sonics custody transfer and cargo control systems for accurate product metering, cargo handling and ship protection.

Foxboro/Trans-Sonics instruments provide precise measurements and data logging of cargo level, temperature, and density for custody transfer purposes. For cargo handling, our instruments monitor, record, and control cargo tank pressures, boil-off gas pressure, compressors, inert gas vaporizers and heaters . . . helping to insure safety, and protecting against the loss of valuable product.

Additionally, Foxboro/Trans-Sonics data loggers, linked with an emergency warning system, monitor and continuously record temperatures and pres- sures in all areas in and around cargo tanks . . . helping to maintain optimum safety standards both underway and in port.

Cargo control and custody transfer measure- ment systems are but one example of the broad spectrum of control capabilities available from

Foxboro/Trans-Sonics, Inc. Our machinery control systems capability has been demonstrated on LNG carriers as well as on VLCC's, product tankers, and bulk carriers.

With over 130 sales and service outlets located in 70 countries, Foxboro/Trans-Sonics is uniquely qualified to integrate, supply, and support instru- mentation and control systems for marine and offshore applications on a worldwide basis. For more details on how we can help your application, write: Foxboro/Trans-Sonics, Inc., P.O. Box435,

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