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Program Outlined

For Annual Conference

On Marine Coatings

The program for the 18th An- nual Marine Coatings Conference has been announced by chairman

Ernest W. Skiles, The Carboline

Co. The three-day conference, scheduled March 22-24, 1978, at the Del Monte Hyatt House, Mon- terey, Calif., is sponsored annu- ally by the Marine Coatings Com- mittee of the National Paint and

Coatings Association. Attendees represent end-users of marine paints, including shipbuilders and operators, coatings manufactur- ers, their raw material suppliers, and government officials.

Program co-chairmen Leon

Birnbaum, International Paint

Co., Inc., and David T. Bloodgood,

Bethlehem Steel Corp., will serve as moderators for the seven tech- nical sessions which will include 20 presentations. The registration fee of $75 includes a bound copy of all presentations, a banquet, and coffee breaks daily. Spouses are encouraged to attend, and a special program is planned for them. Spouses registration is $25.

Hotel reservation and conference registration forms will be avail- able by writing: Marine Coatings

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The program outline for the conference is as follows:

Wednesday, March 22, 1978—

Session I: "Surface Preparation and Quality Control"; Presenta- tions: Surface Preparation and

Profile; Abrasives; Chemical

Cleaning; Quality Control. Ses- sion II: "Corrosion Control for the Offshore Industry."

Thursday, March 23, 1978 —

Session III: "Anti-Fouling Coat- ings" ; Presentations: State of the

Art Report; Economics of Anti-

Fouling Paints. Session IV: "Dis- posal of Wastes"; Presentations:

Drydock Operations — Navy and

Industry; Regulatory Activities—

EPA. Session V: "LNG Carriers";

Presentations by Owner and

Builder on Corrosion Control.

Friday, March 24, 1978 — Ses- ion VI: "Projects to Help the

Marine Industry"; Presentations:

National Shipbuilding Research

Program; Report of SNAME 0-23

Panel; ASTM Activities. Session

VII: "Shipbuilding and Mainte- nance Coatings Specifications";

Presentations by Naval Archi- tect; Owner/Operator; and Ship- builder.

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Receives Title XI Approval

For 2 Tug/Supply Vessels

Acadian Polar Marine, Ltd.,

Suite 1515, 225 Barrone Street,

New Orleans, La., has had its ap- plication for a Title XI guarantee approved in principle by the Mar- itime Administration. The appli- cation was for aid in financing the construction of two 4,200-hp tug/supply vessels, 216 feet in length, with a beam of 44 feet and a depth of 16 feet. Each of the vessels is estimated to cost about $2.6 million. The delivery dates are June and August 1978.

The vessels will be used to trans- port personnel and dry and liquid cargoes to and from offshore fa- cilities, and to perform ocean tow- ing in the Gulf of Mexico, Carib- bean, and Atlantic Ocean.

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Twin Disc, Incorporated has announced two new marine trans- missions for high-speed diesel en- gines in 365 to 620-hp range.

The new Twin Disc Model MG- 518 Marine Transmission will han- dle up to 490 hp @ 1,800 rpm, continuous workboat rating. This unit is offered in ratios 4.06:1, 4.48:1, 5.07:1, 5.92:1 and 6.48:1.

The new Model MG-520 Marine

Transmission is designed for con- tinuous workboat ratings up to 620 hp @ 1,800 rpm and 415 hp @ 1,200 rpm. Ratios include 4.49:1, 5.00:1, 6.11:1 and 7.00:1.

For more information on the new MG-518 and MG-520, write

Louis A. Peccarelli, Twin Disc,

Incorporated, Racine, Wis. 53403.

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