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pRising to the occasion— and meeting your demands

Awkward as drilling rigs may be, dry towing is the answer to transporting them from one location to another. This unique system, which was practically re-invented by International Transport Contractors Holland b.v., imparted fresh impetus (and another dimension) to heavy ocean towage.

Higher towing speed, with a consequent saving in time; reduced risk of damage; greater safety; and lower insurance premiums: these are the advantages of the dry towing method.

Whatever your equipment, wherever it has to go, ITC, with their fleet of nine submersible barges of up to 21,500 tons and twelve oceangoing tugs of up to 15,000 horsepower, will take care of the problem.

Submersible pontoons were already being used in the ZuyderZee in the 17th century, to assist large, heavily laden sailing ships to navigate the shallows en route to Amsterdam.

International

Transport

Contractors Holland B.V. 5, Kenaupark

P.O. Box 21

Haarlem, Holland

Telephone (0)23-319197*

Telex 41865

Houston, USA for the camels of the ocean

Town and Country Office Park 908 Town and Country Boulevard

Suite 224, Houston, Texas 77024, USA

Telephone (713) - 932 - 6604

Telex 762506

Singapore

Room 1803-a, 18th floor,

Marina House, 70 Shenton Way, Singapore 2

Telephone 2219955*

Telex 25510

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