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Two New Parcel Tankers Added To Stolt-Nielsen Fleet

M/T Stolt Avance, sister ship of M/T Stolt Avenir. The vessel is 22,800 dwt, 560 feet loa, 32 feet 11 inches in draft, has 39 coated and stainless-steel cargo tanks, including four deck tanks, double bottom throughout, and individual hydraulically powered stainless-steel deep-well pumps and stainless-steel pipelines. These ships are certificated to carry IMCO-type I, II, and III products, and meet the highest standards of cargo, crew and environmental safety and protection.

Stolt Tankers, pioneers in the worldwide ocean transportation of specialty liquid products in bulk, has added two new parcel tankers to its growing fleet of modern IMCO certificated ton- nage.

The M/T Stolt Avenir, the sec- ond of two 22,800-dwt vessels built by Estaleiros Navais de

Viana do Castelo of Portugal, has just joined the Parcel Tankers,

Inc. fleet. Named for one of the original vessels operated by Par- cel Tankers, Inc., this vessel is certificated to carry IMCO-type

I, II, and III products, and has capacity to carry approximately 10,000 tons of phosphoric acid and similar heavy products. The ship has 39 coated and stainless-steel cargo tanks, including four stain- less-steel deck tanks.

The M/T Stolt Busan, the sec- ond of six 32,000-dwt vessels built by Korea Shipbuilding & En- gineering Corporation of Busan,

Republic of Korea, was delivered on June 30 to Far Eastern Marine

Transport Company, Ltd. of Seoul,

Republic of Korea, for 15-year time-charter to Parcel Tankers,

Inc., the parcel chartering branch of the Stolt-Nielsen organization.

This ship is certificated to carry

IMCO-type II and III products, and has 38 coated cargo tanks.

The emphasis in the construc- tion and operation of these new parcel tankers is on safety and compliance with the IMCO Code for the Construction and Equip- ment of Ships Carrying Danger- ous Chemicals in Bulk, which went into full effect April of this year. Both vessels have double bottom throughout, individual hydraulically powered stainless- steel deep-well pumps and stain- less-steel pipelines, separate slop tanks, and a ballast system which is totally independent from cargo tanks and lines.

The Stolt Tankers have been engaged in a comprehensive new- building program since 1970 to provide the most modern, versa- tile parcel tankers to serve the worldwide parcel trade, and to comply fully with the IMCO Code.

The M/T Stolt Avenir and M/T

Stolt Busan join 11 parcel tankers built in Belgium and Sweden early in the 1970s, and 13 others recently delivered or under con- struction in France, Korea, and

Portugal. When this program is completed late next year, Stolt-

Nielsen will own and operate the largest, most modern parcel fleet in the world, totaling nearly 750,- 000 dwt of IMCO certificated ton- nage.

Stolt Tankers are represented in the United States by Stolt-

Nielsen Inc., One Greenwich

Plaza, Greenwich, Conn. 06830.

Gibbs & Cox, Inc. Opens

Newport News, Va. Office —R. Delia Rocca Named

James J. Convy, executive vice president-Operations of Gibbs &

Cox, Inc., one of the nation's lead- ing independent naval architec- tural firms, has announced the opening of the Newport News Di- vision, 6060 Jefferson Avenue,

Newport News, Va. The Newport

News Division will be staffed with experienced ship designers in hull, machinery, electrical, electronics and weapons fields. This division will provide detail design services, amplifying the capabilities of

Gibbs & Cox's other divisions lo- cated in New York, N.Y., and

Crystal City, Va.

Ralph Delia Rocca has been ap- pointed division head of the newly formed division. Mr. Delia Rocca has been with Gibbs & Cox for more than 30 years, during which time he has served the company in various capacities. From 1971 through 1977, as assistant divi- sion head-Hull Division, he was intimately involved in the design of the successful FFG7-Class

Program and the Lead Ship USS

Oliver Hazard Perry.

During 1977, Gibbs & Cox, Inc. was awarded a contract to assist

BAZAN, Spain, in the develop- ment of a Spanish carrier, and he was appointed senior project man- ager for the program.

Mr. Delia Rocca is a graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Brook- lyn, N.Y., having earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering. He is a member of The Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers and the Society of Plastic Engineers, and has published numerous papers on reinforced plastics.

Abex Corporation Names

Paul J. Powers President

Of Denison Division

Paul J. Powers

Abex Corporation has an- nounced the appointment of Paul

J. Powers as president of the com- pany's Denison Division, head- quartered in Columbus, Ohio.

In his new position, Mr. Powers is responsible for the division's worldwide operations. These in- clude the Research & Develop- ment Center, manufacturing plants in Ohio, overseas plants and sales offices in Canada, Den- mark, England, France, India,

Italy, Japan and West Germany, and an international network of independent distributor and sales and service affiliates.

Mr. Powers's most recent posi- tion was vice president and gen- eral manager of the Industrial

Products Division of American

Standard, Inc. He has also held other general management, manu- facturing, and finance positions with American Standard, Inc., and

Chrysler Corporation.

Mr. Powers earned a B.A. de- gree from Merrimack College and an MBA degree from George

Washington University.

Abex Corporation is a subsid- iary of IC Industries, Inc., Chi- cago, 111. The Denison Division manufactures and markets world- wide a complete line of hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, transmis- sions, and hydraulic presses.

Stolt-Nielsen Inc.

Publishes 1978 Brochure

Stolt-Nielsen Inc. has announced the publication of "1978 Who's

Who at Stolt-Nielsen." This 48- page booklet describes the world- wide Stolt-Nielsen organization, together with information about the Stolt Tankers fleet and parcel tanker trade routes.

Copies of Who's Who can be obtained by writing to Who's

Who Editor, Dept. MR, Stolt-

Nielsen Inc., One Greenwich

Plaza, Greenwich, Conn. 06830.

The main deck is covered by a maze of cargo, ventilation, hydraulic fluid, steam and firefighting pipelines. Visible also are four 168 CBM stainless-steel deck cargo tanks, vertical cargo tank vent pipes, catwalk and track for traveling deck crane.

Modern parcel tankers can safely load and/or discharge many products at the same time. Ships can pump to shore terminals or to multi-grade barges as shown here.

Barging reduces costs and speeds up the operation by reducing port calls, avoiding berth congestion, and permitting cargo handling from draft restricted terminals.

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