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Union Mechling Names

Weber Fleet Manager

Harry A. Weber has been named fleet manager for Union

Mechling Corporation, a barge transportation subsidiary of

Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh,

Pa.

Harry A. Weber

Mr. Weber will be responsible for scheduling and assigning Un- ion Mechling's 700 barge and 18 towboat fleet. He was formerly equipment coordinator for Dravo's

Mineral and Metals Division, and has served Dravo in various di- visions, including Union Mechling, for more than 30 years.

Union Mechling is one of the nation's largest barge lines, fur- nishing common and contract tow- ing service as well as intermodal transportation expertise on the river system and the Gulf Intra- coastal Waterway.

Delaval Turbine Wins $20-Million Contract To

Power New Cargo Fleet

Delaval Turbine Inc., Oakland,

Calif., has won a $20-million con- tract to supply marine engines to a new U.S. dry bulk cargo fleet,

Delaval Division vice president and general manager Douglas H.

Martini announced.

Delaval's Engine and Compres- sor Division of Oakland, under the project awarded by Levingston

Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas, will provide each of the five new cargo ships with two RV-12 di- rect reversing engines. Each 12- cylinder engine is rated at 7,800 bhp. Because no new ships of this type have been built in the U.S. since 1944, Mr. Martini said, the program represents a significant revitalization of the U.S.-flag dry bulk fleet, which now consists of only 19 vessels.

Under a federally-subsidized ship construction program, the

Maritime Shipping Administra- tion will assist the shipowner,

Levingston Falcon I Shipping Co., with nearly half the cost of the five cargo carriers. Total cost of building the 36,414-dwt, 616-foot ships will be more than $200 million.

Delivery of the engines will be spread over a period of two years, starting in July 1979.

Delaval Turbine Inc., headquar- tered at Princeton, N.J., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans- america Corp.

December 1, 1978

Farboil Introduces

STA-CLEAN Coating

An extra-strong antifouling coating, specifically developed to provide long-term protection to commercial ships in tropical wa- ters, has been introduced by Far- boil Company.

Trade named STA-CLEAN, the new coating is formulated with an organic antifouling compound that synergizes the inorganic portion in order to extend the protection time between drydockings. It is based on an isoprene resinated polymer, and has been extensively tested in Florida for over two years.

STA-CLEAN can be applied by spray, brush or roller, although airless spray is the suggested method. At 77°F and 50 percent relative humidity, the coating dries to the touch in one hour, and can be recoated after four hours.

Farboil Company, an operating unit of Beatrice Chemical, divi- sion of Beatrice Foods Co., pro- duces and markets worldwide a full line of protective coatings for deepwater and inland water- ways vessels.

For further information, con- tact Joseph Harrington, Farboil

Company, 8200 Fischer Road,

Baltimore, Md. 21222.

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