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SUNNY

DAYS

No lost work days on our dockyard because of bad weather. "Shave and haircut" in record time... courtesy of our Antiilean Skies. * Three drydocks up to 120.000 tons d.w. * 6.000 feet of repair wharves fully equipped with key facilities. * Cranes up to 140 tons. * Rewinding of any size generators and motors. * Complete repair & ser- vice of electronic and automated equipment. * Round the clock service 7 days a week (no slow down because of bad weather... the sun shines practically all year long). * Daily direct jet flights to the U.S., Latin America and Europe. * Write for FREE 48 page detailed color booklet. *Only 16" of rain last year !

COMPANY INC.

P.O. Box 153, Curapao

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Cables: SHIPYARD CURACAO

Telex 1107 CDM NA, Tel. 78333

REPRESENTATIVES: USA & CANADA

CURACAO DRYDOCK (USA) INC. 26 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10004

Tel. (212) 943-0122

Telex: WU 640394 CDMNY ITT 420355 Drydock

MarAd Releases

Technical Report

On Ship Routing

The Maritime Administration has released a technical report on the initial phase of a project to develop a computerized ship weather routing program allowing for multiple objectives. Such ob- jectives might include ship safety, prevention of damage, economy in navigation, and crew / passenger comfort, or may be oriented to- ward military logistics. Prepared by the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology for MarAd's National

Maritime Research Center at

Kings Point, N.Y., the report takes into account a computer- ized program developed by M.I.T. to predict ship motion responses and seakeeping characteristics at sea. "Optimization of Ship Routing," consisting of 107 pages, is avail- able from the National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port

Royal Road, Springfield, Va. 22161. The order number is PB- 286215/AS and the price is $5.50.

Veritas Guide Shows

Docking Facilities For 200,000-DWT Ships

Now available from Bureau Ver- itas at London is a third edition of its very useful English language handbook entitled "Docking Fa- cilities for Ships over 200,000

Tonnes Deadweight." The previ- ous edition appeared in 1975.

Two pages are devoted to each docking facility, and the particu- lars are given in tabular form for which there is a clear explanatory key at the beginning of the book.

In most cases there is also a good aerial photograph showing the dockside cranes, proximity of re- pair shops, access roads, etc. The technical details given of each docking facility include the type of blocks and whether these are fixed or movable longitudinally or transversely; the number of rows of blocks; and their normal trans- verse and longitudinal spacing.

Full communication particulars are given for each establishment with addresses, telephone and tel- ex numbers, etc.

The book is completed with de- tails of docks under construction.

The book is available free, upon request, from Bureau Veritas,

Ocean House, 24-25 Great Tower

Street, London EC3R 5AQ, Eng- land. pump dry!

VM EDUCTORS

VM BILGEMATE

Ideal for pumping bilges—stripping ballast, etc Peripheral jet design handles liquids, solids, air. 2' 2 to 6 sizes available.

NO MOVING

PARTS-

NO MAINTENANCE •

NO PRIMING—

CANNOT LOSE

SUCTION

VM

VITA MOTIVATOR CO. 200 W. 20th St..

New York, N.Y. 10011

Phone (212) 675-2265

VM EDUCTORS have been handling pumping jobs aboard ships around the globe for 30 years.

VM DECK EDUCTOR

Only the hose goes into tank to vacuum liquids at rate of 10-15 gpm at suction lifts up to 70 or more.

Barrett Equipment Co. 4614 Union Bay Place, N.E.

Seattle, Wash. 98105

Phone 206 522-8325

VM PORTABLE

EDUCTORS

Handy auxiliary pump for regular or emergency pumping of liquids from ballast, bilge, cargo spaces and tanks. Just attach hose from fire main and lower eductor into space to pump large quantities of liquid quickly and easily.

PUMPS BILGES,

TANKS AND

HOLDS DRY

Manufacturers Agency Inc.

P.O. Box 785

Houston, Texas 77001

Phone 713 675-3211

Kings Point Machinery 439 Bryant Street

San Francisco, Calif. 94107

Phone 415 781-9175

PACMAR

Hydraulic Flushing Unit •Variable flow from 7 gallons per minute to 300 gallons per minute at 300 PSI (max pressure).

Pacific Marine Products, Inc.

RO. Box 11

Kenmore,WA 98028 (206)789-0660

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REPORTER

AND

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NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269

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