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Beker Shipping Asks

Title XI On $35.4-Million

Tug/Barge Combination

Beker Shipping Company of

Greenwich, Conn, has applied for a Title XI guarantee by the Mar- itime Administration to aid in financing the construction of one combination, deep-notch tug/ barge unit. The applicant is a subsidiary of Beker Industries

Corporation.

Beker plans to operate the 33,000-dwt unit to carry phos- phate rock in the Gulf of Mexico area. The application did not state a proposed builder for the tug barge unit.

If approved, the Title XI guar- antee would cover $31 million, or 87V-; percent of the $35,429,000 estimated cost of the unit.

New Naval Architecture

Firm Formed By

M. Korkut And R. Roemer

M. Deha Korkut, Korkut En- gineers, Inc., New Orleans, and

R.H. Roemer, Mobile Marine As- sociates, Inc., Mobile, announce the formation of Korkut & Roe- mer, Inc., naval architects-marine engineers, Mobile, Ala. 36609; (205) 661-9666, telex 810/782-008.

The firm will specialize in en- gineering, calculations, design, and detailed drawings for offshore structures, drill rigs, and attend- ent specialty type barges and sup- port vessels. It will also offer gen- eral naval architectural marine engineering services, including shipyard production drawings for new construction, conversions, and alterations of commercial vessels.

Lionel Charveriat Named

Executive VP For

Gazocean USA Inc.

Gazocean USA Inc., New York, the American affiliate of the

French-based Gazocean Group (specializing in liquefied gas trans- portation and worldwide gas trad- ing), has announced the addition of Lionel Charveriat to its staff.

Mr. Charveriat, formerly based in Paris and responsible for Gaz- ocean's LPG trading activities in the European-Mediterranean zone, will assume the position of executive vice president for Gaz- ocean USA.

Wichita Has PTOs For

Large Diesel Engines-

Literature Available

Power take-offs (PTOs) de- signed for use on diesel engines with indirect drives are now avail- able from the Wichita Clutch

Company, a subsidiary of Dana

Corporation. These PTOs can han- dle the horsepower range from 250 to 800 hp at speeds up to 2,100 rpm.

Wichita's PTOs utilize the

Wichita airtube disc clutch for smooth power transmission. The airtube disc clutch consists of a series of alternating discs con- necting an inner drive member to an outer drive member. Engage- ment is achieved by pneumatic expansion of the airtube. The air clutch provides controlled slip actuation for smooth start-ups.

Torque is delivered in direct pro- portion to air pressure applied, providing easy and accurate con- trol of torque build-up. The air clutch eliminates problems nor- mally associated with mechanical clutches, such as lever and link- age wear.

These PTOs are ideal for use with V-belts or other drives. They isolate the side load from the crankshaft flange of the engine so that all of the side pull is car- ried by the PTO bearings and the housing. Wichita PTOs are also ideal for automated control sys- tems. Remote control of the clutch as well as the engine throttle is easily accomplished through a simple air system.

For more information and lit- erature, write to Thomas Long,

Dept. MR, Wichita Clutch Com- pany, P.O. Box 1550, Wichita

Falls, Texas 76307.

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