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M.A.N. And B&W Diesel

Form New Company For

Marketing And Licensing

M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augs- burg-Nurnberg Aktiengesell- schaft and B&W Diesel A/S, Co- penhagen (a 99.5 percent subsid- iary of M.A.N.) have founded the

M.A.N.-B&W Diesel GmbH with a view to coordinating all diesel engine marketing and licensing activities. M.A.N, and B&W Die- sel A/S are parity shareholders of the new company.

Lars Holmblad (B&W Diesel

A/S) and Werner Knapp (M.A.N.) have been appointed general man- agers. The new company, with branches in Augsburg, Copenha- gen, and Frederikshavn, will per- form its activities on behalf of

M.A.N, and/or B&W Diesel A/S.

Its activities will be backed up by the existing marketing organiza- tions of the two companies.

The founding of the new com- pany is a further step in the in- tensification of cooperation in the development, production, market- ing, and product support activi- ties of M.A.N, and B&W Diesel

A/S.

ABS Signs Cooperation

Agreement With Chinese

Classification Society

The American Bureau of Ship- ping (ABS) has signed an agree- ment with the Register of Ship- ping of the People's Republic of

China (ZC) for reciprocal per- formance of classification and other services, such as assigning

Load Lines. The agreement al- lows ABS exclusive surveyors to be stationed in China to survey ships and other marine struc- tures built or converted to ABS class. It also enables ABS to per- form surveys and other classifi- cation services on ABS-classed vessels that enter Chinese ports.

ABS can enlist the services of ZC as needed for assistance in con- ducting these services.

Two mobile offshore drilling units are the first marine struc- tures to be built to ABS classi- fication under the agreement.

Dalian Shipyard, Dalian, China, is building the self-elevating units for Magnum Marine Corporation,

Conroe, Texas. They will be 155 feet long, 110 feet wide, and 15 feet deep and be capable of drill- ing in water depths up to 100 feet in the elevated position. An

ABS exclusive surveyor will at- tend the construction of the units at Dalian and visit the mills and manufacturing plants in China where the materials and compo- nents are being built for the units.

Polypropylene Netting

Protects Marine Cargo —Literature Available

In covering materials for ma- rine transporting, problems exist that can be eliminated by the use of a super strength netting avail- able from the Griffolyn Company

Division of Reef Industries, Hou- ston. The primary applications for the netting are: prevention of tarp ballooning due to high winds; secure and contain loose materi- als ; safety barriers; and cargo separation.

Super strength netting is a polypropylene with high tensile strength providing long life and weather resistance. It has a 3- inch mesh size and is knotless for less abrasive action and easy ap- plication. Being a polypropylene, super strength netting is reusable year after year, and is said to have an average life of four years.

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Dwight Toney Appointed

Sales And Operations

Manager At American Aero

American Aero, Inc. of Hou- ston, a subsidiary of Weatherford

International, has promoted

Dwight Toney to sales and oper- ations manager for its Marine

Crane Division. He will be re- sponsible for both domestic and international sales involving the firm's varied line of hydraulic marine cranes. Mr. Toney previ- ously served as AAI's crane serv- ice. manager.

Jim Kavanaugh has joined

American Aero as production con- trol manager, and John Talhelm has joined the firm's crane sales team, serving the Western United

States. Mr. Kavanaugh previ- ously served as the standards de- velopment unit manager for the

Pfaudler Corporation in Roches- ter, N.Y., and Mr. Talhelm was a project engineer with Furlow

Philbeck Associates in Houston before moving to AAI.

In other personnel moves, AAI named Ken Carlson as materials manager. He will be responsible for purchasing, warehousing, in- ventory control, and materials systems. Ray Antes has joined

AAI's sales team as a market analyst.

Sinclair & Rush Liquid

Plastic Coating Provides

Protection And Insulation

Sinclair & Rush of St. Louis, a leading vinyl plastisol dip molder, now offers a do-it-yourself, air- drying liquid plastic coating. This easy-to-use coating can be applied by dip or brush onto metal, wood, foam, rubber, glass, rope, plastic, and many other materials.

Because the coating quickly air-dries, it can be used for color coding, insulation, and protection.

It resists attack from rust, wa- ter, and salt water. The inexpen- sive plastic coating is shipped from stock in handy one-gallon containers, and is ready for im- mediate use.

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