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Krupp MaK To Supply

Nine 6 Mu 452 Engines In

Three Rhine Pusher Tugs

Krupp MaK Maschinenbau

GmbH, Kiel, Germany, recently received orders for nine 6 Mu 452 type engines totaling 11,880 kw to be installed in three pushers of the upper power range. These vessels will all be built at the De

Biesbosch shipyard in Holland, and will operate on the Rhine.

Two of the ships were ordered by the Europese Waterweg Trans- porten (E.W.T.), Rotterdam, each to be equipped with three 6 Mu 452 MaK engines. The output of each engine is 1,320 kw at 500 rpm. The vessels will be used in the pusher service between Rot- terdam and Basel.

The third pusher was ordered by B.v. Ertslijn, Rotterdam, and the same type of MaK engine was chosen.

New Catalog Available

From WABCO Describes

Marine Control Valves

Bulletin A4-61.00, just released by WABCO Fluid Power Division of American-Standard, Lexing- ton, Ky., describes the full line of Controlair® pneumatic valves for marine applications. The valves are widely used for pneu- matic engine and clutch control as well as to control bow thrust- ers, winches, and accessories on tugs, workboats, supply vessels and other craft.

Included in the 16-page cata- log are details of newly modified 2A-2A Controlair valves, which are 60 percent more sensitive in operation than previous models, giving operators finer control in maneuvering, as well as provid- ing easier synchronization for multi-engine operation.

Other control valves, including

H, HC, and HD Series types, of- fer various function, piping, con- trol movement and appearance options. All are lightweight, rug- ged, non-ferrous construction.

Bulletin A4-61.00 has informa- tion about 12 different valves and their variations. Information in- cludes operating details, mechan- ical drawings, dimensions, part numbers and ordering informa- tion.

For further information,

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McDermott Unit Renamed —Earles And Foster

Appointed Senior VPs

Robert E. Howson, president and chief operating officer of

McDermott Marine Construction, recently announced a manage- ment realignment. The McDer- mott Operating Unit has been officially renamed McDermott Ma- rine Construction. It employs 20,000 people in both foreign and domestic marine engineering and construction operations.

W.E. Earles has been named senior vice president and group executive, domestic operations,

Western Hemisphere. He will have responsibility for the Mor- gan City Structural Group, the

Shipyard Group, and the Harvey

Group, including projects in Cen- tral and South America. After joining the company in 1954, Mr.

Earles served in several adminis- trative posts. In 1972, he became general manager of both the fab- rication and offshore divisions, and was named vice president in 1972 and group vice president in 1974. Since February 1980, he has been senior vice president and group executive, North Ameri- can Operations, Fabrication and

Structural, Gulf of Mexico-USA. l.R. Foster Jr. has been named senior vice president and group executive, marine engineering, with responsibilities for engineer- ing organizations in New Orleans,

Houston, Singapore, and London as well as the Equipment and Ma- terials Group, and Canada. He joined McDermott in 1957 and became manager of offshore con- struction in 1965. In 1975, he was named vice president of Oceanic

Contractors, Inc., and in 1978, group vice president and assist- ant to the president, McDermott

Operating Unit. Since February 1980, Mr. Foster has been senior vice president and group execu- tive, North, Central and South

America areas.

ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK for IGS. COW Retrofits

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