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Oosterhuis Talk Describes

Decline In Fuel Quality-

Free Copies Available

Herman H. Oosterhuis, presi- dent of Oosterhuis Industries,

Inc., believes that the quality of fuel keeps going down, the de- cline in quality being widespread in some areas and worse in oth- ers. In a talk at a technical ses- sion of the Workboat Show held in New Orleans, Mr. Oosterhuis said that the United States has long been blessed with clean, low- sulphur diesel fuel. "Apparently, this era is now coming to an end, and is causing problems for many high-speed engine users. Most lower-horse- power, high-rpm diesel engines that are designed for operating on gas oil and ASTM No. 2 diesel are seriously affected," he pointed out.

In an excerpt from his well- received talk, he pointed out that

American manufacturers have done wonders, particularly dur- ing the past decade, with improv- ing on fuel efficiency of steam plants. "It nevertheless appears that the U.S. merchant marine is now heading for at least par- tially switching over to diesel en-

Herman H. Oosterhuis gines capable of burning heavy fuel, and the industry is catching up rather rapidly. "They have been historically steam-oriented, contrary to over- seas, where the diesel has been king for more than half a cen- tury. U.S. engine manufacturers of higher-horsepower, medium- speed engines already have expe- rience with heavy fuel, and as- sembly in the U.S. of big-bore diesels has recently become a fact," he said.

Mr. Oosterhuis pointed out that the interest shown by the U.S.

Maritime Administration for heavy-fuel engines, and the fact that more and more engineers will become thoroughly familiar with the operation of heavy-fuel diesels will, no matter how re- mote it may sound, in the long run be beneficial to the workboat industry.

Mr. Oosterhuis, who is a native of Holland, is a graduate of the

Amsterdam Marine Engineers

College.

For a free copy of the Ooster- huis talk,

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Blocker Seeks Title XI

On Drilling Barge To

Cost $13.78 Million

Blocker Drilling & Marine Com- pany, Houston, has applied to the

Maritime Administration for a

Title XI guarantee to aid in fi- nancing the construction of a posted drilling barge. The appli- cant is a subsidiary of Blocker

Energy Corporation.

J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.,

New Iberia, La., is building the barge, scheduled for delivery in

November. The vessel will be op- erated in inland and coastal wa- ters up to 20 feet deep. If ap- proved, the guarantee would cover $10,200,000, or up to 75 percent of the vessel's $13,780,000 esti- mated cost.

Economic Impact Report

Available From NTIS

Copies of the Maritime Admin- istration report, "Economic Im- pact of Maritime Industries on the U.S. Economy — An Interin- dustry Analysis," are now avail- able through the National Tech- nical Information Service, 5285

Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va. 22161. The order number is PB- 81-184277; the price is $27.50.

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