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$13-Million In Title XI

Guarantees Sought For 50 Hopper Barges

Three limited partnerships lo- cated at 2701 Houma Boulevard,

Metairie, La., have applied for

Title XI guarantees to aid in fi- nancing a total of 50 hopper bar- ges. All are to be 200 feet long, and are intended for operation in the Mississippi River. The appli- cants are:

Commercial Barge Carrier Lim- ited Partnership I, which request- ed a guarantee of $5,359,000 for 20 barges it proposes to have built by Equitable Shipyards, Inc. of

Metairie;

Commercial Barge Line Limited

Partnership I, which requested a guarantee of $2,680,000 for 10 barges, with Equitable also listed as the proposed builder; and

Commercial Barge Transport

Limited Partnership I, which re- quested a guarantee of $4,998,000 for 20 barges, with Jeffboat, Inc.,

Jeffersonville, Ind., the proposed builder.

In each case, the requested guarantee is for up to per- cent of the estimated actual cost of the vessels. All would be sched- uled for delivery by the end of the year.

Phone: (714) 278-6140

Du Pont Offers Brochure

On Planned Corrosion

Control Program

According to a new, color bro- chure from the Du Pont Compa- ny's marine finishes group, a care- fully planned program of marine maintenance painting coupled with high-performance finishing systems can save shipowners time, trouble and money in the long run.

Entitled "Innovations In Cor- rosion Control with Du Pont Ma- rine Finishes," the brochure is the result of long experience in preventing corrosion at more than 100 Du Pont chemical plants and with the company's large fleet of inland and oceangoing ships and barges. The company has been ac- tive in the marine maintenance painting field for more than 40 years.

The brochure contains infor- mation on Du Pont high-perform- ance finishes such as "Imron" polyurethane enamels, "Ganicin" zinc-rich primers, and "Corlar" two-component epoxy enamels.

For a free copy of "Innovations

In Corrosion Control with Du

Pont Marine Finishes,"

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W.R. Martyn Appointed

Commodity Director-Grain

For Dravo Mechling

William R. Martyn has been ap- pointed commodity director-grain for Dravo Mechling Corporation, one of the nation's largest barge line operations. He will be filling a newly created position at Dravo

Mechling. In announcing this ap- pointment, Peter K. Sour, vice president-sales for Dravo Mech- ling, said that Mr. Martyn's as- sumption of this new position un- derscores the importance that

Dravo Mechling attaches to pro- viding a high level of service to the grain market.

Mr. Martyn's most recent as- signment with Dravo Mechling was as landing superintendent at

Dravo Mechling's New Orleans

Landing. He joined Dravo Mech- ling in 1975 as a field service rep- resentative, and was appointed superintendent of the New Or- leans Landing in 1979. Prior to joining Dravo Mechling, Mr.

Martyn was president of Carter

Tug Service in Peoria, 111., where he dealt extensively with Illinois

River grain elevator operations.

AAPA's 70th Annual Set

For October 25, 26 And 27 —Includes First Exposition

The American Association of

Port Authorities will hold its 70th

Annual Convention at the Los An- geles Hilton Hotel on October 25, 26 and 27.

For the first time, the conven- tion will feature a full-fledged ex- position of equipment and ser- vices.

It is expected representatives d NEW . . . 255 CHANNEL SSB

SYNTHESIZED 200 WATTS 0UTP0T

DESIGNED FOR THE COMMERCIAL BOAT

FEATURES: • 255 Channels Duplex or Simplex. • 200 Watts Output. • 2-23 MHz Frequency Range. • Rapid, Positive Keyboard Channel Selection. • Voice Actuated Squelch. • Automatic Antenna Coupler. 150 WATT, SYNTHESIZED SSB

Over the years, Hull SSB Radiotelephones have proven their reliability throughout the world, aboard thousands of vessels and at stations on shore.

Solid State

Dependability

FEATURES: Model 922 • 11-22 Channels. A/B Switching. • 2-9 MHz Frequency Range. • Synthesized. No crystals required. • Built-in antenna coupler with mismatch protection and tune-up meter • Voice actuated squelch.

See your authorized

Hull Dealer or contact: /HULL]

HULL ELECTRONICS COMPANY 7563 Convoy Court, San Diego, California 92111. U.S.A.

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