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Omnithruster

More Than Just

A Bow Thruster • Thrusts Underway • Thrusts While Pitching • No Reversing Impeller to Change Directions • Minimum Buoyancy Loss • Smaller Hull Penetration > Fuel Savings

OMNITHRUSTER DOES IT ALL!

Thrusts with nozzles out of water in rough seas: vertical systems only.

No protrusions ... no change in hull shape.

Small nozzles reduce drag . . . save fuel and passage time.

Easily retrofitted.

Micro processor Control

System, Model 1200A with gyro input . . . holds vessel's heading System also accepts compatible

NAV AIDS lore aft and slow speed propulsion and positioning

MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM...

OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 1000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the

Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks.

ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS... • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Ease of Installation... Retrofit • Minimum Maintenance

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Technical Data Bulletin XX

PV950 800HP

MODULE THRUSTER •Covered by U. S. Patents;

Foreign Patents Pending

OMNITHRUSTER INC. 15418 Cornet Avenue, Dept. MRS 11M—1

Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES

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ON THE

COVER 89th Annual

SNAME Meeting page 10

ISOSO '81 page 92

Europort '81 page 62

Great Lakes Towing

Promotes Meltzer

To Vice President

Great Lakes Towing Company,

Cleveland, Ohio, announced the appointment recently of William

N. Meltzer as vice president of sales. Mr. Meltzer, who formerly served as sales manager for the company, will continue his re- sponsibility for sales services to the ports on the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes Towing Company, founded in 1899, is the oldest and largest towing company on the

Lakes, its 44-vessel fleet serving in all Great Lakes ports.

Deliver Ro/Ro Morant Bay

To Jamaican Company

Jamaica Merchant Marine Ltd. recently took delivery of the ro/ ro vessel Morant Bay, second of 10 sisterships being built under a five-year development plan.

Constructed by A-S Vaagen

Verft Shipyard of Norway, the $11.5-million vessel can transport 64 forty-foot trailers or 240 twenty-foot units at a speed of 15 knots.

The vessel is time-chartered by

Kirk Lanes Shipping Co. and is sailing weekly on the Miami-

Kingston-Grand Cayman route.

Approve Title XI Increase

For CATUG Being Built

The Maritime Administration has increased its Title XI loan guarantee commitment on an in- tegrated CATUG tug/barge tank- er unit owned by Second Tug

Barge Corp. from $53,782,000 to $62,790,000.

The increase of $10,296,000 was caused by additional construction interest on the vessel between the time of MarAd's initial commit- ment and the closing date of the guarantee agreement. The guar- antee covers approximately 871 •» percent of the vessel's $71,761,000 actual cost. The vessel is expected to be delivered in October 1982. 1Jfg SMOKE INDICATOR iMBM MOOUM-J

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Wager Smoke Indicating

Systems: Visual, Photoelectric,

Visual/Photolectric-to monitor, detect or measure accurately the opacity of smoke emissions in all situations.

Wager Photoelectrics give you a sensitive, automatic smoke opacity read-out to within 2% accuracy on a scale of 0-100%.

New models, ideal for diesel and gas turbine emissions, give readouts with no interference from ambient light -on two scales, 0-100%, 0-20% (additional scales available.)

With Wager, you can also differentiate between black and white smoke if you so desire.

Wager Smoke Indicators are the most dependable units available to help you comply with environmental regulations and to monitor combustion conditions for appreciable fuel economy

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