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Kockums To Build Four

Ro/Ro's For Saudi Arabia

In $240-Million Order

Four ro/ro ships of 38,500 dwt each — the largest in the world to date — will be built by Swe- den's Kockums shipyard, Malmo, for the National Shipping Com- pany of Saudi Arabia under a $240,000,000 order.

The vessels, which will be used for shipping vehicles and trailers between the U.S. and Saudi Ara- bia, can take 2,000 containers.

They will be powered by Gota- verken-built engines. Delivery of the first unit will take place in the first quarter of 1983.

Kockums, a major builder of supertankers during the early 1970s, was acquired by the state- owned Swedyards group in 1978.

The shipyard also specializes in building liquefied-gas tankers.

Publish New Brochure On

End Entry Ball Valves

From Zidell Explorations

A fact-filled six-page brochure detailing the design features of the company's line of class 150 and class 300 end entry ball valves, reduced bore, was pub- lished recently by the Valve Di- vision of Zidell Explorations, Inc.,

Portland, Ore. satellite lock power

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Only at Racal-Decca. Becausethe new Racal-Decca

DS4 brings you new standards of performance—including several unique features-all at a surprisingly low price.

Uniquefeatures like the ability to call upthe next 100 satellite passes for voyage planning, course plotting information between any twodistant way points, and enhanced accuracy due to auto-geoidal height correction.

Compact and simple to operate, the DS4 is controlled by a powerful microprocessor and provides

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Lat/long, time, date, speed and heading are all continuously shown on a new high-clarity display. And you can call up a wide range of additional navigational data at the touch of a button.

The DS4 meets the stringent environmental requirements of the British Government's MPT 1204 specification-like the Mk. 21 Navigator Receiver—and carries with it Racal-Decca's reputation for quality, reliability and world-wide service.

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In addition to a photograph of a typical valve, the brochure con- tains a table of dimensions for both the class 150 and class 300 valves. In addition there are charts of break-away torque and flow characteristics, and a graph illustrating pressure temperature ratings.

Product data for both carbon and stainless-steel valves are in the brochure, along with dia- grams of the valves identified by part call-outs referenced in a ta- ble of material specifications. The brochure is a handy reference guide.

For a free copy of the brochure,

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Award $6-Million Turbine

Contract Modification

To Solar Turbines

Solar Turbines Incorporated,

San Diego, Calif., has been award- ed a $6,379,779 modified cost plus award fee contract for develop- ment of a gas turbine waste heat recovery system for use as a high-efficiency cruise propulsion plant on nonnuclear combatants.

Work will be performed in San

Diego. The Naval Sea Systems

Command is the contracting ac- tivity. (N000-24-81-C-5340)

Appoint David Daniels

National Sales Manager

At M&T Chemicals

David A. Daniels

David A. Daniels has been ap- pointed national sales manager for chemicals by M&T Chemicals

Inc., Woodbridge, N.J. He will be responsible for all sales activities for the Plastic Additives, Indus- trial Chemicals and the Bio &

Fine Chemicals Divisions.

Mr. Daniels joined M&T in 1970 as a research chemist in process development. He has served the company in several research posts and in 1976 was appointed sales engineer for the Chemical Divi- sion. In 1978 he was named ac- count manager for the Eastern sales district. In 1980 he was ap- pointed central district sales man- ager.

M&T Chemicals Inc., with gen- eral offices in Rahway, N.J., is a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals based on tin, antimony, phosphorous, sulfur, and zircon- ium ; electroplating chemicals and processes; and formulated plastic products. 18 Write 747 on Reader Service Card Write 304 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News