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At today's prices, a vessel fueled by coal can cost nearly $3 million less per year to operate than one powered by diesel. And that's based on fuel prices alone.

When you consider the higher maintenance cost of a diesel, and its need for expensive lubricating oil, the difference becomes even more staggering.

Small wonder that coal is

The boilers will power a 665-foot vessel with each supply- ing 48,000 pounds of superheated steam per hour at a temperature of 900F and operating at a pres- sure of 870 psi. Only proven state-of-the-art technology is used and the fuel is readily avail- able coal.

The boilers and the totally enclosed coal and ash handling eteict in ocean ship- ^--J- 11 Andwitbthese 1 re's no need tor struction that have delivered top performance and high reliability for decades.

Of course, we're not new- comers to marine coal power.

Our last coal-fired boilers which were launched on the Great Lakes in the 1950s are still in operation today. And now, once again we're offering significant coal-based fuel savings at sea.

After all, when you can save a million here, a million there, it

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