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MarAd Approves Charter

Of APL Ship To MSC

The Maritime Administration has approved an application by

American President Lines, Ltd., to charter the 22,000-dwt Presi- dent Adams to the Military Sea- lift Command (MSC) for one year.

The partial-container vessel's operating-differential subsidy (ODS) payments will be sus- pended at the termination of the voyage preceding the charter.

ODS will not be resumed until the ship is redelivered from the

MSC. The vessel may not be sub- chartered or operated in the do- mestic trade without MarAd's permission.

Navy Awards Purifier Repair

Contract To E. Elliott

E. Elliott and Associates, Inc., of Martinez, Calif., a firm special- izing in marine engineering and repair services, has been awarded a three-year contract (contract

No. N00228-82-D-6310) by the

Naval Supply Center, Oakland, to repair and overhaul centrifu- gal fuel and lube oil purifiers on

Navy ships in the San Francisco

Bay area.

Elliott and Associates have complete overhaul and test facil- ities for centrifugal purifiers, in- cluding dynamic balancing and in-house testing. Joining the firm as the consultant on purifier re- pairs is Victor Larson. Mr. Lar- son has long been recognized as one of the Bay area's top experts on purifier repairs.

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