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DnmMecMng •KCt ST ' **•"'* ** *" H mKM • Engine operating efficiencies on the

M/V Peace add up to $180,000 annual savings. w V "General Electric diesel engines on the repowered

Motor Vessel Peace provide an impressive set of operating efficiency figures" emphasizes W. N. (Buck) Lay, Vice President of Operations at

Dravo-Mechling. "Through our motive power studies and engine application experience, we've projected that the GE engines will save more than 156,000 gallons of fuel annually. In addition, we expect to stretch the hours between overhaul from 16,000 to 24,000.

Together, these benefits add up to approximately $180,000 per year in savings'.'

Other important considerations in Dravo-

Mechling's selection of GE engines were the reli- ability earned during more than 50 million hours of proven service, maintenance simplicity, and maximum standardization of parts.

General Electric diesel engines thus help achieve significant operating efficiency as the Peace pushes strings of barges from Cairo, Illinois, at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, to the port of

New Orleans.

Fuel efficiency and time between overhauls will vary from one application to another. To learn more about how GE diesel engines can help you, contact your GE representative or Manager, Diesel Power

Products, Building 14-4, General Electric Company, 2901 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16531 (814) 875-2319.

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