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Navy Awards GE $15.7-Million Contract

General Electric Company,

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory,

Schenectady, N.Y., is being awarded a $15,739,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract for engineering services in support of the Japanese ship DDG-2312. This contract is in support of a Foreign Military Sale to Japan. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity.

AWO Elects Creelman

Chairman Of The Board

The board of directors of The

American Waterways Operators,

Inc. has elected William A. Creel- man to serve as its chairman of the board. Mr. Creelman, who is president of National Marine Ser- vice Incorporated of St. Louis, Mo., will be completing the unexpired term of Archie L. Wilson, which began March 20, 1984. Mr. Wil- son who is the president of Dixie

Carriers, Inc. of Houston, Texas resigned as AWO chairman due to health reasons.

Immediately after his gradua- tion from the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.,

Mr. Creelman served as a li- censed deck officer aboard ocean- going vessels. Subsequently, he began his career with National

Marine serving as a first class fed- eral pilot aboard the company's coastal tankers. During the past 30 years, Mr. Creelman has served in various capacities at National

Marine, including work in the areas of traffic, operations, insur- ance and administrative functions.

In 1982, he was named president of National Marine, a principal transporter of bulk liquids on the inland waterway system.

Prior to his election as AWO

Chairman, Mr. Creelman had been serving as vice chairman of the

Coast Guard's Towing Safety Ad- visory Committee. Throughout his maritime career, he has served in leadership positions including membership on such panels as the

Coast Guard's Chemical Transpor- tation Advisory Committee, the

Western Rivers Technical Com- mittee of the American Bureau of

Shipping and has been active in

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

Working alongside Mr. Creel- man for the remainder of his term, which expires next March, is

AWO vice chairman of the board

James H. Sanborn. A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy, Mr. Sanborn is vice president-operations of Sonat Ma- rine Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. He holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Union Flonetics Offers

Literature On Foster

CV Control Valves

Union Flonetics, Clinton, Pa., a division of The Union Corporation has announced the availability of

Foster CV Control Valves with in- tegral "Isoforce" actuator. Devel- oped for the U.S. Navy to be in ac- cordance with MIL-V-18030D (Ships), the automatic control valves offer high capacity and rangeability for many applica- tions. The "Isoforce" actuator com- bines the power of a piston with the smooth movement of a dia- phragm to develop force rapidly and with exceptional accuracy. The line of valves is available in sizes from V2 inch through 12 inch in steel, stainless and bronze, with a wide range of accessories and instrumentation.

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Inland Waterways Show, Booth 401. mmm CENTRICO for inland and offshore

Centrico, Inc. 100 Fairway Court, Northvale, NJ 07647

Phone (201)767-3900

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Westfalla Oil Purifying

Systems

On inland and offshore vessels, heavy fuel oil is the shape of the future, replacing more expensive diesel oil.

Because heavy fuel oils must be purified prior to combustion,

Westfalia Oil Purifying Systems are indispensable. The heart of the

Westfalia Oil Purifying System is the automatic self-cleaning oil purifier, type OSA. It removes water and solid contaminants such as cat- fines, rust, etc.—contaminants that, if allowed to remain, cause extensive wear and serious damage to engine components.

Westfalia Oil Purifiers are also used for lube oil purification. This is espe- cially important when diesel engines operate on heavy fuel oils.

With capacities up to 5300 gph (depending on viscosity), Westfalia

Oil Purifiers offer top efficiency and highest reliability. They provide what diesel-powered boats need: less engine downtime and engine wear— and substantial extra savings as lube oil life is extended.

Typical Westfalia Fuel Oil Purification System (for viscosities up to 6000 SRI/100°F).

Centri-Pack module incorporates two OSA self-cleaning Oil Purifiers.

This system is in operation on the Bill Elmer, a repowered 180-foot push- boat owned by American Commercial Lines.