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Furuno Appoints

New Direct Sales Force

Roy Thompson

Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of San Fran- cisco recently announced the ap- pointment of six direct Furuno em- ployees as regional managers. These men, all with years of experience in the industry, will provide more ef- fective communication between Fu- runo and the dealers, thereby meet- ing the needs of customers most efficiently.

Hugh R. Zeller, covering the

Northeast U.S. and Canada, has

Meyer Werft To Build Gas

Carrier For German Owner

GTS Gastransport-Schiffahrts- gesellschaft M.B.H. & Company of

Hamburg (managing owner Frie- drich A. Detjen GmbH & Company) has placed with Jos. L. Meyer

GmbH & Company (Meyer Werft) in Papenburg, West Germany, a contract (subject to owner s subsi- dy) for the construction of a lique- fied gas carrier, delivery of which is scheduled for the end of 1985.

This is the 36th and largest (30,000 cubic meters) gas tanker or- dered from Meyer Werft. The ship will have an overall length of about 600 feet, molded beam of 98.4 feet, and draft of 37.7 feet. She will be powered by a diesel engine having an output of 12,766 bhp, providing a speed of 16 knots.

Together with the big cruise ship ordered by Home Lines in the spring of this year, this new contract will guarantee full employment at the Papenburg yard through the fall of 1985. ern manager. worked in marine electronics for 20 years. He served as northeast sales manager and product manager for

Raytheon Marine, and most recent- ly was president of Dolphin Elec- tronics.

Roy E. Thompson, covering

New York, Conneticut, and the

Great Lakes, has spent most of his adult life in the marine electronics industry, beginning with five years in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician. He has conducted geo- physical surveys aboard an oceano- graphic research vessel and worked in field service and sales for both

Raytheon and Decca.

James Atteridge, covering the

Mid-Atlantic region, has been in- volved in marine electronics for the past 11 years. His experience in- cludes the position of national sales manager for Raytheon and group vice president for Cibernet Inter- national.

Howard S. Palmer, covering the Southeast, has been employed in the retail marketing of marine electronics for the past five years, and served nine years in the U.S.

Navy.

A.A. Weghorst, covering the

Gulf Coast and inland rivers territo- ry, served four years in the Navy as a radio operator, and has been in the marine electronics industry for a total of 16 years.

David M. Quarders, covering the Northwest, has been a field sales representative with Furuno for a number of years, and will take on additional responsibilities as west-

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Hitachi Completes Crude/Products

Carrier For Arapaho Shipping

The 63,953-dwt crude/products carrier Andromeda (shown below) was delivered recently by Hitachi

Zosen's Ariake Works to the owner,

Arapaho Shipping Corporation (Li- beria). A Panamax type developed by Hitachi, the tanker is designed to carry crude oil and refined petro- leum products.

The vessel has an overall length of 718.5 feet, beam of 105.6 feet, depth of 62.3 feet, and full-load draft of 42 feet. She is powered by a low-speed

Hitachi/B&W 7L60MC diesel en- gine having a maximum continuous output of 12,800 bhp at 99 rpm. A large-diameter propeller along with the Hitachi-developed stern bulb improves propulsion efficiency while reducing noise and vibration.

In addition, self-polishing anti-foul- ing paint on the underwater hull has been applied to further improve propulsion efficiency and thus save fuel costs.

The Andromeda has been con- structed in conformity with the rules and regulations set by the

International Convention for the

Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Moreover, double hull construction has been adopted that uses wing tanks for ballast only and the center tanks for cargo oil, there- by minimizing oil spills from the cargo tanks in the event of collision or grounding. Cargo tanks designed to carry refined petroleum products are coated with pure epoxy paint over the entire interior bulkhead surface to insure the quality of the cargo oil. Four cargo oil pumps are installed so that different types of products can be efficiently carried simultaneously.

The vessel has been built to

Lloyd's Register of Shipping classi- fication, and will be operated with a complement of 32. 28 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

James Atteridge Howard S. Palmer