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Veson Computer Systems

Offers Free Literature

On Shipping Programs

Veson Computer Systems of New

York, N.Y., which specializes in the design and installation of computer- ized marine management systems, is offering a media folder that contains literature on the various specially developed shipping programs it has available.

Included in the literature is an article on computers that explains why Veson chose the particular hardware it did for what is said to be "a highly impressive, integrated package which is attracting increas- ing attention from ship operators and brokers." The micro is de- scribed as a compact desk top unit that can either stand alone or be clustered with up to 16 other units with each yard disk workstation having its own independent pro- cessor, memory and optional stor- age. The article says that having such flexible power available, Veson has developed a range of software that is extremely sophisicated in capability but still user friendly.

In all, Veson offers 10 specially developed shipping programs. Dis- cussed in the literature are the ACT 2000 Accounting System and the

ABS 2000 Agency Bookkeeping Sys- tem, both of which can accommo- date any number of ships and sev- eral hundred vendors; the OPS 2000

Office Payroll System which is a one-step user interactive system for office employees; VES 2000 Voyage

Estimating, a user interacting voyage estimating package; VVA 2000 Vessel/Voyage Accounting;

CIS 2000 Crew Information System;

CLM 2000 Container Loading Man- agement and Stability Control Sys- tem; INV 2000 Inventory Control;

INS 2000 Insurance Monitoring; and CEM 2000 Capital Equipment

Monitoring.

All Veson packages are said to have been designed to be flexible, versatile, and easy to use. No pre- vious computer experience is re- quired, and the typical office em- ployee can learn to operate the sys- tem effectively within just a few hours.

For further information and a free copy of the literature on Veson

Computer Systems,

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Webb Institute To Hold

Annual Alumni Banquet

The Annual Banquet of the

Alumni Association of Webb Insti- tute of Naval Architecture will be held on Thursday, November 8, 1984, in the Ballroom of the Loews

Warwick Hotel, 54th Street on the

Avenue of the Americas, New York

City.

There will be reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.

Eugene Schorsch, president of the Association, will introduce the program for the evening.

The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the W. Sel- kirk Owen Award to Victor W.

Bethge. He will be the 19th recip- ient of the award that was estab- lished to honor alumni of outstand- ing achievement and service to their professions and alma mater, and given in memory of W. Selkirk

Owen.

The president of Webb Institute,

Adm. C.R. Bryan, USN (ret.), will deliver the annual "State of the

Institute" message.

Giannotti Awarded Contract

For Ocean Thermal Study

And Conceptual Design

The Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) recently awarded a contract to Giannotti & Associates

International, Inc. (GAI) of Hous- ton to conduct a feasibility study and provide a conceptual design for an ocean thermal energy con- version (OTEC) power plant that would be located along the East

Coast of Taiwan, Republic of Chi- na.

OTEC is a renewable technology that has reached an advanced stage of development following an investment of some $250 million by the U.S., France, and Japan. It utilizes as an energy source the temperature differences between ocean surface water and the nearly freezing water at depths of about 3,300 feet. In good tropical loca- tions such as Taiwan, electricity generated by OTEC is likely to become economically competitive with electricity derived from the burning of oil.

The awarding of this contract by

Taipower recognizes the interest of the Republic of China in diversify- ing its energy sources and its desire to utilize domestic resources of la- bor, materials, and energy. GAI is a diversified company with considerable experience in OTEC technology development.

Wilhelmsen Agency And

Trans-Astral Shipping

Merge To Serve Australia

The shipping agency functions of

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Ltd. and

Trans-Astral Shipping Ltd. have been merged into a joint company named Wiltrans Agencies Ltd., it was announced by Robert H.

Pouch, president of Barber Steam- ship Lines Inc. and North American spokesman for the Wilhelmsen

Group.

Trygve Amundsen will serve as managing director of Wiltrans, operating out of a Melbourne office while arrangements are completed for the opening of a Sydney head- quarters at the end of this year.

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