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Atlantic Dry Dock

Wins $5.8-Million

For USCGC Overhaul

Garvey Named Buyer

For M P Industries

In Baltimore Office

Containership 'Merzario Britannia'

Launched At Fincantieri Yard

The RO/RO-containership Mer- zario Britannia (shown above) was launched recently at the Genova-

Sestri Shipyard of Fincantieri-Can- tieri Navali'ltaliani S.p.A. The 1,300

TEU, single-screw vessel is the sec- ond of two sister ships ordered by

Merzario S.p.A.-Milan.

The ship has an overall length of 632 feet, molded beam of 87 feet, and design draft of 23 feet. Main propulsion is provided by a two-

N.F. Pergola Appointed

Manager-Marine Personnel

At Energy Transportation

Joseph J. Cuneo, president of

Energy Transportation Corporation (ETC) of New York City, has an- nounced the appointment of Nico- la F. Pergola as manager-marine personnel. His responsibilities will include the manning of licensed and unlicensed crews for the company's fleet, and negotiation of labor con- tracts for the seagoing personnel.

Mr. Pergola began his career at sea with American Export Lines, and the past 11 years of his 35 years in the maritime industry have been stroke 6RLB Sulzer diesel having a maximum continuous rating of 11,860 bhp at 135 rpm, direct-con- nected to the shaft to drive a con- trollable-pitch propeller. At 80 per- cent of mcr and design draft, service speed will be 16 knots.

The ship is being constructed un- der special survey of Lloyd's Regis- try of Shipping and Registro Italia- no Navale. with ETC, most recently as man- ager-guarantee claims. He was re- sponsible for early design approval and operation, concentrating pri- marily on technical aspects.

He received his BS degree in ma- rine engineering from the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy in 1949, and his MS degree in mechanical engi- neering from Columbia University in 1960. He is active in the New

York Metroplitan Section of

SNAME and is a past chairman. He is also a member of the Institute of

Marine Engineers, Society of Ma- rine Port Engineers, American So- ciety of Naval Engineers, and Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engi- neers.

Atlantic Dry Dock Corporation,

Fort George Island, Fla., is being awarded a $5,809,073 firm-fixed- price contract for the regular over- haul of two Coast Guard cutters

USCGC Lipan (WMEC-85) and

USCGC Ute (WMEC-76). Work will be performed at Ft. George Island,

Fla. and is expected to be completed in July 1985. Contract funds would have expired at the end of the fiscal year. Seven bids were solicited and seven bids were received. The Su- pervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion and Repair, Charleston, S.C. is the contracting activity.

Murray Named Executive

Director Of St. John Port

Development Commission

Ralph B. Murray has been ap- pointed executive director of the

Saint John Port Development Com- mission in New Brunswick, Canada, succeeding Murray McCavour, who has retired. The appointment was announced by Commission chairman Hugh McLellan.

Mr. Murray has spent 34 years in the marine industry in Saint John and, more recently, in Montreal. Be- fore returning to Saint John he was with Manchester Liner Services (Canada) Inc. He joined Furness

Withy and Company Ltd. in 1950.

Noting the $200 million spent in port development over the past de- cade, Mr. Murray said, "marketing and promoting Saint John and its facilities is our continuing mission.

We're the 'have-it-all' port in East- ern Canada with facilities, labor, and location as well as public and private investment that should be considered by shipowner, exporter, and importer."

Mr. McCavour served as execu- tive director of the Commission for the past 18 years, during which time the port took on major building pro- grams in terminals for containers, forestry products, general cargo, potash, and year-round terminal de- velopment.

The appointment of Robert T.

Garvey as buyer for M P Indus- tries, Baltimore-headquartered ma- rine and industrial cleaning and coatings specialists, was announced recently by James C. Hamilos, president. Mr. Garvey has more than 10 years of purchasing experi- ence. Prior to joining M P, he was a buyer for Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. He has a BS degree in business administration from the University of Baltimore, and is a member of the Purchasing

Managers Association of Maryland.

M P Industries has a branch of- fice in Beaumont, Texas, and ser- vices the entire U.S. with complete marine and industrial cleaning and coatings services.

Regency Introduces

The CR5000 Electronic

Chart Recorder —Literature Available

Regency Electronics, Inc., Indian- apolis, Ind., has announced a new addition to its Polaris line of marine electronics, the CR5000 electronic chart recorder.

The CR5000 employs a specially designed transducer (included) that can be mounted either transom or through-the-hull. The transducer feeds depth information to the main unit where it is recorded on an easily removable chart paper cassette.

Chart speed and recording range are selectable through a front panel control. The fully adjustable sensi- tivity control allows the user to set the overall gain for proper readings at different depths.

Additional features include a cali- brated range scale marker control to mark chart reference point, noise reject switch, chart light, white line switch, and adjustable angle mount- ing bracket.

For complete details on the

CR5000 electronic chart recorder,

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