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MSC Announces FSS Award

Totaling $30.7 Million

The Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded a fixed-price contract totaling $30,709,896 to Bay Tankers, Inc., One Chase

Manhattan Plaza, New York, N.Y., for the oper- ation and maintenance of four T-AKR Fast Sea- lift Ships. Two of the ships will be based in Vio- let, La., one in Bayonne, N.J., and the fourth at an East Coast location still to be determined.

The ships will be maintained in a four-day, ready-for-sea status to respond to military con- tingencies. The contract period is for five years beginning August 16, 1985.

Bay Tankers, Inc., was determined to be low offeror following competitive procurement. One hundred and fifty companies were solicited, and seven responded. The Military Sealift Com- mand is the contracting authority.

Eight T-AKR ships comprise the Military

Sealift Command's Fast Sealift Ships program, a Navy initiative designed to significantly in- crease the mobility and potential responsiveness of the U.S. Armed Forces. The 30-knot-plus ships will be berthed at various ports in the

United States to provide the capability for fast sealift of military equipment and supplies from the United States to any overseas area of the world.

The conversion design for the 946-foot-long ships gives each of them roll-on, roll-off capabil- ity; heavy and medium-lift cargo handling equipment for a self-sustaining capability inde- pendent of a developed port facility; an emer- gency helicopter landing area; and side ports to facilitate rapid loading and unloading opera- tions.

The U.S. Army will be the principal user of the Fast Sealift Ships, but the FSS, as they are called in the Navy, will be equally capable of transporting Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy equipment and supplies when necessary.

Periodic dock and sea trials will be conducted for each ship; and they will take part in major military deployment exercises. Last year MSC awarded a contract to Sea-Land Services, Inc. of

Elizabeth, N.J., for the operation and mainte- nance of the first four of the eight ships.

MSC is responsible for providing the neces- sary sealift to rapidly deploy military forces overseas and sustain them for as long as opera- tional requirements dictate. The Command also operates auxiliary ships that deliver supplies to

Navy combatant ships while underway, oceano- graphic and survey ships, and tankers and dry cargo ships that deliver Defense Department cargo worldwide.

Owen And Richards Named

Managers At Honeywell

As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its responsiveness to the offshore industry, Honey- well's Marine Systems Division has announced two new appointments in its offshore business.

John D. Owen was recently named systems business manager. Mr. Owen joined the off- shore industry in 1970, and has held a variety of program management and engineering posi- tions. The systems business area includes engi- neering services and offshore control and moni- toring systems. This area has supported such innovative offshore programs as the Exxon Lena

Guyed Tower installation.

Caroline Z. Richards has been named acoustics business manager. Ms. Richards has been involved with acoustic product marketing at Honeywell since 1975. Products in the acous- tics business area include the HydroStar subsea tracking and relocation system, the new RigStar rig-positioning and riser-angle monitoring sys- tem, and a new line of acoustic beacons.

Mr. Owen and Ms. Richards will share the marketing responsibilities previously handled by L. Charles Meeks.

Vorholt And Medberry Join

Midland's Dry Bulk Sales Unit

Tom Vorholt Scott Medberry

Midland Affiliated Company, headquartered in Cincinnati, has announced the appointment of Tom Vorholt and Scott Medberry to its dry bulk sales division.

Mr. Vorholt, a graduate of the U.S. Coast

Guard Academy, has been named sales manager for West Virginia, Tennessee, and parts of Ken- tucky. He comes to Midland with extensive experience in sales and operations.

Mr. Medberry, who joined the staff as a result of the Federal Barge Line acquisition, has been named field sales representative. A grad- uate of Iowa State University, he will be on spe- cial assignment for the next several months.

Autronica's New NK-5 Unit

Monitors Ship's Engine —Free Literature Available

Autronica Marine A/S of Norway is offering a free, six-page brochure on their MlP-calculator, type NK-5, which enables ship engineers to readily monitor the engine's performance and thereby ascertain the action necessary to obtain maximum possible efficiency.

The brochure, which folds out for easy read- ing, has graphics and drawings of the diesel engine cylinder pressure monitoring equipment:

NK-5, NK-50, GT-20 and GT-30. In addition, the publication includes a full-color photo of the

NK-5 unit and a handsome watercolor repro- duction of the device on its front cover.

Autronica's new mean indicated pressure cal- culator, the MlP-calculator, NK-5, will be an important tool for increased performance and improved economy of the diesel engine.

The new MlP-calculator NK-5 is based upon the use of a microprocessor and a comprehensive software package. At the same time, an effort has been made to create a product which is easy to use for the engineer. It is said that the engi- neer will find the NK-5 to be of great value for evaluating the measurements and other infor- mation that can be obtained from the diesel engine cylinder pressure monitoring equip- ment.

For a free copy of the Autronica six-page bro- chure on the MlP-calculator type NK-5,

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Grow Group Acquires

Napko Coatings Division —Literature Available

Grow Group, Inc. has acquired the Napko

Protective Coatings Division of the O'Brien Cor- poration, according to an announcement by

Russell Banks, president and chief executive officer of Grow Group. Napko Corporation, with headquarters in Houston, is now a subsidiary of

Grow Group, Inc.

Mr. Banks stated that "Napko is an excel- lent addition to our Marine and Corrosion Con- trol Group, which manufactures high-perfor- mance, advanced-technology paints and coat- ings."

According to Joseph M. Quinn, vice presi- dent of Grow Group and president of Napko

Corporation, "Napko's position in the marine, offshore, petroleum, power generation, and chemical industries not only increases our pres- ent market penetration but also fills several market niches and adds unique applications to the segments we serve."

Lou Vincent, vice president of Napko, will continue to manage the daily operations of the firm. With the full support of Grow Group, Nap- ko will continue to offer the high-quality prod- ucts and customer service for which it has been well known internationally.

Grow Group is one of the nation's largest pro- ducers of specialty coatings and paints, with subsidiaries located around the world.

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