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McAllister Bros. Acquires

Norfolk, Baltimore And

Carolina Lines Assets

McAllister Brothers, Inc., the

New York-based towing and trans- portation company, has acquired the marine and other transporta- tion-related assets of Norfolk. Balti- more and Carolina Lines, Inc. (NBC). The announcement was made by company president Brian

A. McAllister. Termed a charter/ sale transaction, the move involves

NBC's five tugs and seven barges, as well as water and motor carrier rights.

According to Mr. McAllister, the former NBC operation will be known as McAllister Feeder Line, and will provide uninterrupted con- tinuance of NBC's barge service be- tween Norfolk, Baltimore, and Phil- adelphia on a charter basis, along with other operations including trucking between the three ports and to inland destinations. The new routes complement McAllister's container barge sailings between

New York and New England two or three times a week.

As vice president of McAllister

Feeder Line, E. Patrick Mullaly will be responsible for the former

NBC operations, and will continue to direct the container barge ser- vices.

Wartsila Gets $44-Million

Contract From Board Of

Navigation For Icebreaker

Wartsila's Helsinki shipyard has received an order from the Finnish

Board of Navigation (FBN) to con- struct an icebreaker of the advanced

Karhu II Class, a type developed by the shipyard in close cooperation with the FBN. A sister ship is near- ing completion at the Helsinki yard.

The new design replaces the obso- lete Karhu Class.

To be powered by four Wartsila

Vasa 16V32 7,425-bhp diesel en- gines, the new vessel will have an overall length of 324.8 feet, beam of 79.4 feet, and draft of about 26 feet.

The diesel-electric propulsion will feature a Kymi/Stromberg cyclo- converter ac plant providing a ser- vice speed of 18.5 knots.

Mark Controls Butterfly

Valve Approved By Navy —Literature Available

Mark Controls Corporation of

Evanston, 111., has recently had its

FlowSeal high-performance butter- fly valve placed on the qualified products list for use in firesafe ap- plications by the U.S. Navy. This qualification has been awarded after rigorous evaluation and fire testing of the valve by the Navy. It signifies that the FlowSeal Fire-Flow seat design is suitable for use in critical applications involving flammable liquids such as jet fuel.

The Navy qualification of Flow-

Seal valves is in accordance with

Military Specification MIL-V- 24624 (SH) and Amendment I, and includes styles A and B of Type I firesafe stainless steel valves, and

Type III firesafe aluminum/bronze valves.

For further information and free literature on Mark Controls high- performance valves,

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Tech Development Issues

Series 52RL Air Starter

Motor Specification Sheet

Tech Development Inc., manu- facturer of the Turbostart™ air starter, recently announced the availability of a revised product specification sheet entitled "Series 52RL Open-Pit Mining Haul Truck

Air Starter Motor." This revised spec sheet features the "TDI Tur- bostart™ Selection Guide for Vari- ous Sized Engines and Operating

Pressures." The 52RL, Part Num- ber 52447-12, can be applied to die- sel engines in the 500 to 2,000-hp range, and will provide good starts on air pressures from 200 psig down to 60 psig. It is directly inter- changeable with other types of starters now used on U.S.-built en- gines such as the Cummins KTA 2300, Detroit Diesel 16V-149 and the EMD 16-645.

For further information and a free copy of data sheet 52RL from

Tech Development,

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Reliable information is vital to any marine operation.

Harris' field-proven RF-2331 channelized

ARQ system assures that the data you depend on will flow smoothly. The

RF-2331 is an advanced synthesized (transmitter/receiver) automatic error cor- recting HF radio teletypewriter system, designed for easy, channelized marine telex and data operation.

Output power is 125 watts for voice and ARQ operation.

A unique high-speed switch allows operation from a single antenna for transmitting and receiving, eliminating on board self-interference problems. For fully automatic operation, an optional channel scan control can be added, f^jgjg)]

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In dollar terms, the RF-2331 is extremely cost effective compared to a satellite system.

Find out more about our 125 watt or 1KW

ARQ systems and our full line of acces- sories. \X/hte or call: Harris Corporation,

RF Communications Group, Marine

Marketing, 1680 University Avenue,

Rochester, New York 14610 U.S.A.

Tel: 716/244-5830. Telex: 978464.

For your information, our name is Harris.

WHERE THERE'S

WORK ON THE

WATER

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MonArk otters the industry's largest selection ot designs tor crewboats. baraes. fire boats and patrol boats, in either aluminum hull or fiberglass construction.

Our engineering staff will work with you to custom design according to your specifications and needs.

We've been building tough workboats for more than twenty-five years. We've proven that a MonArk boat will provide durability through the years and a better price at resale time

Where there's work on the water MonArk is there Call us We'd like to tell you more

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