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Stolt Sapphire (continued) master cargo monitoring and con- trol system, all enhance the cargo- handling capabilities of the ship.

Stolt-Nielsen caters to the "drug- store" trade on its worldwide tanker trade routes. These are the smaller bulk parcels that require the most careful handling. The delivery of the

Sapphire and her four sister ships will increase the company's capabil- ities in this increasingly important transportation segment.

The Stolt-Nielsen Group is also engaged in all facets of waterborne and overland transportation, stor- age, and distribution of bulk liquids through its Stolt Terminals, Stolt

Transportation Services subsidiar- ies, and can provide through trans- portation from any point to any point with one bill of lading, one freight rate, and one responsible party.

Stolt-Nielsen Inc. of Greenwich,

Conn., is general agent in the West- ern Hemisphere for the Stolt-Niel- sen Group of companies.

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DON'T LEI TAKEY HE WEATHER I BY STORM

The best way to deal with bad weather at sea is to avoid it. And Alden's new Marinefax" TR I gives you the information you need to plan your best and safest course.

A Wealth Of Information

With your Marinefax TR I, you can receive a wide variety of charts, available free from over 50 govern- ment transmitters worldwide.

Charts not just on weather, but on sea conditions as well. Surface an- alyses and prognoses let you avoid storms or take advantage of favor- able winds. Gulf Stream and other oceanographic charts, as well as wave height and direction charts, show you the speediest and most comfortable course.

Beyond comfort and safety, weather charts can help plan a course to minimize fuel con- sumption. And fishermen will especially appreciate sea tempera- ture information to show the most likely hot spots.

Automatic Reception

Marinefax TR I is a new genera- tion of weather chart recorder from

Alden. It features a unique micro- processor that lets you program the recorder to automatically receive the exact charts you want. You tell the recorder when to come on, what frequency to receive, when to change frequency, and when to go off. You get your maps, whether you're onboard or ashore.

Prograriming is easy, with the

LCD display leading you through the steps. Yet despite this sophisti- cation, Marinefax TR I is the smallest weather chart recorder on the market.

Improved Frequency Selection

Recall any transmitter frequency you like just by hitting two buttons.

Or store up to ten stations of your own choice for one-button recall.

And the: TR I has a new, improved radio. Fine tuning is incredibly sim- ple: just push the button for precise, 0.1 kHz changes until you optimize reception The frequency then locks in, eliminating the "drift" common to many e ther radio receivers.

New Paper

Our new Alfax thermal paper is dry for easy storage, and produces [ bright, high- resolution maps.

Thermal printing is exceptionally quiet, ~ and provides for simple and inexpensive operation.

Alden Reliability

For over 40 years Alden has specialized in weather products, serving not only mariners, but pro- fessional meteorologists as well. Our one-year warranty is followed by a unique, fixed-price service plan, no matter how old your Marinefax is.

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Tidewater Acquires Four

Offshore Support Vessels

At Cost Of $2 Million

Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., recent- ly acquired three 180-foot supply boats and one 190-foot towing/sup- ply vessel at a total cost of approxi- mately $2 million from the Conti- nental Illinois Bank and Trust

Company of Chicago. The four ves- sels, built in 1981 and 1982, have been overhauled and readied for service in the Gulf of Mexico, ac- cording to Richard M. Currence,

Tidewater Marine president. He said that Tidewater continues to remove older, no longer profitable vessels from its fleet while acquiring newer equipment at attractive prices. "Tidewater fully intends to retain its leadership role in the offshore marine support service market. We will maintain our leadership through our experience, the quality and variety of our vessels in service, the worldwide development of our fleet, and our desire to provide cus- tomers with the best available equipment and service," Mr. Cur- rence said.

The three supply vessels have a beam of 38 feet and depth of 14 feet.

Each develops 2,400 bhp; two are powered by Mercedes MTU diesel engines and the other is equipped with an Electro-Motive Division diesel. The towing/supply vessel has a beam of 38 feet and depth of 14 feet, and is also powered by EMD engines that develop 3,900 bhp. Av- erage speed for all the vessels is 12 knots.

Navy Commissions

Dock Landing Ship

At Lockheed Shipbuilding

The Department of the Navy re- cently announced the commission- ing of the dock landing ship Ger- mantown (LSD-42) at Lockheed

Shipbuilding and Construction Co.,

Seattle, Wash.

The principal speaker at the cere- mony was Gen. Paul X. Kelley,

USMC, Commandant of the Marine

Corps, and the ship's sponsor was Mrs.

Barbara Kelley.

Secretary of the Navy John Lehman announced the naming of the vessel in

Philadelphia during the German-

American Tricentennial celebration in

October of last year. Germantown was the scene of a Revolutionary War bat- tle. Dock landing ships are traditional- ly named for historic sites. German- town will be the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. The first was a 19th century sloop-of-war commis- sioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1846.

The Germantown is 609 feet long, 84 feet wide and has a displacement of 15,745 tons. •<• Circle 135 on Reader Service Card

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