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Tung Group Gets $277-Million

Loan To Pay For Ships Ready

For Delivery In Japan

The C.H. Tung Group of Hong

Kong recently completed negotia- tions for a syndicated loan for $277 million. These funds are for the pur- chase of five containerships and sev- en tankers that have already been completed by Japanese shipyards and are waiting for Tung to take delivery.

The lead participants in the lend- ing syndicate, each providing a re- ported $30 million, are Manufactur- ers Hanover, Bank of Tokyo, Hong

Kong and Shanghai Banking Corpo- ration, Bank of China, Standard

Chartered Bank, and Industrial

Bank of Japan.

According to a Tung spokesman, no dates have been set for accepting delivery of the ships, but acceptance would probably follow a graduated schedule.

SOLAS Steering Gear Rules

Now In Effect For Tankers

Of Over 10,000 GT

Provisions of Regulation 29.19,

Chapter II I of the First Set of

Amendments to SOLAS 1974 came into force on September 1 this year.

This regulation applies to existing tankers, chemical tankers, and gas carriers of 10,000 gt and larger whose keels were laid, or were at a similar stage of construction, prior to September 1, 1984.

Many of these requirements are already in effect for tankers under

Regulation 29 of the 1978 Protocol to the SOLAS 1974 Convention. For existing tankers, the following is re- quired in addition to the above requirements of the Protocol: (1) a low-level alarm on each power unit reservoir tank; (2) suitable working access to steering gear machinery and controls, including handrails and gratings or other non-slip sur- faces; and (3) a fixed oil storage sys- tem.

Ingersoll-Rand Offers

Free Color Brochure

On Gas Compressors

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Custom engineering of compression cylinders and a selection of frame sizes permit coverage of a broad range of applications. The compres- sors are available with any combina- tion of two through six cylinders arranged for one to six stages of compression. Units range in physi- cal size from roughly one cubic foot up to 125 cubic feet. Weight can be held below 10 pounds for the small- est models.

SPACE compressors are applica- ble for shipboard installation, air- craft onboard and ground support operations and mobile land-based duty.

The brochure features color pho- tographs and drawings of the

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Thomson-Gordon Offers

New Literature On Marine

Bearings And Materials

Thomson-Gordon of Burlington,

Ontario, Canada, is offering free lit- erature that describes the marine bearings and bearing materials manufactured by the company.

Thordon® tail-shaft bearings are available in three forms for ships and vessels of all sizes: (1) fully fin- ished, water-grooved, cylindrical bearings; (2) oversized semifinished machinable tube shapes; and (3) ra- diused and dovetail staves.

Rudder bearings are available in cylindrical form and as radiused, non-grooved staves.

The publication includes a useful check list for specifying marine bearings.

For further information and free copies of the new literature from

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Self-contained, battery-powered unit is convenient to use in shipboard and offshore tanks.

Pressure Transmitters and Transducers

A group of lightweight transmitters and transducers are ideal for monitoring the 'mechanical health' of shipboard machinery and systems and for gauging tank contents. Included are signal con- ditioned models and vibration versions for monitoring rotating machinery.

Single or Multi-Station

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Ruggedly built for use in liquids from crude to chemicals.

Broad choice includes single station with slosh shielding, oil/water inter- face models, externally mounted styles where access is limited, and multi-station units with up to six stations spaced to suit.

SureSite Liquid Level

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Bi-colored, interlocking magnetic flags change 'color as lloal moves with changing liquid levels

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Local mount or remote bulb and capillary switches provide accurate, high-stability temperature control. Ideal for sensing engine mani- fold, lube oil and ventilation ducts, salt and fresh water cooling

Pumps

Axial Multi-Rotor screw pumps are designed for lube and fuel oil service, fuel transfer and hydraulic service on

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