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NKF Engineering Awarded $8.5-Million Contract

The naval architecture and ma- rine engineering firm of NKF Engi- neering, Inc., Reston, Va., was re- cently awarded a three-year, $8.5- million Naval Sea Systems Com- mand contract to provide engineer- ing and technical support to the

Submarine Monitoring, Mainte- nance and Support office.

Under the contract, NKF and its subcontractors will develop and ap- ply systematic improvements to submarine maintenance and moni- toring. NKF's tasks will comprise analyzing maintenance problems as- sociated with propulsion, air, hy- draulic, ship control, seawater and freshwater submarine systems.

New Capac System

Brochure Offered

By Electrocatalytic

Electrocatalytic, Inc., Union,

N.J., recently made available their newest publication on their Capac system, which is used for extended, cost-effective corrosion protection in ship hull applications.

The brochure describes the Capac system, including such benefits as extended drydock intervals, re- duced hull maintenance, reduced fuel costs, proven 20-year life, fully automatic operation and a network of worldwide service and manufac- turing facilities.

In addition, the brochure high- lights several system configurations available from Electrocatalytic.

Both diver serviceable, flush- mounted and icebreaker type anodes are featured along with a •description of Capac's automatic control components and power sup- ply-

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Organizational Changes

At Wagner Company

The Wagner Engineering Group, a 50-year-old company that designs and manufactures marine hydraulic steering systems and automatic pi- lots for worldwide distribution, re- cently announced a major reorgani- zation as part of a comprehensive plan to streamline operations.

At Wagner Engineering Ltd. in

North Vancouver, Dal Wagner was named senior vice president for engineering, and Paul Wagner se- nior vice president for advanced technologies and defense systems.

David Roach was appointed vice president for manufacturing. A ded- icated Product Support Group was identified to provide focused atten- tion to the needs of Wagner's cus- tomers and dealer network; Tony

Moniz was appointed to manage this function.

Nick Baker was appointed se- nior vice president, international marketing, responsible for sales and marketing activities for all the

Wagner group of companies. He is also president of Wagner Marine (USA), which operates out of the

Kirkland (Seattle), Wash., office.

Jim Nicholson was appointed as general manager of that office. In addition, Carol Pardon recently joined Wagner Marine as director of corporate communications, operat- ing from the Arlington, Va., office.

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McAllister Feeder Service

Announces 3 Appointments

McAllister Feeder Lines recently announced the following three new appointments.

Thaddeus J. Chmiel has been named vice president, general man- ager. Prior to this position he was vice president of Hamilton Truck- ing, a subsidiary of Hapag Lloyd

America.

Capt. Patrick Kinnier has been named director of sales. Captain

Kinnier has been with McAllister for five years.

Richard Leach has been named director of operation. Mr. Leach has served as operations manager for McAllister Feeder Lines since their inception.

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