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Racal Wins

Major Radar Order

From Midland Enterprises

Racal Marine, Inc., Cranford,

N.J., has been awarded contracts from Midland Enterprises, Inc. for color radar systems for riverboats.

Midland Enterprises, Inc., head- quartered in Cincinnati, is one of the country's largest river transport companies, providing service through its operating subsidiaries, the Ohio River Company, Orgulf

Transport Company, Chotin Trans- portation, Inc., and Red Circle

Transport Company. The order was obtained by Racal in conjunction with DeHart Marine, Inc., a Racal

Marine dealer located in Memphis,

Tenn.

The contracts call for a total of 69

Racal bright track radars to refit

Midland's fleet of riverboats. Radar models 2070BT, 2090BT and

RM970A BT will be provided. Ac- cording to Adrian Day, president of Racal Marine, the Racal 2070 radar, with its high picture quality and use of color, is especially attrac- tive for river applications. Speed, clarity and accuracy of the display provide superior navigation and safety on congested waterways.

Racal won the order following op- erational trials in 1987. Initially, several Racal 2070BT radars were installed on riverboats for evalua- tion by Midland. The 2070 is a 20- inch diagonal color rasterscan radar that allows quick recognition and evaluation of collision threats, clut- ter suppression and flexible day/ night viewing modes. The produc- tion units for Midland will include display off-centering. Delivery and installation will be completed in the next few months.

Steve Frasher, vice president of operations, Midland Enterprises,

Inc., said, "As a major fleet opera- tor, we are pleased with Racal equipment and the support of both

Racal and DeHart Marine. The unique conditions and economics of riverboat transport require optimal performance of the radar, coupled with minimum downtime and re- sponsive service."

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Fort Schuyler Forum

To Be Held March 16

The Society of Marine Port Engi- neers, New York, N.Y., Inc. will hold its Fort Schuyler Forum on

Wednesday, March 16, 1988. This will be the 36th time the forum will be held at the SUNY Maritime Col- lege campus, located in the Throgs

Neck section of the Bronx, New

York City. The theme of the forum will be "Corrosion Materials and

Material Protection." Featured will be the presentation of five papers.

Registration for the forum will start at 9 a.m. in the lobby of Mar- vin-Tode Hall, the college's Science and Engineering building. After the formal introduction by Jack Nich- ols, president of the Society, and welcoming by Admiral Floyd Mil- ler, president of Maritime College, the forum will commence the morn- ing session with a paper entitled "Principles of Corrosion," by Ad- junct Assistant Professor of Chem- istry Garrick E. Louis of the Mar- itime College. This will be followed by a presentation of "Corrosion Re- sistant Metals for Marine Applica- tions," by R. W. (Bud) Ross of

Nickel Development Institute. The third morning presentation will be "The Five Year Dry Dock and Elec- trochemical Control," by Paul

Byrne of Electrocatalytic, Inc.

The afternoon session, following lunch, will feature two technical pa- pers: "Soft Coating Ballast Tank

Corrosion Protection," by Wil- liam F. O'Brien Jr., P.E., and

Albert R. Nolan of Drew Ameroid

Marine Division of Ashland Chemi- cal Company, and "Fiberglass Pip- ing Systems for Marine Applica- tions," by Hector G. Ballester of

Ameron Fiberglass Pipe Group. Af- ter the forum closing, an attendees social function is scheduled.

For more information on the 36th

Annual Fort Schuyler Forum, con- tact The Society of Marine Port

Engineers, New York, N.Y., Inc. at (212) 269-4840.

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