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Curtis Bay Towing

Changes Name

Thomas E. Moran, chairman of

Moran Towing Corporation, recent- ly announced that Curtis Bay Tow- ing Company, the 78-year-old ma- rine transportation company, will change its name at its three ports of operation to Moran Towing of Ma- ryland, Inc., Moran Towing of

Pennsylvania, Inc., and Moran

Towing of Virginia, Inc., respective- ly, effective July 1, 1988.

In making the announcement,

Mr. Moran said: "Curtis Bay Tow- ing has, in fact, been an affiliate of

Moran Towing Corporation (Green- wich, Conn.) since 1958. No person- nel, operational, or policy changes will be made in connection with the name change."

Thus, the blue diamond which has identified the Curtis Bay tugs in the ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Hampton Roads will be re- placed with the white "M" which identifies Moran tugboats all over the world and principally in the ports of Portsmouth, N.H., Port- land, Maine, New York, N.Y., Jack- sonville, Fla., and Port Arthur, Tex- as.

Moran Towing Corporation is one of the foremost tug operators on the

Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.

Arthur Engel Chosen

Maritime Man Of The Year

Arthur Engel, president and chief executive officer of Southwest

Marine, Inc., has been chosen Mari- time Man of the Year by The Pro- peller Club of The United States,

Port of San Diego. Mr. Engel was presented with The Brass Hat

Award by Rear Adm. Joseph Riz- za, president of The Propeller Club, during ceremonies which took place recently at Hotel Del Coronado.

The award was bestowed upon

Mr. Engel in honor of his efforts to promote, further, and support the maritime industry. The recipient of this award must have a track record of commendable accomplishments, and must be recognized nationally as an outstanding leader in his field.

The keynote speaker, Vice Adm.

Piotti, Commander, Sea Lift Com- mand, Washington, D.C., addressed a crowd of over 400 attendees.

The Brass Hat Award was origi- nally initiated in 1948 by The Pro- peller Club, Port of the Golden

Gate, to annually honor the member who has done the most to promote the American merchant marine.

The idea was brought to the San

Diego Propeller Club by Admiral

Rizza, and has become a yearly event.

General Thermodynamics

Offers Free Literature

On 300-A BMEP Balancer

General Thermodynamics Corpo- ration of Plymouth, Mass., is offer- ing free literature which gives tech- nical data on their Model 300-A

BMEP Balancer, the most common use of which is to adjust the fuel dis- tribution to an engine to assure that each cylinder is producing an equal share of power.

It is designed to fit the standard indicator valve and is quickly con- nected and sealed with slightly more than hand tight torque. Readings are taken for each cylinder, then fuel adjustments are made either up or down until all cylinder yield the same pressure reading.

An alternate use of the Model 300-A BMEP Balancer is to deter- mine the actual field performance of an installed engine under load. The cylinder load is first distributed equally using the Balancer. Then the average Balancer reading is re- ferred to a previously prepared chart for the engine, and the actual power being developed is read out.

BMEP is determined simultaneous- ly.

For further information and a free copy of the literature on the

Model 300-A BMEP Balancer from

General Thermodynamics,

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