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Jered Brown Wins

Second Contract

For VCHT System

Jered Brown Brothers has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture a shipboard vacuum collection, hold and transfer (VCHT) toilet system for a 120-foot USCG

Aton barge being built by the

Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis.

This is the second Aton order awarded to Jered Brown since the company formed a new business unit in 1990 to design, manufacture, and market standard vacuum toilet sys- tem equipment for commercial, pas- senger, and military ships, as well as for boats and private yachts.

Jered Brown Brothers is an oper- ating unit of Vickers Marine Engi- neering Division, which in turn is a major division ofVickers P.L.C., the

London, England, parent company of Rolls-Royce Motors, and a world- wide supplier of systems and equip- ment.

Braswell In Bid

To Take Over

Panamanian Yard

U.S. ship repairer Braswell In- ternational, Charlotte, N.C., is ne- gotiating a deal to takeover the Pana- manian repairer Astilleros Balboa.

Reports indicate that Braswell has already agreed to terms with

Don Carlos Eleta, majority holder of the current concession and is now looking to finalize arrangements with Panamanian goverment offi- cials.

If the deal goes through, the for- tunes of Astilleros Balboa are ex- pected to turnaround, after years of operating losses. The company is currently carrying a debt in the neighborhood of $15 million.

The negotiations with govern- ment officials center around the share of debt which Braswell will have to pick up.

Furthermore, Braswell is seek- ing an extension of the present con- cession, which will run out in 5 years.

An extension of the concession, pos- sibly by as much as 15 years, is seen as a key factor in justifying the in- vestment necessary to secure the yard's future.

According to Rudy Matzner, a former Braswell chief financial offi- cer who is expected to work as assis- tant general manager of the

Astilleros Balboa yard, Braswell is likely to investment $2.5 million to $3 million in the Panamanian facil- ity.

Marioff Offers New

Hi-fog Sprinkler System

To Vessel Owners

Swedish-based Marioff is offer- ing a free 10-page, full-color bro- chure on the "Hi-fog" sprinkler sys- tem for vessels.

Since it has been practically im- possible to install and operate nor- mal sprinklers on a ship, safety is becoming a major factor to passen- gers in the increasingly competitive ferry and cruise line business.

Marioff now provides a turnkey so- lution—Hi-fog.

Hi-fog is a high-pressure auto- matic sprinkler system using small bore pipes which can be easily in- stalled on new ships or retrofitted to existing vessels.

In a sprinkler system, the water drops fight the fire in two ways—by cooling the air surrounding the drops and by absorbing the energy of the fire.

In a conventional system the drops of water are comparatively large, whereas the Hi-fog droplets are very small but far greater in number. For the same volume of water, the cooling surface area of the Hi-fog drops is more than 10 times that of the conventional drops, so less than 10 percent of the water is required to have the same cooling effect.

Hi-fog is always supplied as a complete turnkey system. Marioff will supply the sprinkler heads, pump sets and all piping compo- nents as well as carry out the instal- lation, cleaning, testing and certifi- cation of the complete system.

For a free copy of Marioff s new full-color brochure on the Hi-fog sprinkler system,

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Dock Fenders

Fulfill All Requirements

And Are Field Proven

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Important Benefits: • Eases berthing — low friction • Reduces wear — abrasion resistant • Protects docks — highest impact strength • Unaffected by chemicals • Non-pollutive — will not leak chemicals or splinter and break on impact • Unaffected by marine organisms • Will not rot — absorbs no water • Easy installation — light weight — custom design • Cost effective

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SPECIAL OF THE MONTH

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