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Werner Named VP Of New

AWO Midcontinent Office

The American Waterways Op- erators (AWO), the national trade association for the inland and coastal barge and towing industry, recently opened its mid-continent office in St. Louis, Mo. The new office will serve the association's member companies in both the Mid- west and Ohio Valley regions of

AWO. Headquartered in Washing- ton, D.C., AWO now maintains re- gional offices in Seattle, New Or- leans, New York City and St. Louis.

Paul J. Werner of St. Louis will serve the association as AWO vice president of the mid-continent of- fice. Mr. Werner brings a variety of skills and experiences to the AWO staff. As the owner and operator of a Midwest-based consulting firm, he developed seminars and work- shops specifically devoted to mana- gerial problem-solving, conflict resolution and improved communi- cations. Mr. Werner also served as general manager of integrated ser- vices for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company's Midwest operations.

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Research Chemicals

The RC 10 NC paint stripper is built for effective removal of both paint and coatings from paint guns, plant equipment and parts for both heavy and light industry. It does not contain methylene chloride, ac- etone, methyl ethyl ketone, xylene toluene or phenol and is both non- flammable and slow evaporating.

This paint stripper removes many coatings including gel-coat polyes- ters, elastomers, lacquers, enamels and some urethanes and epoxies. It has a flash point of 195 degrees

Fahrenheit, washes off with water, can be recycled and is safe on alumi- num. It also complies with the new

EPA codes and regulations.

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Robert Bartee Joins

Blount And Associates

Robert Bartee recently joined the firm of Donald L. Blount and

Associates as a senior marine engi- neer specializing in computer-aided design and engineering.

An electrical engineer, Mr.

Bartee has had extensive experi- ence in the areas of marine electri- cal, propulsion, auxiliary, naviga- tion and communication systems for small boats and craft as well as in the application of computer aided engineering/computer aided design (CAE/CAD) techniques. During his previous employment he served in various capacities, initially as an electrical engineer designer, subse- quently as manager of the electrical engineering and the computer tech- nology divisions.

Amendment Could Cause

More Stringent Rules

On Drilling Leases

An amendment that is currently being considered in the U.S. Senate could result in new rules that would restrain the granting of drilling leases on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The drilling industry has taken a strong stand against the pro- posed amendment, declaring it to be both harmful and unnecessary.

The proposal would amend the

U.S. National Energy Security Act of 1992. The amendment would al- low coastal states to have more say in the federal sale of OCS leases, could possibly cancel some leases, could ban all oil and gas activities within a 100-mile zone around

Florida, and could cancel a proposed payment of 37.5 percent of U.S. lease rentals and royalties to states that allow offshore drilling.

Sea-Fab Building

Two Oil Skimmers

For California Co-Op

Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of Sea

Fab, Inc., is building two oil skim- mers for the California cooperative

Clean Coastal Waters, Inc. of Long

Beach

Scheduled for a July 1992 deliv- ery, the 100-foot skimmers were designed by Grant & Grant Enter- prises of Wilmington, Calif. With a beam of 28 feet and depth of 11 feet, the vessels are capable of carrying 2,000 barrels of recovered oil in six tanks. Each vessel's 12-knot speed is made possible by two 3408 Cater- pillar main engines connected to

Twin Disc reduction gears fitted with trolling valves for low-speed opera- tion.

AC power is provided by a 20-kw

Lima generator driven by an Isuzu diesel engine. A centralized pres- sure compensated hydraulic system will be powered by two Isuzu QD100 diesel engines. The vessels will be equipped with a Wesmar model T50 hydraulic bow thruster.

An Alaska Crane model 6-30T will be located near the centerline of the vessel. Hydraulically actuated doors located in the side of each vessel will direct recovered oil to

Lori brush drive skimmers located in wells port and starboard. The recovered oil will then be directed to tanks in the hull's via Desmi trans- fer pumps. The vessels will also be equipped with GT 185 skimmers.

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Japan's LNG Demands

Growing, New Ships May

Have To Be Built

Recent findings indicate that the demand for LNG in Japan is grow- ing and will probably continue to grow in coming years. A study, by the Japanese Institute of Energy

Economics (IEE), indicates that Ja- pan would need between 53 and 66 new LNG carriers by the year 2000 to meet growing demands.

The demand is not only in Japan but also in other Pacific countries, such as South Korea and Taiwan.

LNG has proven itself by being a very versatile and environmentally attractive fuel, factors which have contributed to the growing demand.

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April, 1992

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