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Willard Marine Names

Fred Meyers Services

As New Rep

Willard Marine, Inc. of Anaheim,

Calif, has appointed Fred Meyers

Services of Seattle, Wa., as a repre- sentative for the Northwest states.

Fred Meyers Services will handle all the sales of Willard Marine's Sea

Force line of Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB's) and other commercial craft in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and

Idaho.

Willard Marine, in business more than 35 years, is one of the largest manufacturers of RIB's in the U.S.

Willard is the principal supplier of

RIB's and other ship's boats for the

U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and other commercial users. Fred

Meyers Services has been a manufacturer's representative for commercial marine equipment in the Northwest for 10 years. For free information on Willard Marine Inc.,

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Funding Approved

For $206 Million

Expansion Of JAXPORT

A permanent funding mechanism was recently approved for the larg- est expansion project in Jackson- ville Port Authority's (JAXPORT) history. The funding will reportedly provide the port with about $6 mil- lion a year.

The approval of this funding ...and let us keep you on course!

Via M. Cristina, 147-10126 TORINO (Italy) - Tel. (011) 693.21 - Telex 221190 MICRO I - Telefax (011) 693.22.42

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Worthington-marine pumps and a whole lot more

Cargo

Oil Pumps

Dresser's Worthington Pump lines have been supplied to the Maritime industry over 150 years for pratically all shipboard services. A great variety including horizontal split case, vertical turbine, as well as submersible cargo oil pumps.

Dresser also serves the industry with our world renowned Pleuger bow thrusters for enhanced ship maneuverability.

Fire Fighting

Equipment

Bow

Thrusters fire monitors with horizontal throws up to 150 meters, vertical throws up to 70 meters, as well as a variety of fire pumps to suit any shipboard fire fighting system.

Leam more about Dresser's broad line of products for the maritime industry. Write

Dresser Pump, Dept. 21-22, 401 Worthington

Ave., Harrison, NJ 07029

Our marine fire fighting equipment features

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DRESSER PUMP mechanism by the Jacksonville City

Council will reportedly allow

JAXPORT to develop about 1,000 acres of new deepwater port facili- ties sometime about the beginning of 1993. About $206 million in city revenue bonds would be issued to fund phase one of the port expan- sion. The initial bond issue is re- ported to come as early as December 1992.

Suez Canal Reports

Earnings At $900 Million

For First Half Of 1992

According to the Suez Canal Au- thority the money received from the tolls charged for shipping through the canal reached $900 million dol- lars for the first half of 1992.

On the average about 50 ships pass through the canal each day which brings about $5 million in tolls. The Canal Authority esti- mates that about 8,353 ships passed through the canal during the first six months of this year.

Revenue for 1991 was estimated at $1.5 billion and the authority hopes to earn $2 billion this year.

Peter Redes Named

Engineering Manager Of

Raytheon Marine Company

The president of Hudson, N.H.- based Raytheon Marine Company,

Carsten Peters, has announced the appointment of Peter Redes as the company's new engineering de- partment manager. He will be re- sponsible for the development of commercial shipping products, which includes supervising the company s recreational and commer- cial fishing product development efforts.

Peter Redes

Mr. Peters stated that: "Redes brings a tremendous amount of strength and experience to this po- sition. He has been the radar engi- neering manager for 11 years and has contributed greatly to our suc- cess in the high seas radar market.

His proven engineering track record will position us well for continued future growth."

Bringing 15 years of progressive engineering experience within

Raytheon to his new position, Mr.

Redes many accomplishments in- clude the development of the Path- finder/ST™ radar line, radar colli- sion avoidance system (RACAS) and vessel traffic systems (VTS). He holds two patents for marine radar units.

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