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morning papers on Arctic vessel de- sign.

The afternoon panel discussion will focus on offshore vessel design for the 21st century.

Centennial medals will be pre- sented and past chairmen will be honored at a luncheon.

SNAME president, Admiral J.W.

Kime, is scheduled to be the speaker at dinner.

For further information and res- ervations, call Mr. F. Latour at (504) 733-4871. registry's survival despite events in civil-war ravaged Liberia.

The Liberian ship registry is currently operated by Liberian

Services, Inc., Reston, Va., an af- filiate of International Registries,

Inc., based in New York, under a concession from the Liberian Gov- ernment. International Registries sources report that talks with the

Gibraltar Government are essen- tially complete, with a formal an- nouncement expected soon.

Placing Gibraltar's ship regis- try under the knowledgeable man- agement of International Regis- tries provides a boost to flags-of- convenience at a time when tight- ening international marine regu- lations are drawing attention to the loose legal regime in interna- tional shipping. It also has impor- tant consequences for U.S. oil com- panies and their maritime subsid- iaries, which register large parts of their oceangoing tanker fleets un- der foreign registries to avoid the increased taxes and labor costs of

U.S.-flag registry.

Shipowners are attracted to

Gibraltar because of its status as a

British crown colony, which pre- sumably gives it full membership rights in the European Commu- nity (EC). As a result, Gibraltar stands to benefit from the new ship- ping structure being developed by the Brussels-based EC govern- ment, particularly in regard to a unified European cabotage system regulating who can carry cargo within the EC.

Lifestream Watersystems

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For Smaller Vessels

Lifestream Watersystems, Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif., intro- duces an efficient watermaker which fulfills the freshwater needs of smaller commercial vessels.

The unit is rated at 500 gallons of water output per day, or 20.8 gallons per hour. A long-life, com- mercial-grade reverse osmosis membrane keeps minimum salt re- jection to 98.6 percent. A sealless, magnetic-driven centrifugal feed pump provides consistent water pressure to the unit. Totally en- closed motors withstand damage from saltwater environments.

For safety, all high-pressure com- ponents are rated at two-times the maximum operating pressure.

Easy-to-read gauges, flowmeter and high/low pressure, allow operators to monitor the system during op- eration. Water-tight electrical con-

U.S.-Run Liberian

Registry To Acquire

Gibraltar Ship Registry

The Liberian ship registry, the world's largest, is close to complet- ing a deal to take over operations of the Gibraltar maritime flag. To- gether with a similar arrangement made with the Marshall Islands in 1990, the Gibraltar deal will serve as an insurance policy for the nections along with splash-resistant electrical enclosures resist water damage and food-grade tubing en- sures safe, potable water.

The system's rugged, stainless- steel cabinet resists corrosion and the open back design provides easy access for route maintenance.

To receive additional information on Lifestream Watersystems,

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SNAME Gulf Section

Centennial Meeting

To Be Held April 23, 1993

The Gulf Section of the Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engi- neers (SNAME) will hold its centen- nial celebration meeting on April 23, 1993, at the Sheraton New Or- leans North on Causeway Blvd. at the Lake.

It will be a full-day event with

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