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The River's Wrath: Mississippi Flooding

Hampers Barge Movement

To support relief efforts in the flooded Midwest, Secretary of Trans- portation Federico Pena directed the Coast Guard to begin an invol- untary mobilization of reservists, "only the second mobilization of the

Coast Guard Reserves since Con- gress granted the department this authority," he said.

According to the latest DOT re- ports, it is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 barges were stranded on both the Illinois and

Missouri Rivers, as well as the up- per Mississippi, and that more than 5,000 barges have been affected by the flooding. Because of the closing of portions of the Mississippi, and several locks, combined with the number of stranded barges, esti- mates claim it may take a month or longer to clear all stranded barges.

Gallagher Joins C-Map/USA

As Manager of Marketing,

Communications

Kevin Gallagher has joined C-

Map/USA to manage the newly formed marketing and communica- tions department. A1983 graduate of Babson College, his prior experi- ence includes sales and marketing responsibilities for a data communi- cations equipment sales firm, a re- gional business publication, as well as a co-owner of a commercial pho- tography studio.

RTF Manufacturing Names

New Sales Manager

RTF Manufacturing of Hudson,

N.Y., an Atmost Refrigeration and

Engineering Company, named Jim

Dillon as its new manager of mar- keting and sales for its diversified line of galley reach-in refrigerators/ freezers and prefabricated walk-in products. Mr. Dillon has more than 29 years of experience with com- mercial marine, offshore and U.S.

Military markets. He worked previ- ously with Foster Refrigeration Cor- poration. For additional informa- tion,

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Colbert Joins AWO As New

Director Of Public Affairs

The American Waterways Opera- tors (AWO) announced that Debra

Ann Colbert has been appointed director, public affairs. Ms. Colbert is currently the manager of commu- nications for the Telecommunica- tions Industry Association (TIA), where she handles a broad range of communication duties. Ms. Colbert will fill the public affairs vacancy left by the resignation last month of

Jeffrey Smith. A graduate of

Maryland's Towson State Univer- sity, Ms. Colbert holds a degree in

English, and is a master's in mar- keting candidate at The Johns

Hopkins University.

ABB Turbocharger Holds

Shop Repair Open House

ABB Turbocharger Co. hosted an open house luncheon and turbo- charger repair demonstration at its North Brunswick, N.J. service center. The open house was at- tended by 70 shipowners and agents, marine surveyors, govern- ment personnel and power station engineers. In a brief address, Mark

Rothmann, president, encouraged "greater dialog between ABB Tur- bocharger and its customers, al- lowing us to better serve our cus- tomers' needs." Upon completion of the repair center tour, Franz

Walker, vice president, presented the group with information regard- ing FABDAB, the company's com- puterized turbocharger and instal- lation database. For more infor- mation on ABB Turbocharger,

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Alfa Laval Invited To

Participate In SH.I.P. Project

To improve their position in a competitive market, Astilleros

Espanoles (AESA) of Spain and

Fincantieri of Italy have entered into a joint development project designated SH.I.P., or SHared In- ternational Purchase, to coordinate the purchase of technologically- advanced marine equipment from selected suppliers. As the first com- pany to be invited to participate in the SH.I.P. project, Alfa Laval will be the sole supplier of fuel and lube oil treatment systems and booster systems for the next two years.

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C-Map/USA Offers Producl

To Ease Metric Conversion

NOAA is currently in the procei of converting existing units of me, sure on their nautical paper char to metric equivalents. Although will take an estimated 10 to 15 yeai to complete the projects, marinei will eventually be forced to adap

According to Ken Cirillo, vice pres dent and general manager of C-Maj

USA, "If you are one of the few Amer cans who already speak in meters, i probably won't affect you at all. Mos electronic charting systems cur rently use metric units of measure ment. However, if you're a boate who only speaks in feet or fathoms you may want to look into one of th< many electronic charting systems that have the capability to conven meters to feet or fathoms on ever} chart, with the simple push of the button. Because we anticipated this transition, all C-Map based systems now have this capability."

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Map products,

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Harris Wins Canadian

Coastal Defense Contract

Harris RF Communications of

Rochester, N.Y. was selected to sup- ply HF radio communications equip- ment for the Canadian Dept. of Na- tional Defense (DND) Maritime

Coastal Defense Vessels (MCDV).

Harris radio equipment will be installed on all 12 vessels in the class, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in 1995. For more infor- mation on Harris,

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CLARIFICATIONS

In the June 1993 yearbook issue, under title U.S. Flag Oceangoing

Merchant Fleet (page 49, June '93),

Bay Ship Management's address was mistakenly given as the same address as Atlantic Tankships, Inc.

The correct address for Bay Ship

Management Inc. is: 270 Sylvan

Ave., P.O. Box 1157, Englewood

Cliffs, N.J. 07632.

In that same story, under the listing for International Marine

Carriers, Inc., of Mineola, N.Y., the type of propulsion was incorrectly listed for the: M/S Faust, S/L Ant- arctic, S/L Arabian Sea, S/L Arctic,

S/L Atlantic, S/L Caribbean, S/L

China Sea, S/L Indian Ocean, S/L

Mediterranean, S/L Pacific. All of the vessels are propelled by diesel engines, not turbines.

In a story about the M. V. Barbara

Foss (page 89, June '93), owned by

Foss Maritime of Seattle, the triple rudders supplied by Rice Propeller and Metalmec of Mazatlan, Mexico, will be 114-inches long, and at press time of the June issue, the vessel had yet to complete sea trials.

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