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625R stainless steel - Steel

All fittings and flanges are built to ANSI, Buships or MIL Standards.

Cunico also offers plug valves and cartridge valves.

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Ian-Conrad Bergan

Booth Numbers 317-319

Founded in Norway in 1975, Ian-

Conrad Bergan has been in the U.S. since 1980 and specializes in high level alarm and tank gauging sys- tems. To date, more than 6,000 tanks demanding service on board tank ships and barges are fitted with

Bergan equipment. The company offers a complete range of level alarms, hydrostatic tank gauging systems and the CargoRadar (mi- crowave) level gauge.

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IMO Industries Inc.

Booth Numbers 411-413

IMO Industries Inc. provides original GEMS Dipstick™ liquid level indicators which are ideal for closed loading, are non-electric, have lengths to 15 feet, and are backed by 35 years of experience. For ap- proved overfill protection, GEMS'

Self-Checking Level Switches meet or exceed U.S. Coast Guard and federal regulations, are ABS . proved, are backed by the strong warranty in the industry, and k< tank contents (including vapo completely sealed from the atr sphere.

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Westinghouse

Booth Number 422

Westinghouse is one of the les ing suppliers and manufacturers marine diesel engines.

The company provides low- a medium-speed diesel propulsion s; tems. Westinghouse diesels satis all sealift class standard equipme requirements.

Westinghouse has been the Nay marine gear supplier for more th, 80 years, and has delivered a fi spectrum of reduction gears frc cost-competitive commercial desig to the most advanced systems f

U.S. Navy submarine

Westinghouse has support faciliti around the world for training, se vice and parts.

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Bender Delivers 'Cotton

Club' Casino Vessel

Bender Shipbuilding & Repa

Co., delivered the 246-foot by 58-fo<

Cotton Club.

The converted ferry boat now wi serve as a floating casino i

Greenville, Miss.

The Cotton Club, a non-powere casino vessel owned by Cotton Clu of Greenville, was converted from veteran steam-powered passenge and car ferry, the Naushon, whic formerly operated between island off Massachusetts and Rhode Islanc

Built in 1954 in Camden, N. J., th vessel was the last reciprocatin steam-powered vessel built in th

U.S. Bender's conversion of thi utilitarian vessel into a glitterinj

Las Vegas-style casino involved gut ting the ferry to the bare shell, re pairing it to meet safety codes, am rebuilding all decks to casino speci fications.

The vessel retained much of its vintage exterior, except for the addi tion of a sharply-angled "hurricane' bow, replacing the ferry's origina flat profile.

The boat, which had architectura design work by Hall & Dendy Archi- tects of Mobile, Ala., has a capacity of 1,500 passengers, and includes 680 slot machines and 18 blackjack tables.

The 600-ton air conditioning sys- tem was installed by Batchelor Me- chanical Contractors, Inc. of Mo- bile, and to keep the casino areas comfortable and smoke-free, the sys- tem exchanges air at twice the amount required by code.

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IN SAFETY, SURVIVAL,

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Lifeboats and Rescue Boats to USCG and Solas 74/83.

New Construction,

Repairs and

Reflagging.

Rigid Inflatable Rescue/

Work Boats.

A Complete range of size and power options.

Davits and Winches to USCG and SOLAS 74/83.

For Lifeboats, Rescue Boats and Inflatable Liferafts.

Automatic Release Hooks

To USCG and SOLAS 74/83.

For Davit Launched

Inflatable Liferafts and Rescue Boats.

Special Purpose Boat

Davits, Fender Davits,

Stores Cranes, Hose

Handling Cranes.

Electric/Pneumatic/Hydraulic

Houston Sales Office (713) 931-6001

Delaware Sales Office (302) 366-1961

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P.O. Box 1050, 167 Bell Ave., Oak Hill, FL 32759 (904) 345-3483 (904) 345-3462 FAX: (904) 345-4304

See US at the SNAME, booth 338 Service is also available at our Louisiana service center.

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The Seaward Marine Fender

Protecting Vessels and Port Facilities

Worldwide For Over 15 Years

Seaward International is the world's largest manufacturer of foam filled marine fenders and flotation products. Our reputation for delivering the highest quality, best performing products to serve the military and commercial marine industry is unequaled.

Seaward Products and Services include: • Dock Fenders • Ship Fenders • Lightering Fenders • "Donut" Pile Fenders • Foam Filled Marine Buoys • Flotation Products • Urethane Marine Coatings • Specialty Elastomeric Materials

For information contact Seaward International, P.O. Box 98, Clearbrook,

Virginia 22624. Telephone: (703) 667-5191, Fax: (703) 667-7987.

As an elastomer technology corporation solving the problems of fendering, flotation, energy absorption, abrasion and corrosion,

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