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Hoffpauir. He oversees repairs and specifying materials and proce- dures for six tankers, seven harbor tugs, 12 inland towboats and 40 tank barges operated by the Port

Arthur, Texas-based subsidiary of

Dixie Carriers. The successful rela- tionship with Thordon has numer- ous success stories, such as when

Thordon was chosen for the pintle bearing and propeller shaft staves on the tanker Quadalupe. He said despite the fact that the upper pin- tle bearing is running dry 50 per- cent of the time, the tanker still gets good wear life from the self-lubri- cating bearing. According to Mr.

Hoffpauir, part of the product's longevity and success on all Sabine vessels is owed to Marine Industries

Corp., the Thordon distributor he deals with, supplied a computer pro- gram to calculate installation toler- ances. For more information,

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MTI Introduces Global-C,

Inmarsat-C Terminal

Mobile Telesystems, Inc. (MTI), a leading manufacturer of Inmarsat satellite communication terminals, is introducing the new Global-C,

Inmarsat-C terminal at Europort '93 in Amsterdam.

The Global-C terminal features an enhanced communication soft- ware package to simplify communi- cation tasks. It allows maritime users to send and receive text mes- sages and computer files, as well as allow facsimile delivery and access to electronic mail networks. Global-

C meets the most recent specifica- tions of the Global Maritime Dis- tress and Safety System (GMDSS) and the International Maritime Or- ganization. The system has been

Inmarsat type-approved for general maritime, GMDSS and land mobile applications. For free information from MTI,

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AMVER Provides For

Safety At Sea

AMVER, the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) Automated Mutual-assis- tance VEssel Rescue system, began in 1958 as a computerized search and rescue tool for merchant ships in the North Atlantic Ocean. Today,

AMVER is a worldwide safety net- work safeguarding ships from more than 124 nations in every ocean of the world.

AMVER participation is free, vol- untary and available to ships of all nations, making it a cost-effective, efficient search and rescue tool.

AMVER is endorsed by the Interna- tional Maritime Organization and is available to the world's cruise and shipping communities. Every day more than 2,500 vessels worldwide participate in the AMVER Safety

Network.

The heart of the system is a com- puter-generated database that last year plotted the voyages of more than 12,000 ships. Significant voy- age information is transmitted to the new AMVER computer facility in Martinsburg, W. Va.

The computer can, as requested, reportedly dead-reckon the location of AMVER vessels in relation to a distress, as well as their direction of travel.

For additional information on

AMVER,

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Datrex Launches Emergency

Lighting System

A new emergency lighting sys- tem to fulfill future IMO require- ments on ships and offshore instal- lations has been developed and launched by Datrex. Dubbed Dalite®, the system is an electroluminescent pathway-marking system for emer- gencies during power loss or from smoke-filled passageways. The sys- tem uses solid state lamp cells en- capsulated within a seamless poly- mer extrusion for watertightness.

The manufacturer claims the con- struction of the system provides greater vibration, impact and van- dal resistance.

For free information on the new system from Datrex,

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