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Thordon Offers Extensive

Performance Guarantees

The wearlife guarantee Thordon

Bearings, Inc. offers for its SXL rud- der bearings is reportedly the first and only extended rudder bearing guarantee in the world, the manu- facturer said.

In newbuild applications, the SXL rudder bearings are guaranteed to meet Class Society wear specifica- tions for 10 years or Thordon will supply new bearings. In repair ap- plications, SXL rudder bearings are guaranteed to meet Class Society wear specifications for twice the life of the replaced competitive bearing, or Thordon will supply a new bear- ing. "All guarantees have terms and conditions," Mr. David Read, president, said. "But even that's clear and simple with our guaran- tee." The Thordon SXL rudder bear- ings are manufactured to the stan- dards of the ISO 9002 quality sys- tems standards. For more specifics on the guarantee from Thordon,

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Ross Engineering's DSC

Setting New Standards In

Communication

Ross Engineering Co. has devel- oped and deployed a new technol- ogy, Digital Selective Calling (DSC), which has been incorporated as an

FCC and ITU standard digital mes- saging and trunking system. The

DSC system has applications in com- munication (clear voice, secure voice, data), automatic vehicle/vessel/air- craft locating, computer-aided dis- patching, fleet management, emer- gency distress calling and much more. DSC is reportedly the only

FCC-approved trunking system for use below 512 mHz, as it is a public standard and because it is interoperable with standard sys- tems. The DSC system has been purchased and installed by GTE, and is currently in use in three of

GTE's radiotelephone tower base stations in the Tampa Bay area.

Ross Engineering is currently un- der contract to automate the vessel communications and traffic control system in the Harbor of Prince Wil- liam Sound, Valdez, Alaska. Some other clients of the company include the U.S. Army, the U.S. Coast

Guard, and some South American drug interdiction forces. For free information on DSC,

Circle 49 on Reader Service Card .arry Hairston Joins Service

Marine As Senior VP

Terry Frickey, president of Ser- ice Marine Industries, Inc. of Mor- an City, La., announced the ap- ointment of Larry N. Hairston s senior vice president and mar- eting director. He will be respon- ible for overall strategic planning and business development, market- ing and sales associated with the construction, conversion and repair of marine products. Mr. Hairston has a career spanning 25 years in the shipbuilding community; most recently, he was director of market- ing and sales for Mobile, Ala.-based

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.

For additional information on Ser- vice Marine Industries, Inc.

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Del Gavio Ship

Repair Opens

Anthony Del Gavio, president of Del Gavio Marine Hydraulics,

Inc., announced the opening of Del

Gavio Ship Repair, Inc., located at 2900 Main St., Bldg. #140 C, (for- merly the Todd Shipyard facility),

Alameda, Calif. 94510. Services offered include complete hydraulic repairs on steering systems, anchor windlasses, hatch covers, cranes and deck machinery. Outside machine services are available in many areas such as fuel oil, lube oil, valves and all pneumatic systems. The facility has three active piers, two 500-foot long with 25-foot drafts, and a 1,500- foot long one with a 42-foot draft.

For free information on the capa- bilities of Del Gavio Ship Repair,

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THE RISKS Conference &

AND

REWARDS

OF

QUALITY

SHIPPING '94

Exhibition

March 14, 15, & 16, 1994 presented by

Connecticut Maritime

Association (CMA)

Sponsoring Organizations

Baltic & International

Maritime Council (BIMCO)

International Association of

Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO)

Federation of American

Controlled Shipping (FACS)

INTERCARGO

For Further Information - Phone 203-622-4014 - Fax 203-622-1929

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