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"The Proton 3 is a state-of-the-art magnetometer that's compatible witn the state of your budget." -jack Fisher, President "At one gamma sensitivity, the maximum practical ^ /. «•. Fishers Mfg., inc. sensjj-jvjty for a towed magnetometer, the Proton 3 : i gives you the best cost/performance ratio of any

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ERC is hopeful that the navy work will help it to further develop simi- lar systems for the commercial maritime market.

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Maritime Majors Join Forces

ABB, Kvaerner Masa-Yards and

Fincantieri have formed ABB

Azipod Oy, a new company which will manage the business activities of the Azipod electric propulsion system.

Under the agreement, ABB

Industry will own 55 percent of the new company, and Kvaerner and

Fincantieri will each own 22.5 per- cent. "The reason for forming a new company with this structure is that the Azipod system is now developed to a stage when the mar- ket is rapidly growing and it is essential to strengthen marketing and sales, as well as after-sales service. "ABB is a major supplier of key electrical machinery to the ship- ping industry and has an estab- lished worldwide service network.

The share ownership by

Fincantieri and Kvaerner Masa-

Yards secures the new company a strong development input from the market," said Kvaerner President and CEO Martin Saarikangas.

ABB Azipod Oy will commence its activities in a new manufacturing facility in Helsinki, Finland.

Risto Pakaste, former head of

Kvaerner Masa-Azipod, has been appointed president of the new facility, which will focus on mar- keting, sales, design and develop- ment, unit assembly and testing, installation and after-sales service of Azipods.

Aker Marine Announces

New VPs

Phillip A. Abbot has been appointed vice president of

Marketing and Business

Development and Chuck Minton has been appointed vice president of Anchor Handling Operations at

Aker Marine Contractors, Inc.

Mr. Abbot has been working in the offshore engineering and con- struction business for more than 25 years. He started Aker

Engineering's Subsea and Marine

Pipeline Department and managed this group for three years.

SPR Joins Up With

Simplex-Turmar

Standard Piston Ring Co. Ltd. (SPR) has joined Simplex-Turmar

Inc. (STI) in a new cooperative agreement.

SPR, which manufactures piston rings and specializes in diesel engines for the marine and power generation industries, has appoint- ed STI agents for the U.S. and

Canadian markets to ensure that maximum communication and ser- vice levels are attained.

For more information on STI

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