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Parker Towing Announces

Administrative Changes

Tim Parker Sr., chairman of the board, and Tim Parker Jr., president of Parker Towing Compa- ny, have announced the promotion of Charles A. Haun to senior vice president, operations, and the addi- tion of Edward W. Peterson as vice president, sales.

Charles A. Haun

Mr. Haun has been with Parker

Towing since January 1975 and most recently served as vice presi- dent, operations. A 1972 graduate of the University of Alabama School of

Law, Mr. Haun also holds a B.S. degree from U.A. in Chemistry.

Edward W. Peterson

Mr. Peterson recently joined

Parker Towing as vice president, sales, after three years as president and managing partner of Merchants

River Transportation in New Or- leans.

Mr. Peterson replaces George

Wakefield, who left Parker Tow- ing to pursue other career options in

California.

Parker Towing Company is a barge and tow company headquar- tered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on the

Black Warrior River. The company serves the waterways and ports of

Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Missis- sippi, Louisiana, Texas and the East

Gulf. With the completion of the

Tenn-Tom Parker Towing has ex- panded service to the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers. This year Parker

Towing is celebrating its 50th Anni- versary. Company founder, Tim

Parker Sr., is still active with the company.

For more information and free lit- erature on Parker Towing,

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Dykem Offers

Stox Rust Inhibitor —Literature Available

The Dykem Company, St. Louis,

Mo., manufactures and markets a superior rust inhibitor, Stox, which prevents rust on all machinery and

May, 1988 equipment, production machined parts, tools and dies, castings, molds, stored parts, metal stock parts and salvage parts.

According to Dykem, which was established in 1920, Stox can be applied to metal machined or fabri- cated parts to keep products and equipment rust free. Stox, which can be used indoors and outdoors, also protects and insulates electrical parts, assemblies and cables. Stox is available in 16-fluid-ounce spray cans, gallon containers or five-gallon drums.

For free literature on Stox,

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Wynstruments Offers New

Literature On Low-Cost

Marine Window Wipers

Wynstruments Ltd., through its

North American Agent, Marketec,

Inc., is offering free literature, now available on a brand-new product: low-cost, high-quality, feature- packed window wipers specially de- signed for leisure and in-shore ves- sels.

Selling under the brand name "Sea Crystal," the wiper is de- scribed as a Pendulum/Pantograph marine window wiper. One particu- lar feature of note is the choice of wiping arc which can be adjusted at the time of fitting to any one of sev- en different angles from 45° to 110°.

Arms are available in lengths to 450 mm (18 inches) and blades to a max- imum of 400 mm (16 inches).

The literature details complete specifications, including speed, wip- ing arc, mounting position, sizes, drive shaft, motor and power sup- ply, weight, etc. Photos and dia- grams support the information and describe the wiper's features.

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New Computerized System

Controls Fuel Viscosity —Literature Offered

The temperature and viscosity of fuels and other liquids can be moni- tored and controlled with a maxi- mum of efficiency by a newly devel- oped computer system which re- quires only a minimum of technical maintenance. Visco Pilot, manufac- tured and marketed by MAR TEC

Marine of Hamburg, offers essen- tially attendance-free operation.

Readjustments of operating param- eters or exchanges of principal ele- ments of the system can be accom- plished easily by untrained person- nel in only a few minutes, according to Peter P. Lombard, president of American United Marine Corp., the exclusive North American sales agent for MAR TEC.

The system's viscosity sensor con- tains a vibrating metal reed which operates on the principle of mag- netic striction. The damping effect of the liquid as it flows past the sen- sor is amplified and converted to viscosity values, which are digitally displayed on the monitor, contin- uously. Liquid temperature, meas- ured at the same point, is also dis- played, and the computer calculates the standard viscosity at a chosen reference temperature and displays this as well. The monitor also sends a signal to the pre-heater to raise or lower the temperature as required to keep the actual viscosity within the chosen limits.

Preset values can be changed at any time by the operator, and when the microprocessor is turned off it automatically reverts to the values originally set.

If the viscosity values move out- side of the preset range, or if the temperature exceeds the maximum setting, flashing alarms appear on the monitor. Measurable ranges for temperature and viscosity are 0-200 deg. C and 2-999 centistokes.

Speed, accuracy, and simplicity are the major advantages of the Vis- co Pilot system. Unaffected by im- purities in the liquid or changes in flow rate or pressure, the sensor is easy to clean and to check for accu- racy.

This system contains no air pilot tubes and no complicated moving parts except for the motor of the regulating valve. Both the sensor and the amplifier can be replaced, if necessary, by untrained personnel.

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MAR TEC Marine Visco Pilot,

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ContiCarriers & Terminals

Acquires Dakota Barge

Dakota Barge Service, Inc., of St.

Paul, Minn., has been acquired by

ContiCarriers & Terminals, Inc., a major river transportation firm based in Chicago.

Dakota Barge operates six harbor boats in the St. Paul harbor in pro- viding local towage, fleeting and switching services, fuel delivery and barge repairs. Dakota also owns a number of barges used to carry coal and an 80-ton drydock. It leases a 300-ton marine way from St. Paul

Terminals.

ContiCarriers & Terminals is a subsidiary of Continental Grain

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