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VIKING SOFTLOOP

FENDER

When Push Comes to Shove,

Have a Viking on Your Side • The softest, most forgiving ship assist fender on market • Designed for greater energy absorption and gripping ability • Ideal for tractor tugs bow, stern and side fenders • Side hip fenders for tug and barge units • Pier cell fenders

Circle 295 on Reader Service Card a division of Viking Marine Products, Inc. 1160 State Street • Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 USA 732-8264552 • Fax 732-826-5533 http://www.vikingfender.com /^Built for Extremes

Engineered for

Reliability SK66KOM®

BLOCKS AND FORGINGS

Since 1890

Skookum • Ulven • RopeMaster • BCM

MARINE - LOGGING

MINING - OFFSHORE

FISHING - CONSTRUCTION

Made in U.S.A. 1 -800-547-8211 For a Dealer Near You

P.O. Box 280 • Hubbard, OR 97032 U.S.A. • Fax: (503) 651-3409

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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

REGION III 1999 CHEMICAL EMERGENCY

PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION CONFERENCE

Nations biggest and best conference of it's kind!

WHEN: Hilton Washington & Towers

Washington D.C.

WHAT:

More than 60 breakout sessions

Up to 150 exhibitors

Monday night reception

Wednesday night banquet

Cost: $95 registration fee

First Time Ever - workshops and lectures on hazardous materials, emergency response and new federal regulations for the maritime industry!

For more information, call the conference hotline at 1-877-804-CEPP or visit our website at www.epacepp.com 44 Circle 292 on Reader Service Card plete portfolio of land mobile communications equipment and services. Wherever you are, Seven Seas offers solutions to meet your communications needs. Circle No. 131

Xtek Incorporated

With a skilled metallurgical staff, whose men and women provide the technological knowledge,

Xtek selects the best metal hardening technique for the demands of individual customer applica- tions. Designers and engineers, who employ their experience and individual creativity to provide the gears and gearing systems that power heavy industry. Circle No. 132

Decontaminate Your Fuel Quickly

Fuel Dynamics is the exclusive distributor of

Fuel Mag diesel fuel decontamination units in

North and South America. Fuel Mag NSA, largely reduces costly maintenance and downtime. It also increases fuel efficiency, extends diesel engine life, and cleans the fuel without the use of hazardous toxic biocides. Call 888-825-4239 or

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Luber Finer

Luber-Finer's LFF-8000 Series Fuel Filter/Water

Separator strips both emulsified and slug water from diesel fuel and dumps it into a built-in sump. It is 97% efficient at removing water, and removes engine damaging particles at the same time. The LFF-8000 is applicable with all Cum- mins, Mack, Detriot, CAT or IHC engines with

OE spin-on fuel filters. Circle No. 134

Lapeyre Stairs

Lapeyre manufactures unique fitting stairs.

Some of Lapeyre Stair applications are: tanks, mezzanines, roof tops, crossovers, mobile stairs and roof hatches. Benefits are numerous: small items can be easily carried up and down the stair, close fitting handrails give better support, unique alternating tread design permits comfortable, face forward descents. Circle No. 135

Pullmaster Winch Corporation

Offshore and inshore planetary hydraulic winch- es are used in a variety of installations. They are ideal for ship cranes, dock side cranes, unloading equipment, container handling, and a variety of operations on off shore platforms. All of these operations require a high degree of dependability and PULLMASTER provides it. Circle No. 136

The Flexaust Company Inc.

Flexaust is proud to announce another new product, Flex-Lok. Flex-Lok is a mechanically constructed fabric hose with an external metal helix. Flexaust now has the ability to make hose out of almost any standard or exotic material due to the fact that no adhesive is used in the process.

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Kaydon Fluid Power Products Group

Victor Fluid Power, a Kaydon Fluid Power Company, is a custom manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders for marine environments. Specializing in bores to 30", with strokes to 50', Victor Fluid Power also offers complete hydraulic systems and controls capability. With over 60 years of quality manu- facturing experience, Victor Fluid Power is approved and qualified for ABS and DNV certifi cations. Call (800) 733-7021 or Circle No. 171

Statpower

The demand for clean cost-effective power is enormous. With a need for an independent, compact, and efficient source of that power, Stat- power focuses its energies on developing a line of exceptional

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