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Urethane To Provide For

Supply Center

The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii has granted Ure- thane Products Corp. (UPC) another contract for six 10 ft. diameter x 16 ft.- long Marine Guard foam-filled marine fenders. The fenders are constructed for energy absorbing capacity of 1,081 ft. kips with a reaction force of 402 kips.

The fenders will be delivered to the

Naval Station at Pearl Harbor.

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MaK Signs Letter Of Intent For

Its Subsidiary

MaK Motoren GmbH & Co. has signed a letter of intent for the sale of its marine sales and service subsidiary

MaK Scandinavia to Geveke - the parent company of Geveke Power Systems, which represents Caterpillar in Norway,

Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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United States Lines

Floats Again

American Classic Voyages has acquired one of the most storied and renowned names in the history of ocean- going passenger transportation - Unil

States Lines - to be used for its fleet cruise ships being developed under 1 company's Project America initiative.

Known as one of the most promint names in passenger shipping throughc the era of the trans-Atlantic crossing period that spanned from the eai 1900's through the early 1960's. The h remaining vessel of the fleet, SS Unit

States, was decommissioned in 1969.

EXHAUST GAS CLEANER

Effectively Eliminates All Inert Gas Soot Stains

Letters of Testimonial Are Available From Captains Who Have

Successfully Used Exhaust Gas Cleaner

Gyro Exhaust Gas Cleaner is a premium mixture of industrial cleaning agents formulated specifically to penetrate and dissolve inert gas compounds that adhere to tank walls. Ease of application and environmen- tally safe make this product the preferred choice among tanker captains around the world. It will prepare your vessel for "water-white" chemicals. Vou will have no problem passing the methanol wall-wash test after cleaning with Exhaust Gas Cleaner. gyro chemical & equipment co.5 inc.

Mailing Address - P.O. Box 853. Deer Park. Texas 77536

Office & Plant - 5206 Railroad Ave

Phone (281) 479-5905 • Fax (281) 479-6239

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Your Firm Marine Partner in America / China

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Stockist for New / Second-hand • Main engine parts • Turbocharger parts • Auxiliary engine parts • Anchor & chain cable • Lifeboat & life-raft • Other machinery equipment

Ship Repair Service at Chinese

Ports & Shipyards • Voyage repair • Dry-docking • Overhauling & reconditioning service

Foundry & Machine

Shop for: • Cylinder liner/cover • Piston crown/skirt/ring • Water guide jacket • Other machinery parts

For more- information visit us at: www. XSO.com

MARISO USA, Inc. 100 Davidson Avenue

Somerset, NJ 08873, USA

Tel: 1-732-271-2755

Fax: 1-732-271-2744

E-mail: [email protected]

MARISO Co., Ltd. 18F, 1958 Zhong Shan Bei Rd.

Shanghai, 200063, P.R. China

Tel: 86-21-6203 0206

Fax: 86-21-6203 3785

E-mail: [email protected]

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You Have A

Lot Riding on

Your Roller

Fairlead

Why Settle for Less

Than Skookum ?

GIBBS & cox m

TEL: 212-366-3900 50 W 23 St. NY, NY 10010 FAX: 212-366-7999

Celebrating Our 70th Anniversary

Engineering and Design Support

To Shipbuilders Around the World

Since 1929

Arlington, VA Hampton, VA Philadelphia, PA Brunswick, ME www.ulvencompanies.com

Heat-Treated Alloy Steel Rollers

Typically Bronze Bushed Bearings "Stressproof" Steel Pins to Weight Design

Components

Extremes

Hubbard, Oregon 97032

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