Maritime Reporter, November 1977

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ARINC Awarded $117,000 MarAd Study Contract The Maritime Administration has awarded a $117,563 study contract to ARINC Research Cor- poration, Annapolis, Md., for de- velopment of an Automated Man- agement Control System for U.S. public marine terminals. The objectives of the 12-month study are to analyze the func- tional requirements of a public marine terminal, examine the cost benefits, and develop the concept design to meet the requirements. The contractor will examine car- go and equipment flow between the terminal's gates and the ship- to-apron transfer for potential areas for electronic or semi-auto- matic processing where it would contribute to management and control of terminals. The study is designed to pro- vide a program for the port and marine terminal industry where- by improved managerial capabil- ity will increase the productivity of terminals, enhance services provided to steamship operators, and improve the method of com- municating cargo information to the landside customers receiving and delivering cargo to the ter- minal. A small industry committee has been formed to advise and work with the contractor throughout the study. NKK To Design Wooden Ship Repair Yard For Government Of Dubai NKK (Nippon Kokan) of Japan has signed a contract with the Government of Dubai for a con- sultant service for the construc- tion of a wooden ship repair yard. Takeo Arakawa, NKK New York general manager, said that NKK would be in charge of basic survey, design, and installation management for the shipyard, which will be used for the repair of ships up to 45 meters (148 feet) long. Scheduled for completion by summer 1978, the yard will have one Syncrolift and 30 repair berths. It will also be equipped with special conveyance equip- ment to transport the ships from their berths. Equipment for the shipyard will be supplied by the firm of Okura Shoji Kaisha. can COMET for MARINE INSTRUMENTS • Pressure Gauges • Thermometers • Dial Thermometers • Cargo Tank Thermometers • Accessories & Fittings ASHCROFT • DURO • JAY MOELLER • PALMER TAYLOR • WEKSLER WESTON • U S AMTEK Complete inventory for off-the-shelf service COMET MARINE SUPPLY CO. 157 PERRY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10014 • TEL. (212) 675-8776 MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Controlled Circulation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliver- able magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. Member BPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 22 Volume 39 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News On Board or Dock Side Look to Rapid for Power 3 KW to 3,000 KW Rapid D.C. Power Supplies feature: Low initial capital investment*; reduced power costs - 96% efficiency and high power factor; excellent reliability - hermetically sealed diodes non-aging for trouble-free oper- ation; vacuum impregnated power transformers; solid state - completely static. Installation is simple - AC input connections to customer's power source - DC connections to load. Maintenance-free - self-lubricating fan - air cooled units. Diode protection is standard; thermal pro- tection is standard; transient (surge) protection for both AC and DC are standard. Write for catalog M776. 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