Symposium On Ship Operations To Be Held In New York November 17-19

An International Symposium on Ship Operations (ISOSO) will be sponsored in New York City November 17-19 by five major maritime industry organizations, each representing a separate discipline within the industry. The Symposium will be held in the spacious Passenger Terminal on the Hudson River at the foot of West 55th Street. A major portion of the facility will be given over to exhibit space, and there will be two conference areas to provide for concurrent sessions. The five sponsoring groups are: The Hydrographic Society, American Institute of Merchant Shipping, The Council of American Master Mariners, Inc., the Council of American Flag Ship Operators, and the host of the organization, the Maritime Association of the Port of New York.

Exhibitors in the area of communications, weather, navigation, deck and engine equipment, ship maintenance, ship services, safety, lighting, fuel and fuel quality control, and any other product or service affecting the economics and profitability of ship operation will find a responsive audience at ISOSO, a c c o r d i n g to N. Nick Cretan, Maritime Association executive director.

Details on conference sessions and exhibiting can be obtained from any of the sponsoring organizations or from the Maritime Association ISOSO office, 34th Floor, 80 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004; telephone (212) 425- 5704.