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3 floating drydocks ? to 18,000 tons Lockheed's talented people repaired the MT Evje ahead of schedule! Damaged ships from 'round the world come to dock at Lockheed, Seattle, for drydocking and voyage repairs ? because Lockheed has the facilities, the men, the know-how, and the care-how to take time and make time to expedite big or little jobs at lowest possible costs. We'll even stretch a point to accommodate ships like this 21,000 ton Samudragupta Jayanti on our 18,000 ton drydock! Make your ship at home, too ?at Lockheed ?the now shipyard ? "right now" whenever you need fast, expert repairs at competitive prices! LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2929 SIXTEENTH AVENUE SOUTHWEST SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98134 PHONE 206-623-2072 ? CABLE LOCKSHIP NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: James R. Porter 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ? Phone 212-943-8795 MA To Receive Bids Feb. 13 On Sixth U.S. Lines Vessel February 13 has been set as the date for receipt of bids by the Mari-time Administration covering the construction of a sixth 32,000-ton full containership for the United States Lines. Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Chester, Pa., is cur-rently building five other full con-tainerships for U.S. Lines. Each of the streamlined-hulled vessels will have a capacity of 1,335,000 cubic feet. They have an overall length of 700 feet 6 inches and 90-foot beam. A 20-knot service speed will be produced by a power plant of 27,300 shp. Bids should be forwarded to the Maritime Administration, GAO Building, Washington, D.C. Equitable Equipment Lowest Bidder On Line-Handling Vessels Of bids received by Petroleiro Brasileiro S. A. (Petrobras) for the construction of two 52-foot line-handling vessels, Equitable Equip-ment Company, New Orleans, La., was the lowest bidder. They are to be used in assisting supertankers to moor at a monobuoy off the coast of Tramandai, Brazil. George C. Meese, naval architects and marine engineers of Annapolis, Md., were design agents for these vessels. June 1968 is the projected delivery date. Jeffboat Building Two Chemical Tank Barges Two 2,400-dwt chemical tank barges are building at Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind. The vessels, be-ing built for stock purposes, will have dimensions of 248 feet by 50 feet bv 11 feet 3 inches. Portable Equipment For Complete Repairs BENDER SHIP REPAIR, Inc. On The Gulf Coast at Mobile 265 S. Water Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602 1-205-433-3675 CABLE ADDRESS: BENSRI ? Master Ship Repair Contracts With All Government Maritime Agencies pressure indicator gives compression and firing pressures faster The Model K-100 Kiene Pressure Indicator accurately measures compression and firing pressures ? assures proper maintenance of diesel engines ? helps pre-vent costly down time. Only one moving part?no friction or inertia effects?no complicated adjustments. Steel carrying case and service tools included. Send for Bulletin K-100 LOCKHEED-SEATTLE Pacific Far East Line To Convert Two C-4s A bill (HR12638) has been sign-ed by President Johnson which al-lows Pacific Far East Line, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., to trade two vessels in exchange for C-4s, the General R. L. Howze and the Gen-eral A. W. Greely, which are pres-ently owned by the Maritime Ad-ministration. The ships will be converted into cargo ships at a total cost of $14-million. They are to be used ex-clusively on trade routes between the United States West Coast and Guam. Dependable 24-Hour Ship Repair Service Repairs & Conversions To All Types of Floating Equipment 3 BERTHS at YARD TOPSIDE REPAIRS AT UNLOADING DOCKS KIENE DIESEL ACCESSORIES, INC. 10352 PACIFIC AVE., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 No. 3 Volume 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices at 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postage paid at Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Member Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News