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Tropical Shipping Awards Contract For Containership For Florida-Nassau Run Tropical Shipping & Construction Co., Ltd. of Nassau, Bahamas, has awarded a contract to Buesumer Werft G.m.b.H., Buesum, West Germany, for the construction of a container-ship. It will be capable of carrying 116 twenty-foot containers in cellular holds. The design is such that the vessel will also be able to carry 35-foot and 40-foot containers writh a height of 8 feet 6 inches. The new ship w?ill have an overall length of 277 feet 5 inches. As an open shelterdeck ves-sel, it will have a draft of 12 feet, a dead-weight capacity of 1,160 tons and a speed of 15 knots. As a full scantling ship, it will have a draft of 16 feet 5 inches, a deadweight of 2,360 tons and a speed of 13^ knots. The main propulsion unit will be a German manufactured M.A.N., 2,300-hp diesel engine operating at 900/275 rpm. The vessel will also be equipped with a KaMeWa variable-pitch propeller and bow thruster. The vessel, which will enter into Tropical Shipping's regular service between Florida and the Bahamas, marks a further expansion of the company's trade in this area. The transaction between Tropical Shipping and the German shipyard was concluded through Brandtship International, Inc., New York. Capt. Conrad Appointed Dean And Comdr. Anthony Librarian At Maine Maritime Academy Capt. Edward E. Conrad has been named dean and head of the Academic Department, it was announced by Maine Maritime Academy. Captain Conrad served in the U.S. Navy for 28 years before retiring in 1966. During that time (1962-64) he was director of the Atomic Energy Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., and from 1964-66 he was director of long range studies, Insti-tute of Naval Studies, Cambridge, Mass. Since 1967, Captain Conrad had been an assistant professor at New England College, Henniker, N.H. Captain Conrad received his BS degree from the U.S. Naval Academy; MS in nuclear engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; LLB from LaSalle University School of Law; MA in political science from Boston University, and will receive his PhD in politi-cal science from Boston University this sum-mer. The Academy also announced that Lt. Comdr. Kenneth H. Anthony has been named as librarian. From 1947-52, he taught at Fishburne Mili-tary School and Fairfax Hall Junior College. He also served as an Episcopal clergyman from 1945-69. Commander Anthony received his BS de-gree from Heidelberg University; BD from Virginia Theological Seminary; did graduate work at the University of Chicago, and also earned a master of library science degree from the University of Maine. Ralph Thayer Joins Associated Container The appointment of Ralph N. Thayer to a senior managerial position in the container shipping firm, Associated Container Trans-portation (U.S.A.), has been announced by the company. Mr. Thayer joined ACT (U.S.A.) on July 8. Mr. Thayer has been heavily involved in shipping and traffic for the past 15 years with the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Mich. He has served as foreign traffic manager for the firm since 1966. Mr. Thayer holds a bache-lor's degree from Marietta College and a mas-ter's degree from the University of Wisconsin. ACT (U.S.A.) is a consortium comprised of Blue Star, Cunard-Port and Ellerman lines, all of whom presently operate conventional cargo service between North America and Australia/ New Zealand. In February of this year, the consortium opened a New York office to es-tablish a new container service for this route. Four ships, each with a capacity of 1,100 con-tainers, are now under construction for ACT (U.S.A.), and the service is scheduled to be-gin in early 1971. Interstate Oil Transport Company's Fleet Now Totals 56 Vessels The upper pilothouse on the tug Clipper, serviced by an elevator, permits a clear view over the bow of the 1 6,200-dwt super-barge 135. In one day the fleet of Interstate Oil Transport Company of Philadelphia, Pa., was increased by the addition of five units?two tugboats and three barges. These bring the firm's fleet to 56 vessels consisting of three small tankers, 20 tugboats and 33 barges. Shown above is the new petroleum superbarge Ocean 135 being pushed across the Gulf of Mexico by the new 135-foot, 5,600-hp tugboat Clipper at a speed in excess of 10 knots. The Ocean 135 was christened by Mrs. Charles Conrad Jr. (see cover and feature in July 15 issue Maritime Re-porter and Engineering News). The photo on the left shows Mrs. Adrian S. Hooper, wife of the president of Interstate Oil Transport, christening the tug Clipper. The photo on the right shows Mrs. Patricia Moss, sister of astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., christening the new 2,200-hp, 1 05-foot tug Defender. At the same time that these three vessels were being christened, Interstate Oil Trans-port accepted delivery of a chemical specialty barge and a 24,000-barrel coastwise tank barge. The tug Clipper with Ocean 135 will operate exclusively as a team in the trans-Gulf service delivering petroleum products to Tampa, Fla. on a regular schedule. August 1, 1969 21