Page 10: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (May 15, 1980)

Bulk carrier American Mariner is latest self-unloader to join the Great Lakes fleet of the American Steamship Company.

Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier Delivered

To ASC By Bay Shipbuilding

The newest addition to the

American Steamship Company's

Great Lakes fleet, a $30-million, 728-foot bulk carrier, was chris- tened and went into service re- cently. The new self-unloader is named the American Mariner in honor of the officers and men who dedicate their lives to the sea.

Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant

Secretary of Commerce for Mari- time Affairs, Maritime Adminis- tration, was the principal speaker at the christening ceremony held in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., in the yard of Bay Shipbuilding Corporation, a subsidiary of The Manitowoc

Company, Inc.

Frank Drozak, executive vice president of the Seafarers Inter- national Union, and Raymond T.

McKay, president, District 2, Ma- rine Engineers Beneficial Associ- ation-Associated Maritime Offi- cers, delivered remarks at the ceremony. Mrs. Samuel B. Nem- irow was the ship's sponsor.

The American Mariner's flexi- ble design will enable her to carry iron ore pellets, coal, and other

American Mariner (2) 20 Cylinder GM EMD Model 20-645-E7 diesel engines. Each are 3,600 bhp at 900 engine rpm. (1) Falk Model 2527 MAI Marine reduction gear. (4) Kato ships service generators each 670 kw — each powered by a

Caterpillar D-398-TA diesel engine. (1) Propeller —- Bird-Johnson Ka-

MeWa. 17 ft. 6 in. diameter. Control- lable pitch with stainless-steel blades. (2) Bow and stern thruster—-CP

Bird-Johnson. Each with 79-inch-di- ameter tunnel.

FAST Sewage Treatment System.

Steering gear — Jered Industries.

Mrs. Samuel B. Nemirow smashes cham- pagne across the bow of the 728-foot

Great Lakes vessel American Mariner.

Her husband, right, the Assistant Secre- tary for Maritime Affairs, Department of

Commerce, and Arthur J. Zuehlke, pres- ident, Bay Shipbuilding Corporation, watch the traditional ceremony. bulk commodities. The vessel has a 78-foot beam and a midsummer draft of 30 feet 10 inches. She has an unloading rate of 6,000 long tons of iron ore pellets per hour, and a capacity of 31,600 long tons of iron ore pellets. Her two diesel engines will provide a total of 7,000 bhp, and will give her a full-load speed of 15 miles per hour.

The ship is the ninth new car- rier to enter service since 1973 in American Steamship's current building program. This has added more than 325,000 long tons in new capacity to the ASC fleet, which now totals 20 vessels.

American Steamship Company, a GATX subsidiary, has been headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., since 1907, and operates the larg- est fleet of self-unloading vessels on the Great Lakes, serving the steel, utility, chemical, cement, and construction industries. Com- modities typically shipped include limestone, coal, iron ore, salt, gypsum, and sand.

Hillman Changes Name

To HBC Barge, Inc.

Hillman Barge & Construction

Company has changed its name to HBC Barge, Incorporated to better identify its role as a major inland barge builder. The compa- ny specializes in custom-designed barges built to customer specifi- cations. Company ownership, man- agement, craftsmen, and support staff all will remain unchanged, as will the company's location in

Brownsville, Pa., on the Monon- gahela River.

Robert Kenny, president of

HBC Barge, stated the reason for the name change is to gain bet- ter identity with the barge indus- try and barge users. "We wanted our name to be an easy and direct reflection of our dedication to barge building," Mr. Kenny said, "which is the majority of our business. Although our old, full name did say 'Barge and Con- struction,' most people knew of us only as 'Hillman' and often confused us with the other Hill- man companies. The 'Construction' in the old name led to other con- fusion, we'd often get calls about building port facilities, schools and highways. "With the new name, HBC

Barge, people will more easily recognize us for our barges." Mr.

Kenny added, "This identity is partciularly important to poten- tial new customers who are look- ing for a barge builder."

HBC Barge, Inc. began building barges as Hillman Barge & Con- struction Company in 1939. Since then, the company's plant facili- ties have grown steadily, along with its capabilities. The current facilities have been laid out for maximum flexibility, permitting the simultaneous construction of many different barges of various types and sizes, and of differing design requirements. This type of layout has proven necessary due to the custom design of the com- pany's barges.

According to Mr. Kenny, each barge the company produces is designed to meet the customer's specifications and design require- ments. "This adaptability to de- sign is particularly important with the liquid cargo and chem- ical barges we build," Mr. Kenny said. He added, "The variety of products our customers transport have very crucial, and widely dif- fering, handling requirements. We design and build each barge for the customer, accordingly."

In addition to liquid cargo and chemical barges, HBC Barge builds coal, grain, cement, sand, gravel and general commodity barges, in standard, jumbo, stum- bo and specialty sizes. Although the company concentrates its ef- forts on barges, it still retains the capabilities for building other types of specialty marine equip- ment.

Honeywell-ELAC Names

Reimann As Consultant

Honeywell-ELAC of Kiel, West

Germany has appointed Manfred

Reimann as consultant for the

North American market. He will be responsible for increasing the presence of the company in the

U.S. and Canada.

Manfred Reimann

A member of the Honeywell family of companies, Honeywell-

ELAC has a long history in the design and production of echo- sounder systems for navigation, fishing, oceanography, and hydro- graphic survey. The combined technology of Honeywell Inc. and its German subsidiary will ensure that exceptional products will be provided for the marine industry.

Mr. Reimann will cooperate closely with ITT-Decca Marine,

Palm Coast, Fla. and Decca Ma- rine, Toronto, Canada — Honey- well-ELAC's exclusive distribu- tors for navigation and fishing equipment in North America. His previous assignment was general manager of Krupp Atlas Elek- tronik Division, Houston. Mr.

Reimann will be working out of the Marine Systems Center of

Honeywell Inc., Seattle, Wash.

Honeywell-ELAC offers a com- prehensive product line, from fish detection sounders, fish scopes, long-range and high-definition so- nars to hydrographic survey sounders with digitizer, and ves- sel berthing systems.

Dikeos Named Acting

Director For Farrell

James P. Horn, president of

Farrell Lines Incorporated, New

York City, announced the appoint- ment of Capt. Andreas Dikeos as

Farrell Lines' acting director for

Greece, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria.

He will be headquartered in

Farrell's Piraeus office, and will replace Capt. P.A. Adams, who is returning to the United States for reassignment. Captain Dikeos will report to A.P. Ferroni, Farrell

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