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Toledo Shipyard Trains

Longshoreman To Aid

During Busy Repair Season

Initial job training in shipyard welding and repair work recently began at the Toledo Shipyard for approximately 20 Port of Toledo longshoreman who took advantage of a new off-season work opportu- nity conceived by the Toledo-Lucas

County Port Authority, said John

M. Loftus, port authority seaport director. The training program also has been offered to be conducted at

H. Hansen Industries, the Port of

Toledo's other main ship repair firm.

The port authority board of di- rectors approved a port authority- sponsored training plan to help port longshoremen find wintertime em- ployment following the close of the shipping season. The program will train longshoremen from Local 1982 of the International Longshore- men's Association to work as weld- ers at the Toledo Shipyard during winter months when Great Lakes longshoremen are laid off. It also is the time when the yard faces its biggest need for skilled workers.

Said Mr. Loftus, "Not only will it provide a winter job for workers who normally face a three-month lay-off, it will help our shipyard meet important commitments for winter vessel repair work." Work- ers who successfully complete the training will receive certificates from ABS.

The Toledo Shipyard is expect- ing a busy repair season, as four vessels have already been sched- uled for major drydock work, and there are more possibilities. The

Toledo Shipyard is owned by the

Port Authority and operated by the

Toledo Shiprepair Co.

Mr. Loftus said Toledo is having its best grain shipping year in the past five years, and a longer St.

Lawrence Seaway season will help make it better. He reported that the Seaway will remain open this year until Dec. 31, approximately 10 days later than normal, due to the unusually mild weather and increased activity. For the same reason, the Welland Canal will close on Jan. 4. "Through Nov. 11 we exceeded all of last year's total grain move- ment," Mr. Loftus said. "Grain shipments are up 32 percent over last year and I anticipate exports to top two million tons this year."

Federal Ferry Funds Used To

Re-Establish Miss. Service

The Mississippi County Port Au- thority will receive $278,000 in fed- eral funds to re-establish ferry ser- vice between Dorena, Mo., and

Hickman, Ky. Service between the two towns was discontinued in 1991, after more than 150 years of opera- tion. "Getting these federal funds shows the value of a good local effort to get funds..." said Jack

Hynes, waterways administrator for the Missouri Highway and

January, 1995

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Transportation Dept. This is the second federal ferryboat funding package received in Missouri, as the

Lewis County-Canton, Mo. port au- thority received $140,000 in Janu- ary to purchase a ferry and barge for vehicle and passenger transporta- tion between Canton and Meyer, 111.

The funding is part of a $17 mil- lion plan to give 13 states the money for construction projects on ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

There are currently six other fer- ries operating in Missouri. All but one is privately owned and oper- ated.

Beaird Industries Appoints

Hinkle President

Harry W. Hinkle was appointed president of Beaird Industries, Inc., effective November 14. Mr. Hinkle studied engineering at Auburn Uni- versity and is a graduate of Georgia

State University. The Shreveport,

La.-based Beaird Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity

Industries of Dallas, and is a leader in large custom fabrication. Beaird has major manufacturing operations in Shreveport and Orange, Texas.

The company is involved with part- nership programs with customers and is in the process of implement- ing ISO 9002 and Quest, the total quality management process of the

Trinity Industries Group.

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