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THE NEW LOOK IN MARINE LIGHTING! r #6200 \ MARINE Fluorescent The first Fluorescent listed under U. L. Marine Label as "Outside Type." FOR COMPLETE FACTS WRITE SNELSON OILFIELD LIGHTING CO., INC. P. O. BOX 1284 817-926-0571 FORT WORTH. TEXAS Nineteenth Annual Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations Sponsored by the Graduate School of Business Administration, Tulane University April 22-26, 1968 Tulane University's Institute on Foreign Trans-portation and Port Operations was the recipient of the 1963 National Defense Transportation Award?the only organization in the history of the Association to receive this award. The next Institute will be held at the University Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 22-26, 1968. A registration fee of $125.00 in-cludes four special luncheons and one dinner session. The Institute conducts an educational program on handling exports and imports, designed to improve the competence of executives (present and prospective) including junior executives in charge of actual operations and senior executives responsible for planning and directing of opera-tions. Topics to be covered are: 1. The fundamental steps in handling export and import traffic by sea and air. 2. The methods of expediting shipments through ports of export and import. 3. The relation of one agency to others. 4. The relation of one department of a firm to the other department in handling foreign traffic. 5. Solving particular problems of management and operations. 6. Problems involving military traffic. A copy of the program may he obtained writing to the Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations, Norman Mayer Building, Tu-lane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118. Cast Bronze Fog Bells #6400 BHM The first mercury vapor floodlight listed "Marine Type Outside Type" (salt water) under U.L. 595 to meet requirements of USCG. ELISHA ©WEBB & SON CO. 136 S. Front St., Phila., Pa. 19106 Phone (215) WA 5-0534 Avondale Shipyards Launches First Of Five Cargoliners For States Steamship Company Principals at the launching, from the left: J. R. Dant, president of States Steamship Company; Miss Lowry Thurston Collins, maid of honor; Mrs. Barret H. Collins, daughter of Mr. Dant and sponsor of the SS Colorado, and Henry Zac Carter, president, Avondale Shipyards. The SS Colorado, first of five new advanced-design cargoliners being built by Avondale Shipyards for States Steamship Company, was launched December 16, 1967, at the builder's main yard in New Orleans. Principals at the launching included Henry Zac Carter, president of Avondale, and J. R. Dant, president of States Steamship Company. Mrs. Barret H. Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dant, christened the vessel, assisted by her maid of honor, Miss Lowry Thurston Col-lins. Like her sisterships, the 24,000-shp SS Colo-rado has a length of 579 feet and a beam of 82 feet. Her design speed of 23 knots places her among the fastest cargo ships in the world. Designed by George G. Sharp, Inc.. of New York City, the new-class vessels will be the only cargoliners in the Pacific equipped with gyro-controlled flume stabilizers to minimize the rolling of the ship at sea. This device can dampen roll as much as 75 percent. Containing a fully automated engine room with bridge control, the vessel operates with a crew of 45. The Colorado is a seven-hatch ves-sel with cubic bale of 855,000 feet. Its new de-sign will allow handling of breakbulk, contain-erized or unitized cargoes with equal efficiency. The Colorado's design includes equipment to control temperature and humidity in all cargo compartments; and stainless steel deep tanks. Refrigeration will include both built-in com-partments and portable reefer vans. The vessel will carry 12 passengers in eight luxurious staterooms and an elegant lounge. Advance-design facilities will enable her to Built at Avondale's main yard, New Orleans, the SS Colorado is the largest ship ever launched into the Mississippi. be self-sustaining in the handling of both dry and reefer cargo containers up to 20 feet in length and 20 tons in weight. The vessel is equipped with a 60-ton Stulken-type heavy-lift boom which will serve two hatches. States Line's present 13-vessel fleet serves all Pacific Coast ports from Vancouver, British Columbia, to San Diego, with trade routes to Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan, The Philippines, Hong Kong, Saigon and Thailand. Avondale was awarded the contract to build the five States ships at a cost of $73,368,060 and a delivery of the first ship 810 calendar days from the contract signing date of May 20, 1967. Subsequent delivery of the other ships?SS Idaho, SS Michigan, SS Montana and SS Wyoming?is to be every 90 days after delivery of the SS Colorado. The SS Colorado is the largest ship ever built in the State of Louisiana and the largest ever launched into the Mississippi River. Drew Marine Division Appoints Sales Rep. The Marine Division of Drew Chemical Cor-poration, New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of David Ochinero as a sales rep-resentative. Mr. Ochinero has a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and holds a marine engineer-ing officer's license aboard merchant vessels of several U.S.-flag shipping companies. Riddle To Head Operations For Lykes Lines Agency Fred W. Riddle, London, vice-president in charge of European operations of Lykes Lines Agency, Inc., has returned to the United States to become executive vice-president of Lykes Lines Agency, with headquarters in New Or-leans, where he will direct the worldwide op-erations of the wholly-owned subsidiary of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., and its agents. In making the announcement, Joseph T. Lykes Jr., chairman of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., said that Lykes Lines Agency's Conti-nental European operations will be supervised by Continental Director J. G. Tompkins III from his headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium; the United Kingdom operations by United Kingdom Director Joseph F. A. Barnett, with headquarters in London, and the Mediter-ranean Area by Mediterranean Director A. W. Hietala from his Genoa, Italy, headquarters. Mr. Riddle has been vice-president of Lykes Lines Agency since January 1, 1960. He is a veteran of European shipping operations and joined the Lykes Lines organization in 1945 in Bremen, Germany. He became assistant European general manager in 1954 and moved to Antwerp. In 1959 he transferred to London as European general manager. Messrs. Tompkins, Barnett and Hietala are all seasoned members of the Lykes organiza-tion. Mr. Tompkins is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the George-town University School of Foreign Service. He was transferred to Europe in 1961 follow-ing previous assignments in New Orleans, Brownsville, and Durban, South Africa. He was named continental director in 1963. Mr. Barnett, whose family has been identified with shipping for a great many years, first joined the Lykes staff in the United Kingdom in 1940. He transferred to New Orleans in 1951 and returned to Liverpool in 1952, and became manager of the Liverpool office in 1961. He was named United Kingdom director in 1963. Mr. Hietala is a graduate of Columbia Uni-versity. He first joined the Lykes organization in New Orleans and in 1958 was transferred to Genoa, Italy. In 1961 he shifted to Liver-pool and returned to Genoa in 1964. He was made Mediterranean director in 1967. 40 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News