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been estimated to have reserves between five-and ten-billion barrels. Joseph Kahn, chairman of Seatrain Lines, owner of the Manhattan, said that "a success-ful conclusion to the tests could very signifi-cantly affect the future of the United States tanker fleet." Other tanker operators, who pointed out that the Alaska-continental United States route was a trade reserved to American-flag vessels, said it could mean a doubling or even a tripling of the nation's tanker fleet. M. A. Wright, chairman of the Humble board, said the ship venture was part of a broad program of studies designed to get Alaskan oil to markets. The companies are also studying the economics of overland pipeline routes, one of which is currently nearing completion to southern Alaska. The Manhattan, built six years ago for the Tanker Manhattan To Test Use Of Northwest Passage For Delivery Of Alaskan Oil Steel Deck Barge ? JAMES G. ? 140' x 40' x 11'6" COAST WISE ADDITION TO A VERSATILE FLEET One of the new steel deck barges recently added to the Gillen fleet, the JAMES G. measures up to the high standards Gillen has set for both its equipment and services. Designed for both coastal and harbor work, the new barges are part of a continuing program to expand services for you with the finest and most versatile equipment available. LIGHTERAGE AND TOWING ewty S^^/^taf^ 99 WALL STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10005 BOWLING GREEN 9-7310 Can the polar Northwest Passage be used as an oil supply route between the north slope of Alaska and East Coast ports? Three of the world's major oil companies feel that there are good possibilities that it can be used. Next June a test run will be made by the largest U.S.-flag tanker, the 106,500-dwt Manhattan, over the route. The announcement of the plan was made jointly by the Humble Oil and Refining Com-pany, Atlantic Richfield and BP Exploration, U.S.A. The companies are involved in develop-ing the largest oil field discovered in the West-ern Hemisphere, an Alaskan deposit that has Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, is 940 feet long and capable of carrying 910,000 barrels of cargo. Since Seatrain acquired it, the vessel has been employed largely in the grain trades. The oil companies' program calls for exten-sive modifications to be made on the vessel. In addition to strengthening the hull and in-stalling an icebreaker bow, the ship will he equipped with devices to protect her propeller and rudder from ice floes. The vessel will be converted by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pa., with work starting this month. The con-version work is scheduled to be completed in June. SNAME Calls For Applicants To Receive Scholarships Scholarships in both the graduate and under-graduate levels are again being provided by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers to encourage young men to pursue studies in the naval architectural and marine engineering or closely related fields. For the graduate study program, application forms have been forwarded to ship operating and shipbuilding companies, affiliated trades and to universities located in all sections of the coun-try. Applications for graduate scholarships for the fall of 1969 should be filed with the secre-tary of the Society at 74 Trinity Place, New York, N.Y. 10006, before the closing date of February 1, 1969. The maximum value of each scholarship is equal to the cost of tuition at the college select-ed plus living expenses in the amount of $2,100. The Scholarships Committee will determine in each case the exact value of the graduate schol-arship award. Successful candidates may select the institution for his advanced studies subject to the approval of the Scholarships Committee. Factors considered in making the selection include scholastic ability, the candidate's capac-ity to pursue advanced study, his ambition, personality and other factors indicative of pros-pective leadership status in the marine indus-try. In addition to the graduate program, 12 un-dergraduate scholarships of $l,0OO each are made available by the Society at the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology, the Univer-sity of Michigan and the University of Cali-fornia at Berkeley. Those interested should contact the above institutions directly and not the Society since the award decisions on the undergraduate program have been assigned to them. PILOT TAMPA PILOT BOARDING BOAT built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation, Somerset, Mass., recent-ly entered service with the Tampa (Florida) Pilot Associa-tion. A rubber fender, made by Johnson Rubber Com-pany, encircles the boat at the deck edge and eliminates need for other protection. The 45-foot Egmont is powered by a Caterpillar 280-hp D-336 diesel engine which drives a three-bladed Federal Equiquad propeller through an Armco 17-4ph stainless steel shaft fitted with Johnson rubber bearings. Gladding-Hearn is presently building a 65-foot pilot boat for the Portland (Maine) Pilots Assn. 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News