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Sewart Seacraft Building All-Aluminum Lobster Boat The world's first all-aluminum lobster and crab boat?another major step in modernizing the United States commercial fishing fleet? will be built by Sewart Seacraft, Inc. shipyard in Berwick, La. About 19,000 pounds of Alcoa sheet, plate and extrusions in marine alloy 5086 will be used to build the craft. The cost will be $122,-689, of which 42.1 percent will be paid by the U.S. Maritime Administration. It is the first federal subsidy ever granted for an aluminum fishing boat. Naval architect Peter J. Statile, Brooklyn, N.Y., the boat's designer, told why aluminum was chosen for the lobster boat: "Our prime needs are speed, durability and low maintenance costs. Aluminum gives us these qualities. Higher speeds mean more trips and more time at the fishing grounds. More trips and lower costs for upkeep mean profit." Mr. Statile said the boat will be 50 feet 6 inches long and have a beam of 14 feet. It will be powered by a 700-hp V-16 diesel engine and cruise at 23 miles an hour. With a draft of only five and one-half feet, the boat will be capable of plying inshore as well as offshore waters. A special water cir-culation system and ice storage facilities will keep the lobsters and crabs fresh from ocean to shore. The craft will offer amenities to crewmen rarely found in older lobster boats. Included will be shower, cooking and sleeping facilities, allowing longer stays at sea. The latest in elec-tronic navigation and detection devices and handling equipment, will add to the boat's ef-ficiency. Capt. Nicholas Rosa, New York, will own and operate the lobster boat, to be called Pot Luck. It will be operated in the general vicinity of New York Harbor. Associated Container Trans. Opens New York Offices For New Service To Australia Associated Container Transportation (Aus-tralia) Ltd. has opened a New York office as the prelude to an expected start of an integrat-ed cargo service from North America to Aus-tralia and New Zealand. Under the title of As-sociated Container Transportation (U.S.A.), the New York office is located in the head-quarters of Norton Lilly and Co. Inc., at 90 West St., according to the announcement. M. B. Northen, the North American rep-resentative of Blue Star Line, will coordinate development of the service and D. Chakas for-merly with Caterpillar Tractor Co., will serve as senior executive of the new company. As-sociated Container Transportation (Australia) and a second company?Overseas Containers Ltd.?will shortly begin a container service be-tween Europe and the Australian area with a combined fleet of nine high-speed ships. Fol-lowing the decision to introduce service on the North American route, the company expects shortly to order construction of three or more large containerships for the operation. Service on a fortnightly basis is expected to begin early in 1971. NAVSHIPS Orders Total 65 Landing Crafts Southwest Welding & Manufacturing Co., Al-hambra, Calif, was contracted by NAVSHIPS for 52 of the 56-foot landing craft, diesel (LCM-6) at a total price of $1,850,732. NAVSHIPS also ordered 13 of the same type craft from New Bern Shipyards, Inc., New Bern, N.C. at a total price of $398,840. Mobil Oil Engineers Conduct Diesel Technology Symposium For Japanese Manufacturers Japanese diesel engine manufacturers and Mobil Oil Company engineers recently met in Tokyo to discuss current diesel engine tech-nology. The symposium was devoted to tech-nical problems concerning lubrication and fuel for high-output marine and stationary diesel engines. Among the lecturers were Dr. Hideo Fujita, professor of the Department of Technology, Meiji University, Dr. Iwao Koizumi, professor of the Department of Technology, Tokyo Uni-versity, and Mobil research scientists. The formal meetings were followed by workshops where specific problems were discussed in open forum. Representatives of Japan's shipbuilding and shipping industries also attended the meeting which was held in Keidanren Kaikan Hall, Tokyo's new convention center. Late last year a Mobil research symposium was held in Copenhagen for European builders of diesel powerplants. Edo Introduces Compact 800-Watt Sonar Transceiver Edo Western Corporation has recently intro-duced the Model 444 solid-state sonar transceiver, an instrument specifically designed for operation with a variety of transducers and precision re-corders to perform a wide scope of oceanographic, offshore and ASW tasks. The modular-concept transceiver can be utilized in depth sounding and recording, acoustic command, navigation, bottom penetration and automatic bathymetric systems. The Model 444 transceiver delivers 800 watts rms with pulse lengths of 0.2 ms, 5 ms and 30 ms. Various output impedances are available at a rear panel. Due to its conservative design and the use of high-quality components, this low-cost, compact unit (19 inches wide by 534 inches high by 11 inches deep) provides a high degree of reliability with a minimum amount of maintenance. It is eas-ily installed, as it requires only that the cable con-nections be made at the rear of the panel. Additional information on this unit is available from Oceanographic Instrumentation and Sys-tems, Edo Western Corporation, 2645 South 2nd West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. RECRUITING SPECIALISTS SHIPBUILDING ? CONVERSION - REPAIR NAVAL ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS for your free job opportunitiet bulletin tvithout any obligation tvrite: Personnel Search Associates, Inc. Lewis Tower Building Phila., Penna. 19102 215-KI 5-3000 Harry A. Mulholland John J. McKenna PURCHASING AGENT Young early 30's aggressive Purchasing Agent ex-perienced for ten years in heating, plumbing, in-dustrial, electrical, marine parts and stores is seeking a responsible job, preferably in the Marine Industry. Presently associated with a medium size Supply Co. Full details on request. Box 315 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News 107 East 31st Street New York, N.Y. 10016 Mechanical Design Engineers You will be designing machinery, material weapon handling equipment and will have full responsibil-ity for the total product concept?layout, design, stress calculations, etc. Degree preferred with 5-1 0 years' solid experience in marine or heavy indus-trial machinery desirable. Company paid medical, surgical, hospital and dental insurance plans. Send resume and salary requirements to: Personnel Of-fice, WESTERN GEAR CORPORATION, Heavy Machinery Division, 2100 Norton Street, Everett, Washington 98201 POSITION WANTED Recently retired Navy Commander age 48, 28 years Naval experience, desires position in Mari-time, Port Authority or related field. Heavy in Administration, Personnel, Management and Oper-ational fields. Three years ocean towing experi-ence as Commanding Officer Sea Going Tug. Com-manding Officer of two Auxiliary Ships over 1 0,000 tons. Experienced in Shipyard Overhauls, Oper-ational Scheduling, Logistics, Hydrographic-Ocean-ographic, some Salvage, Maritime Investigations and Port Control/Services. Resume upon request. Cdr. W. L. Strong, USN (Ret.) 1213 Smithfield Place Hanahan, South Carolina 29406 WANTED?PORT ENGINEER Must have at least one year experience. To work with company operating Greek and Liberian ships. Should have a marine engineering degree. Please forward resume and salary requirements. Replies kept confidential. Box 316 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News 107 E. 31st Street New York, N. Y. 10016 MARINE EQUIPMENT AT REASONABLE PRICES Worthington 250 KW DC Diesel Sets, Allis Chal-mers 500 KW 450 Volts AC Turbo Generators. Anchors, Anchor Chain, Valves, Masts, Portlights, Watertight Doors. COVE CONTRACTORS, INC. Port Panama City 904-763-7644 Panama City, Florida 32401 March 15, 1969 71