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Barge Construction Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., has received an order from Edward F. Smith, Inc., Pitts-burgh, for the construction of two independent pressure-type tank barges. To be of 1,500 dwt, each barge will have the following dimensions: 200 feet by 35 feet by 12 feet 6 inches. Gretna Machine & Iron Works, Inc., of Har-vey, La., has been awarded a contract by Chemical Towing Co., for the construction of two oil barges. Designated Hull Nos. 187 and 188, each barge will have measurements of 272 feet 6 inches in length, 50 feet in beam and 11 feet 3 inches in depth, and will be of 2,700 dwt. Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp., of Port Arthur, Texas, has been contracted by Humble Oil & Refining Co.. Houston, Texas, to build a 30,-000-dwt oil barge. Designed Hull No. 725, the barge will have the following dimensions: a length of 528 feet, a beam of 95 feet and a depth of 39 feet 6 inches. When completed, this barge will be one of the largest oil barges ever built in the United States. Gunderson Bros. Engineering Corp., Port-land. Ore., is to build two deck cargo barges for Pacific Alaska Columbia, Inc., of Vancou-ver, Wash. Designated Hull Nos. 16,590?1 and 2, each barge will have the following dimen-sions: 312 feet in length, 68 feet in beam, 19 feet in depth, and will be of 7,000 dwt. Halter Marine Services, Inc., New Orleans, La., has received an order from Jackson Ma-rine Corp., Aransas Pass, Texas, for the con-struction of a deck cargo barge. Designated Hull No. 221, the barge will have the following dimensions: 110 feet by 38 feet by 16 feet, and will be of 500 dwt. Ingalls Iron Works Co., Birmingham, Ala., is to construct a 3,600-dwt oil barge for Hum-ble Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, Texas. Designated Hull No. 1695, the barge will have the following dimensions: 297 feet 6 inches by 54 feet by 12 feet 6 inches. Levingston Shipbuilding Co., of Orange, Texas, has been contracted by Drilling Serv-ices, Inc., c/o Santa Fe International Corp., of San Francisco, to build an offshore oil-well drilling barge. To be of 2,900 gt, the barge will have measurements of 260 feet by 54 feet by 16 feet 3 inches. Nashville Bridge Co., of Tennessee, is to construct four oil barges for undisclosed inter-ests. Designed Hull Nos. 1984 through 1987, each barge will have the following dimensions: 264 feet in length, 54 feet in beam and 12 feet in depth, and will be of 3,000 dwt. Nashville is to build two additional oil barges for undisclosed interests, having the following dimensions: a length of 264 feet, a beam of 54 feet, a depth of 12 feet, and to be of 3,000 dwt. The barges have been designated Hull Nos. 1990 and 1991. SBA Shipyards, Inc., of Jennings, La., has received an order from Steuart Transportation Co., Piney Point, Md., for the construction of a 1,600-dwt oil barge. Designated Hull No. 195, it will have the following dimensions: 200 feet by 35 feet by 14 feet. Todd Shipyards Corp., Houston, Texas, has received an order from Fluor Ocean Services Inc., a subsidiary of Fluor Corp., for the con-struction of an 80- by 275-foot pipe-laying barge. Terms of contract have not been dis-closed. However, Fluor estimates the fully-outfitted vessel to cost $4.8-million. The com-pletion date for this barge has been set for late 1969. Zidell Explorations, Inc., of Portland, Ore., has been awarded a contract by Ocean-Ven-tures, Inc., Portland, Ore., for the construction of a cargo barge at an approximate cost of $300,000. This cargo barge will measure 257 feet by 56 feet by 15 feet. Professional ATLAS MASTIC ASPHALT LTD. Marine Decking Consultants For All Materials & Systems Canadian Agents (DURASTIC LTD. 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