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tional Cargo Bureau's board of di-rectors at the annual meeting. The others were: R. W. Berry, vice-president of United Fruit Com-pany ; W. B. Fowler, president of American President Lines; R. W. Moy 15, 1969 CONTAINER SERVICE DIVISION HUGHES BROS., .NC. 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10004 (212) 944-1048/CLEARING HOUSE FOR MARINE DIFFICULTIES SINCE 1894 Cargo Bureau Issues Container Stowage Manual For Shippers In response to requests from the Maritime Administration and from a large number of shippers, the Na-tional Cargo Bureau has published a 24-page manual on the safe stow-age of cargo containers for all types of transportation. The first copy of the "Shippers' Guide For Prop-er Stowage Of Intermodal Con-tainers With Emphasis On Ocean Transport" was presented to Mari-time Administrator Andrew E. Gibson by Thomas M. Torrey, president of the National Cargo Bureau and resident vice-president of the Insurance Company of North America, during the NCB's annual meeting at its headquarters in New York. Capt. Hewlett R. Bishop, execu-tive vice-president of the Bureau, said the booklet is designed to combat a steady rise during recent months in the incidence of serious damage reported by insurance in-terests to cargo and containers, many of which are loaded far from the seacoast in all countries of the world. Most of the incidents of damage could have been avoided if the men who loaded the contain-ers had followed the simple direc-tions contained in the "Shippers' Guide," Captain Bishop said. Dis-tribution of the guide began imme-diately after the NCB's annual meeting. Copies of the booklet are available in quantities to shippers and others interested in container stowage at nominal costs from Na-tional Cargo Bureau, Inc., 99 John Street, New York, N.Y. 10038. A single copy may be obtained from the same address by sending a self-addressed, stamped (12^ postage) number 10 envelope. Association of American Rail-roads, American Trucking Associa-tion, Work Group on Surface Inter-modal Container Systems of the Transportation Facilitation Com-mittee of the Department of Trans-portation, American Institute of Merchant Shipping, American In-stitute of Marine Underwriters, in-cluding the United States Coast Guard, cooperated in preparing the guide, Captain Bishop noted. The manual contains guidelines which can be applied to loading all types of cargo into containers for rail and truck as well as marine transpor-tation. However, the emphasis is on ocean transportation because of the violence of sea movements dur-ing storms. In addition to covering the prob-lems of stowing cargo into con-tainers, the guide contains a section on dangerous and incompatible car-goes and includes a bibliography of sources for more detailed in-formation on stowage, if needed. Mr. Gibson was one of seven new directors elected to the Na-Hahn, vice-president, Great Ameri-can Insurance Co.; R. A. Murphy, director, Chubb & Son Inc.; J. B. Ricker Jr., chairman, Marine Office-Appleton & Cox, Inc., and Capt. A. P. Spidle, vice-president, opera-tions, Prudential Lines, Inc. Mr. Torrey was re-elected to his posi-tion as president. G. C. Halstead, president, Alcoa Steamship Com-pany, Inc., was re-elected first vice-president, and Mr. Murphy was re-elected treasurer. Captain Bishop, executive vice-president and chief surveyor, and Jerome P. Scully, secretary, continue in their respec-tive positions. During 1968 the National Cargo Bureau performed an average of 3,000 inspections a month of ship and container stowage and of cargo gear. Continuing its activities as a forerunner in the field of maritime safety, Mr. Torrey said the bureau expended $31,000 last year in re-search and development. Part of this sum was for experiments con-ducted jointly with the Coast Guard and maritime industry which will result in a rewriting of Chap-ter VI on loading grain in the 1960 Safety of Life at Sea Convention. The bureau continued to press other educational programs with the result that its self-study course in ship's stability has an increased enrollment. To date 207 have satis-factorily completed the course, Mr. Torrey reported, and 217 are en-rolled. All the bureau's surveyors have completed the course and have been certificated. ROLL ON... FOR EFFICIENCY, ECONOMY, FLEXIBILITY Now, containerized cargo can be rolled on to a specially equipped Hughes barge, then rolled off or lifted off, as required. This essential service... be-tween harbor terminals, from dock to alongside ship... is a proven operation. Whatever your requirements, this service can be adapted to your needs. For more information, phone or write: