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SERVING THE TEXAS GULF COAST HARBOR AND COASTWISE TOWING HOUSTON GALVESTON CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS CITY FREEPORT SUDERMAN AND YOUNG TOWING COMPANY INC. 329 Port of Houston World Trade Building Houston, Texas 77002 Cable: SANDY Houston Containership Bids Sought By U.S. Lines United States Lines Company lias requested shipyard bids to build up to six new containerships similar to those it has recently in-troduced in the North Atlantic. The previous ships were constructed by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Bids, to be opened in New York on |une 2. must remain in effect at least 90 days. U.S. Lines pre-scribed, and if not acted on by then they will continue in effect until withdrawn by the shipyard. Peterson Awarded Contract For Six Large Harbor Tugs Peterson Builders, Inc., of Stur-geon Bay, Wis., was the successful bidder for the construction of six large harbor tugs of the YTB-760-class with a total price of $5,083,-500. Designated Hull Nos. 803 through 808, each tug will have the following dimensions: an overall length of 109 feet, a beam of 29 feet, and a depth of 16 feet 3 inches. They will be powered with a 2,100-bhp single diesel and will operate at a draft of 13 feet 10 inches. American Ship Submits Low Bid For FPF-107 American Ship Building Com-pany, Lorain, Ohio, recently sub-mitted the lowest bid to the Xavy for the construction of a patrol escort craft, FPF-107. The bid by-American Ship was $5,458,655. The patrol craft will be built for a for-eign country under the Military Assistance Program. Triple-Screw River Towboat To Be Built By Marine Welding Marine Welding & Repair Works, Inc.. of Greenville, Miss., is building a triple-screw river tow-boat for undisclosed interests. To be powered with 5.000-total-bhp diesels, the towboat will have the following dimensions: 140 feet in length, 30 feet in beam and 10 feet 6 inches in depth. NSSC Awards Marinette Barge Contract The Naval Ship Systems Com-mand has awarded a $10,465,438 formally-advertised, fixed-price contract to Marinette Marine Corp., of Marinette. Wis. for eight (YRBMs) repair, berthing and messing barges (N00024-69-C-0299). PATTERSON RATCHETS for efficient and flexible CONTAINERSHIP LASHINGS Patterson Ratchets are designed to the preferences expressed by foremost international Con-tainer shippers. Maintained are all the quality, strength and fa-cility originated, developed and constantly improved for a cen-tury by Patterson. < SL-63 One-piece handle, spring-loaded pawl; slip-hook and chain-hook end fittings. SL-67A ? Wheel displaced for clearance when nest-ing several units. Large ID swiveling pelican hook assembly: threaded shank hook with levered locknut. SL-65 End fittings are swivel shank hook and iaw with locknut. Small wheel to limit applied load and pre-stressing of contsinei. SL-67B ? Swiveling Pelican hook assembly; jaw for pad eye connection has levered locknut. 50 ton shock load capacity. Yours, A Useful Bulletin Write for this contain-ership ratchet litera-ture containing de-scriptions, specifica-tions and loading data for the large range of sizes available. 4 PATTERSON ? W. W. PATTERSON CO. 836 BROCKET STREET PITTSBURGH, PA. 15233 U.S.A. MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS' 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 No. 10 Volume 31 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1 st ond 1 5th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices ot 107 East 31st Street. New York, N. Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postage paid at Hoboken, New Jarsay 07030 Member Business Publication^ Audit of Circulation, Ine. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News