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GEORGE SLIFER NAVAL ARCHITECT CONSULTING ENGINEER - MARINE SURVEYOR 4061 Alhambra Dr. W. ? 359-9095 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 32207 PHILIP F. SPAULDING & ASSOCIATES Naval Architects Marine Engineers . . . Mechanical Engineers 65 MARION ST., SEATTLE 4, WASH. MAin 2-4954 R. A. STEARN INC. NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS 100 Iowa Street Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin ricli£or«l r.taubler NAVAL ARCHITECTS/MARINE ENGINEERS 44 COURT STREET/BROOKLYN,NEW YORK 11201 (212) 522-2115 H. M. TIEDEMANN & COMPANY, INC. NAVAL ARCHITECTS?MARINE ENGINEERS SURVEYORS?CONSULTANTS?R&D 74 TRINITY PLACE 219 mT'L TRADE MART NEWf YORK, It T. 10006 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA WHitehall 4-5532 504-525-6266 WEATHER Exclusively for the Maritime Industry WEATHER ROUTING, INC. 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N.Y. Tel.: HA 5-9644 Cable address: WEATHERWAY Three Yards Submit Bids To Convert Three U.S. Lines Mariners To Containerships Bids for the conversion of three United States Lines Mariner-class vessels to full con-tainerships were recently opened by the Mari-time Administration. Todd Shipyards was the apparent low bidder with a figure of $8,546,-333 for each of three ships. The other bidders were Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and Alabama Dry Dock and Ship-building Company. The bids were very close and an evaluation of the options requested could change the posi-tion of the bidders. The tenders are firm for 120 days. The invitation to bid called for delivery of the first ship in 360 calendar days after award of a contract. Each successive ship is to be delivered at 60-day intervals. The United States Lines had previously re-ceived bids for the conversion of eight Mar-iner-class vessels to containerships. Five of these ships were tentatively assigned to ship-yards but awards have not been made. Largest Ore-Oil Ship Ordered in Japan A contract for the construction of a 210,000-clwt combination dry and liquid bulk carrier? reportedly the largest such vessel yet built? has been announced by the Japanese shipbuild-ing firm of Nippon Kokan. The current record size vessel of the ore-oil carrier class is 150,000 dwt, the shipyard reported. The new vessel, to be built for Marmros A.B. of Sweden, will be 1,075 feet long, have a beam of 164 feet and a draft of 62 feet. Delivery is scheduled for January, 1972. Largest Self-Unloading Bauxite Ore Ship Launched In Germany The David P. Reynolds, the largest self-un-loading bauxite ore ship in the world, was launched recently in Hamburg, West Ger-many. The traditional champagne bottle was broken over her bow by Mrs. Margaret H. Reynolds, wife of the executive vice-president of Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Va., for whom the ship is named. The new 51,500-ton-capacity vessel, built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, will take her place in a fleet of seven ships operated by Rey-nolds and its subsidiaries. Slated for delivery in November, 1969, she will be used in various trades, including carry-ing bauxite ore from Reynolds mines in Ja-maica to the company's alumina plant at Cor-pus Christi, Texas. The new ship will carry nearly two-million-tons of bauxite annually. Speaking at the launching, David P. Rey-nolds noted that the vessel symbolized the pro-gress of Reynolds as a worldwide enterprise. As the largest of the firm's ships, the new carrier "is an essential part of an expansion of all Reynolds operations from mining and transportation of bauxite to primary produc-tion and fabrication of aluminum products in many countries," he said. Another part of the expansion is the alumi-num reduction plant and fabricating complex which Reynolds has announced it will build in Hamburg. "Finally," Mr. Reynolds said, "this vessel symbolizes increased international trade. In-creasing trade brings more and more people of different nations together, in multiplying contacts and friendships. The result can only be good, for world peace and the betterment of living standards everywhere." Present at the launching, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, was J. Louis Reynolds, chairman of Reynolds International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds Metals Company, which will be responsible for the company's new West German facilities. To handle the David P. Reynolds, company docks at Corpus Christi will be extended. The self-unloading facility there has an average discharge rate of 2,100-tons of ore per hour. The new vessel will be 734 feet overall with a 102-foot beam. A geared-turbine propulsion plant of 18,000 shp will provide a speed of 17 knots . Aluminum was used extensively throughout the steel-hulled ship. The pilothouse, internal sheathing, side ports, hatch covers and other items are aluminum. Designed for quick, clean discharge of ore, the new ship will have a bow thruster which will assist in docking and undocking. The first cargo run is expected in early December of this year. The J. J. Henry Co., Inc., New York naval architects, designed the ship and is serving as owner's representative during the construction. David P. Reynolds is executive vice-presi-dent in charge of all sales and marketing ac-tivities for the world's third largest aluminum producer. He has held a variety of sales and marketing positions during his 32 years with the company and assumed his present position in 1958. American Marine Corp. To Build Supply Boat American Marine Corp., New Orleans, La., has received an order from Guzzetta Offshore Marine Service, Inc., for an offshore, oil-well supply boat. To be equipped with 2,000-total-bhp diesels, the boat will have a length of 176 feet, a beam of 40 feet, and a depth of 14 feet. It has been designated Hull No. 1053 and will be named Midnight Worker WESTINGHOUSE TURBINE RENEWAL PARTS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ANYWHERE Authorized Marine distributor for Westinghouse Turbine Renewal Parts, Port Electric maintains a complete stock of replacement parts in its own warehouse for immediate delivery. Authorized Marine Distributors for: Westinghouse: Turbine, Controller and Motor Renewal Parts Cutler-Hammer: Controller Parts Clark: Controller Parts A/so available: Replacement Parts for Monitor. Reliance. Crocker Wheeler, and others. PORT ELECTRIC Turbine Division OF PORT ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORP. 155-157 Perry Street, New York, N. Y. 10014 Call (212) 255-4530 SHIP SERVICE OUR SPECIALTY RADIO MARINE EQUIPMENT RAIIAIK- RMCA CR-106 10 cm nHUHno. RMCA CR-104 3 cm Sperry Mark II 3 cm pnnin- RMCA 5U, 4U Consoles nnuiu. 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