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MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS' 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1 st and 1 5th of eoch month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices at 107 East 31st Street, New York, N. Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postcge paid at Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Member Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. Ho. 14 Volume 31 STAR PORTER® CONTAINER & GENERAL PURPOSE CRANE VERSATILE-FAST-EFFICIENT VERSATILE, because Starporter handles any cargo from the same berth?without re-reeving. It adapts to various cargo needs by using any of a wide range of standard or specialized quick-change attach-ments. FAST, because Starporter's high-speed straight-line operation plus greater capacity moves more tons per hour of container, pallet, unit or general cargo. EFFICIENT. Starporter is efficient because low per-ton handling cost along with faster ship turnaround pays-off in maximum use of crane and terminal fa-cilities for prompt return on investment. If you are interested in versatile, fast and efficient cargo handling, write or call today. STAR IRON & STEEL. CO. 326 Alexander Avenue/Tacoma, Washington/98421 Telephone (Area Code 206) 627-9131 East Coast Representative: Robert Moore Corporation 350 Main Street, Port Washington, N.Y. (zip code 11.050) (Area Code 516) 883-7660 Southeastern Representative: John Blake Engineering & Sales Co. P.O. Box 23541, New Orleans, La. (zip code 70123) (Area Code 504) 821-4051 Export: Brown & Sites Co., Inc. 233 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (zip code 10007) (Area Code 212) 349-3600 STARPORTER Container Cranes are also built by the following: Canada: Canada Iron Foundries, Limited, Western Bridge Division Japan: Kawasaki Electric & Machine Co., Ltd. Newport News Gets NSSC Contract For Ship-Conversion Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., has received a $3,436,000 negotiated letter contract for the advance planning, design, and other pre-paratory work for the conversion of the USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636) to C-3 Poseidon mis-sile capability. The contract (N00024-69-C-0231) was issued by the Naval Ship Systems Command. Southern Ship To Build Two Twin-Screw Tugs Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Sli-dell, La., is scheduled to build two twin-screw tugboats for Nolty J. Theriot, Inc., of Golden Meadow, La. Each tug will have dimensions of 105 feet 9 inches (BP) by 32 feet by 19 feet 8 inches, and will be equipped with 4,300-total-bhp diesels. They have been designated Hull Nos. 86 and 87. Containership Report Issued By MarAd The Maritime Administration has announced that copies of its report, "Containerships Under Construction and on Order (Including Conver-sions) in U.S. and Foreign Shipyards ?Oceangoing Ships of 1,000 Gross Tons and Over, As of Dec. 31, 1968," are available from its Public Informa-tion Office. The office is located in the GAO Building at 441 G St., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Copies are also available at the Atlantic Coast Dis-trict Office at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. NSSC Requests Bids For VC2 Conversion For Missile Tracking Naval Ship Systems Command, Washington, D.C.. has issued IFB N00024-69-B-0617 to various ship-yards for the conversion of a VC2-S-APS troop transport to a T-AGM (FBM) missile tracking ship. The nine yards receiving the IFB are: The American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio; Willamette Iron & Steel Co., Portland, Ore.; Bethlehem-Baltimore Yard ; Boland Machine & Manufacturing Co.. Inc., New Or-leans, La.; National Steel & Ship-building Corp., San Diego., Calif.; Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.. Baltimore. Md.; Northwest Ma-rine Iron Works, Portland, Ore.; Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Or-leans, La., and Todd Shipyards Corp., New York. For High-Wattage Illumination Here's a high wattage searchlight designed to give you vivid illumination for a distance of at least one mile. Perfect for safe navigation and protection of your vessel. All copper, bronze and brass construction for long service life. Exclusive pinion-gear drive for fast, easy horizontal and vertical sweep with double-wheel or lever control. Ray-Line pilot house control, high wattage searchlights are available in 10", 12", 14" diameter, 300 to 1000 watts, 24 to 220 volts, 1 mile and iy2 mile beams. For complete specifications of No. 1088 searchlight (shown here) and full line of 6" to 26" searchlights, send for catalog CM66MR Manufactured J^ Potable Ugllt CO., IllC. Est? 65 Passaic Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News