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This One meets U.S.C.G. require-ments and is U.L. listed Class I, Division 2 Now, the long-awaited combination ... Rig-A-Lite's new MAR-800 Series fluo-rescents meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements for Marine Type Outside (Salt Water) Service and are U.L. listed Class I Atmospheric Hazards, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D. Durably constructed of corrosion resistant materials, the economical MAR-800 fix-tures feature improved efficiency of design ... only 14 total parts. It's the fixture for the marine industry. Ask today for Bulletin 1007. Rig-Mite Co., Inc. 2102 69th St. ? P. O. Box 9464 ? Houston, Texas 77011 (713) 928-2861 A subsidiary of Q Esquire, Inc. Holland-America Line Requesting Proposals For Two LASH Ships Holland-America Line will ask bids from a number of shipyards for construction of two complete LASH ships. The vessels will be constructed according to technical detail as provided by Friede and Goldman, Inc. in New Orleans, the original designers of the LASH concept. The ships will be used in the U.S. Gulf/Europe trade. Hol-land-America also announced that the company is considering placing the ships in a consortium with oth-er European shipping companies. McDermott Building Tugboat For Foss Foss Launch and Tug Co., Se-attle, Wash., has ordered a twin-screw tugboat to be constructed by McDermott Shipyard, Morgan City, La. Designated Hull No. 162, the tug will measure 120 feet by 31 feet by 15 feet and be equipped with 3,000-total-bhp diesels. FMC Approval Sought By Central Gulf For LASH Operation Central Gulf Steamship Corpora-tion has filed a five-year agreement for approval by the Federal Mari-time Commission to establish a westbound operation from Europe, beginning in November, of its new lighter-aboard-ship (LASH) serv-ice. Central Gulf, one of the non-subsidized liner companies under U.S. flag, will lease its foreign-built LASH-type ships to Euro-gulf Lines Inc. which will conduct the at-first-monthly sailings and subsequently every 15-day service from United Kingdom, Eire, Scan-dinavian and Baltic ports, and the continent to the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf. The initial monthly service, with a capacity of 73 barges holding up to 370 tons each, was expected to last eight or nine months until the second LASH ship is delivered, Central Gulf explained. Contremar, S.A. of Belgium, will also participate in the venture. Rockport Yacht To Build Six Trawlers Continental Seafoods, Inc., Se-caucus, N.J., has ordered six shrimp trawlers from Rockport Yacht & Supply Co., Rockport, Texas. Each vessel will be 72 feet by 22 feet by 12 feet and will be powered by a 340-bhp diesel en-gine. 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 Si STEEL. OO. 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 11X150) (Area Code 516) 883-7660 Southeastern Representative: John Blake Engineering & Sales Co. P. 0. 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. 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 1st and 15th of each 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, ln& No. 16 Volume 31 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News