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Frederic R. Harris To Conduct

Materials Handling Study

For Lykes' Seabee Barges

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. has entered into a contract with the 43-year-old worldwide consulting engineering firm of Frederic R.

Harris, Inc. for an in-depth study to develop a new materials handling system for the Sea- bee-class barge and intermodal carriers when they enter service in late 1971.

The study is designed to determine the most adaptable onshore facilities for the Seabees, both here and abroad, and to integrate them into the most effective overall plan of oper- ation.

The study will investigate and analyze ex- isting and projected markets within the areas from which the Seabee system will draw cargo in the United States and Europe. This will in- clude the port and hinterland areas of the

United States Gulf Coast, the European con- tinent and the United Kingdom.

Members of the Lykes Seabee team are working in joint effort with the various United

States Gulf and European ports to develop the most effective cargo-handling system and car- go terminals for the new Seabee system.

The barge carriers' contribution to the ex- pansion of international commerce requires that ports, both large and small, adapt their cargo-handling facilities to the barge-handling concept as their contribution to the overall effort to reduce shippers' costs in a constantly growing and highly competitive export-import trade.

Lykes selected the firm of Frederic R. Har- ris, Inc. because of its many years of engineer- ing development of facilities for the Navy and commercial shipbuilders and ports in the

United States and abroad, said W.J. Amoss

Jr., executive vice-president of Lykes.

One of the firm's most recent activities was a study for the Port of Rotterdam, the world's largest in terms of tonnage handled, to predict the development of the port and its greater delta region through the year 2000.

The Lykes Seabees are under construction at the Quincy, Mass. shipyard of General Dy- namics Corporation. The first of the three $32 million ships is scheduled for delivery in the latter part of 1971 and the other two in early 1972. A fleet of 266 barges will soon be built to serve the Seabee carriers.

Orders To IHI For Three

Petroleum Products Carriers

And One 135,000-Dwt Tanker

IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Indus- tries Co., Ltd.) of Japan recently concluded orders with Island Navigation Corporation,

Hong Kong, for a 135,000-dwt tanker and with

Michael A. Karageorgis S.A., Greece, for three 23,800-dwt petroleum products carriers.

The tanker will be the fourth of the 130.000- dwt standardized type with the most economi- cal hull form, developed by IHI in 1968 to be built in the 150,000-dwt docks at IHI's Aioi and Kure shipyards. The three other tankers were previously ordered by Sanko Steamship

Company and Japan Line, Ltd., both of Japan, and by Regal Shipping Inc., of Norway.

The three petroleum products carriers will bring the total number of this type of ship ordered from IHI by M.A. Karageorgis to 18-

In addition, fourteen 20,950-dwt petroleum products carriers were previously on order from IHI by Esso Transport & Tanker Com- pany, of the United States, making a total of 32.

The new 135,000-dwt tanker, measuring 902 feet by 142 feet by 76 feet, will be powered by an IHI-Sulzer 10RND90 type diesel with an output of 29,000 bhp. This vessel will be built at the Kure shipyard and will be de- livered in December 1971.

The three petroleum products carriers, each measuring 558 feet by 85 feet by 47 feet, will be powered by an IHI-Sulzer 7RND68 type diesel delivering an output of 11,550 bhp.

These three vessels will be constructed at the

Aioi shipyard and are scheduled for delivery in October 1972, and January and April 1973, respectively.

Gable And De Sepio Join

Lane Marine Technology

Lane Marine Technology Incorporated.

Brooklyn, N.Y. announced the appointment of

Harry C. Gable as director of contract sales, and manager of engineering of its Welin Davit

Division.

Mr. Gable, well known in the lifeboat and' davit industry, was for many years sales man- ager of Welin Davit and Boat until he became managing director of Carroll Engineering

Company. Under his direction Carroll de- veloped an extensive line of United States

Coast Guard approved davits and winches, which will now be manufactured under license by the Welin Davit Division of Lane.

Joining Mr. Gable at the Welin Davit Divi- sion as chief design engineer, will be Fred De

Sepio, who also has many years' experience in the industry and has been responsible for the detail design of Carroll Engineering's products.

Welin's offices are at 500 Market Street,

Perth Amboy, N.J.

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