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ST JOHNS ANTIGUA. W

Speeds bunkering for all cruise or cargo vessels-including 100,000/150,000 tonners

In order to obtain standardization of the tanker design, MSC en- courages the use of lead yard-fol- low-yard technique. In an effort to spread the ship construction work,

MSC has requested that all nine tankers be delivered within 900 days after award of a contract.

Proposals were requested for five, eight, and 10-year periods with suc- cessive options allowing the Gov- ernment to extend the charters up to 20 years. Ships being sought are to be 25,000 deadweight tons with a capacity of 220,000 barrels.

Maximum overall length was set at 600 feet, molded beam at 90 feet and full load draft at 2>2y2 feet.

Minimum speed is to be 16 knots with the ships being able to cruise 12,000 nautical miles. The crew complement is set at 30 men for each vessel.

The MSC Specifications for

Tanker Construction and pertinent contractural documents are avail- able at MSC headquarters in Wash- ington, D.C. 20390. The RFP num- ber is N0003371R0016.

Proposals in response to this re- quest are due June 11, 1971.

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MSC Requests Bids

For Charter Offers

Of Nine New Tankers

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift

Command has issued a request for proposals from the maritime indus- try and private investors to build as many as nine tankers for long term charter by the Navy.

MSC will use the tankers to sup- ply Army, Navy, Marine and Air

Force bases worldwide.

Dated February 4, the request for proposals indicated the com- mand will consider time or bare- boat charter of the tankers. Offers are to be submitted by June 11, 1971.

The request for proposal states: "It has been determined that long- term requirements for the logistical support of the military forces dic- tate the time and/or bare-boat charter of new construction by the commander, Military Sealift Com-

MfVS in New York:

Vincent G. Hussin

Vincent G. Hussin, manager of overseas dredging for Great Lakes

Dredge & Dock Company, has been elected a vice president of the com- pany.

Mr. Hussin will continue to headquarter at Tampa, Fla., where he has been in charge of over- seas dredging operations for Great

Lakes for the last two years. Prior to that, he was executive vice presi- dent of Gahagan Dredging Corpor- ation, which sold its assets in 1968, part of which were acquired by

Great Lakes. Mr. Hussin had been in the Tampa headquarters of Ga- hagan for eight years prior to join- ing Great Lakes.

He is a native of Green Bay,

Wis., and attended Pasadena Ju- nior College before beginning his 31-year career in dredging. Mr.

Hussin is a member of the Tampa

Chamber of Commerce and The

Propeller Club.

Rankin Joins

Thibodeaux & Co.

C.L. Rankin, formerly vice presi- dent in charge of the Gulf area for

States Marine-Isthmian Agency, has joined C.J. Thibodeaux and

Company, marine chartering brok- ers, Houston, Texas.

Mr. Rankin will manage their dry cargo chartering department.

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Stockholm Sweden, Finland mand, to replace Government-own- ed T-2 tankers in the fleet . . . Of- ferors should be prepared to cause to be constructed one or more tank- ers to a maximum of nine, for time or bare-boat charter to MSC on a long-term basis ... It is the Gov- ernment's desire to foster domestic shipbuilding facilities. Accordingly, offerors proposing to charter more than three tankers are urged to consider having them constructed in more than one shipyard."

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