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Lloyd's Issues Report

On World Shipbuilding

Lloyd's Register of Shipping re- ports that at the end of 1970 there were under construction in the world 1,955 ships totaling 21,510,- 420 tons gross. This is 132,751 tons more than the previous quarter's record figure, is 4-million more than at the same time last year, and is the highest ever recorded. These figures do not include newbuildings in Communist China and Russia, for which details are not available.

When the ships which are on order but which have not been commenced are included, the total order book stands at 78,503,994 tons gross. The sequence of record fig- ures continues unbroken since De- cember 1966, and the majority of the leading shipbuilding countries show increases to their order books.

Domestic building programs, to- gether with a surge of export or- ders, particularly for U.K. registra- tion, are responsible for the huge increase of 5,629,139 tons gross in the Japanese order book. Further, gross tonnage launched in that country in 1970 topped 10-million tons. This is more than impressive when compared with the next lead- ing country—Sweden, with 1,732,- 000 tons.

Of the ships building or on order, 48.3 percent are tankers and 33.4 percent bulk carriers. 6,687,533 tons gross, or 31.1 percent, of ships of which keels have already been laid are being built under the supervi- sion of Lloyd's Register of Ship- ping.

Francis O'Donnell

Named To MarAd Post

Francis J. O'Donnell

Francis J. O'Donnell has been appointed Chief, Office of Market

Development, in the Maritime Ad- ministration's Eastern Region, it was announced by Capt. Thomas

A. King, Eastern Region Director.

Mr. O'Donnell will replace C.H.

Betjemann, who is resigning. It is expected that Mr. Betjemann will continue in an advisory capacity on a part-time basis during the im- mediate future.

Mr. O'Donnell comes to his new position from Moore-McCormack

Lines, where he served in an ex- ecutive capacity since 1946 in Cop- enhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, New

York, and Buenos Aires. During the closing years of World War II, he worked in London for the War

Shipping Administration, a prede- cessor agency of the Maritime Ad- ministration.

The Maritime Administration's

Market Development Office was es- tablished to further the implemen- tation of the President's maritime program to substantially increase

American-flag participation in the foreign commerce of the United

States. The Eastern Region is com- prised of the states on the Atlantic

Seaboard and the Great Lakes and also includes West Virginia, Ver- mont, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin Islands. Eastern Region headquarters is located in the Fed- eral Building at 26 Federal Plaza,

New York, N.Y. Mr. O'Donnell's telephone number is (212) 264-1338.

A graduate of the U.S. Merchant

Marine Academy, Mr. O'Donnell holds the rank of lieutenant, USNR (ret.).

Matson Navigation

Names Horkay Treas.

Thomas A. Horkay has been ap- pointed treasurer of Matson Navi- gation Company, it was announced by Malcolm H. Blaisdell, president.

Mr. Horkay, who has been assis- tant treasurer and director of plan- ning, will continue his duties as di- rector of planning in addition to serving as treasurer.

Mr. Horkay joined Matson's par- ent company, Alexander & Bald- win, Inc., in March 1968, after serv- ice with Hughes Aircraft. He be- came assistant treasurer and direc- tor of planning for Matson last No- vember.

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Since 1921 we have been designing and building marine equipment and systems for operation all over the world. Special equipment and systems for unique and specialized use.

In 1947 we built the world's first offshore drilling tender. The ship that brought in Louisiana's first tideland oil discovery. In the 1960's we built four self-propelled drilling ships for worldwide use. And they continue to set standards of operational success.

Also in the 1960's we built a container system for the distribution of products to shallow-water ports in the Caribbean. In 1968 Equitable contracted to build the first LASH barges in the world, and have delivered over 400. In 1970

Equitable contracted to build the world's first SEABEE barge and we're building the prototype. These are major components in a new transportation system that is changing the living habits of millions of people.

And in 1970 we built the 208-foot MANATI, a roll-on/roll-off trailership designed to make the initial container system even more efficient and profitable.

And, in addition to the design and construction of special floating marine equipment, Equitable has become one of the largest builders in the world of tugs, offshore crewboats, oil barges, cargo barges, dredge tenders, towboats, offshore personnel quarters, and other equipment for the maritime and petroleum industries worldwide.

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