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SNAME San Diego Discusses

Reverse Osmosis Treatment

Of Water And Wastewater

Principals shown above at the San Diego Yacht Club, left to right, are: T.S. Hand Jr., vice chairman of the San Di- ego Section; J.E. Cruver, speaker; C.S. Sinclair, Section chairman; D.R. Rodger, papers chairman, and G.A. Uber- ti, secretary-treasurer.

The regular monthly meeting of the San

Diego Section of The Society of Naval Ar- chitects and Marine Engineers was held at the

San Diego Yacht Club 011 March 17, 1971.

Following dinner, a technical paper entitled "Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Water and

Wastewater" was presented by James E. Cru- ver of Gulf Environmental Systems Company.

Reverse osmosis is a continuous, reliable de- mineralization and concentration process that requires very little operating attention. The key component is a semipermeable membrane which passes water, but retains all suspended matter and most of the dissolved salts and organic substances in water. Reverse osmosis is being applied to high purity water produc- tion, waste stream concentration for pollution control, water reclamation, and food and phar- maceutical processing. It offers significant ad- vantages over some other desalination tech- niques. Question and answer periods during

Mr. Cruver's presentation showed the great interest in the subject by all attending mem- bers and guests.

John Angles, chairman of the nominating committee, presented the nominations for elec- tive offices for the 1971-72 term. Nominated were: T.S. Hand Jr., machinery department,

Naval Ship Engineering Center, San Diego, for chairman; George A. Uberti, chief marine engineer, National Steel and Shipbuilding

Company, San Diego, for vice chairman, and

David R. Rodger, assistant marine engineer,

National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, for secretary-treasurer. Ballots will be sent to the members of the San Diego Section of The

Society of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers to vote on these nominations.

Oceanic Is First Company

To Enter Construction Fund

Agreement Under New Act

Title to the freighter Sonoma was transferred by The Oceanic Steamship Company to Paci- fic Far East Line, Inc., which terminated

Oceanic's operating differential subsidy agree- ment. Oceanic entered into an interim capital construction fund agreement with the Secre- tary of Commerce under the Merchant Marine

Act of 1970, M.H. Blaisdell, president of

Oceanic, announced.

Mr. Blaisdell said Oceanic, a subsidiary of

Matson Navigation Company, was the first steamship company to enter into such an agreement under the new act.

As a result of these moves, Oceanic has withdrawn and will not deposit capital and special reserve fund deposits and accruals of $12,200,000, and incurred a tax liability of $2,- 800,000. This will be reflected in the first three months' earnings of the Matson group.

Oceanic also transferred an additional amount of $9,200,000 to its new interim capital construction fund as provided by the Merchant

Marine Act of 1970, to provide a base for con- struction or acquisition of new vessels.

Mr. Blaisdell, also president of Matson Nav- igation Company, said Matson has under study various programs for the replacement of older vessels of its fleet in recognition of the trends in the handling and movement of ocean-borne cargo.

Canadian Yards Awarded

Large Ship Orders From

Esso, Burnett & Vardinoyannis

In less than four months since the Canadian

Government's shipbuilding temporary assist- ance program was announced, export orders for a total value of more than $110-million (Canadian) have been received, Industry,

Trade and Commerce Minister Jean-Luc Pepin has announced.

Two of these orders were negotiated with construction and long-term export financing from the Export Development Corp., Mr.

Pepin said.

The three export orders were a $25-million order from Burnett Steamship Co., Ltd., of

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, received by

Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. for two 14,500- dwt newsprinting and automobile carriers; a $53-million order from the N.J. Vardinoyannis

Group of companies, Piraeus, Greece, for three 80,000-dwt tankers to be built by Davie Ship- building Co. Ltd. of Lauzon, Quebec, and an order for three 30,000-dwt petroleum product carriers from Esso Tankers Inc. of New York, received by Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry

Dock Co., Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick.

These tankers measuring approximately 616 feet in length, 84 feet in beam, and 35 feet in draft, will have an operating speed of 15 knots.

They will be propelled by 11,400-bhp, and will be utilized in Esso's international tanker serv- ice.

Financing agreements were signed by EDC with Burnett Steamship Co., as well as the

Vardinoyannis Group in Greece. In addition,

Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. and Davie Ship- building will receive shipbuilding grants from the Government.

On the three petroleum product carriers ordered by Esso Tankers from Saint John

Shipbuilding, the financing arrangement was made by the two companies concerned, but the shipbuilder will receive a Federal Govern- ment grant.

Mr. Pepin also announced Government as- sistance of more than $25 million would be extended on domestic orders received by two other Canadian shipyards in the past two months.

These are an $18-million order for a drilling rig received by Halifax Shipyards Division of

Hawker-Siddeley Canada Limited from South- eastern Commonwealth Drilling Ltd. of Cal- gary, and $23-million orders for two self-un- loading Great Lakes bulk carriers received by

Collingwood Shipyards.

A 30,000-dwt vessel is being built by the

Collingwood yards for Canada Steamship

Lines, and a 23,500-dwt vessel for Algoma

Central Railway.

The temporary shipbuilding assistance pro- gram announced last November 27, applies only to vessels of more than 500 gross tons for the export market. Level of Government support is a 17 percent grant based on audited costs for vessels below 25,000 tons. These lev- els of support apply only to new orders signed not later than September 30, 1971.

After September 30, the levels of support decline gradually until June 29, 1972, when they disappear altogether for new orders. How- ever, for orders signed on or before June 29, 1972, grants will be paid for ships completed up to October 31, 1975.

LASH VESSEL AWARDS: LASH System inventor and de- signer Jerome L. Goldman (left) and Central Gulf Steam- ship Corporation president Erik F. Johnsen (right), opera- tor of the world's first LASH vessels, are the recipients of the 1970 C. Alvin Bertel Award for their role in "keeping the Port of New Orleans competitive." Shown with them are U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Maritime

Administrator Andrew E. Gibson (second from right), prin- cipal speaker at the awards luncheon, and awards chair- man Franklin M. Schilling. The award was presented on

March 23 by the New Orleans Traffic and Transportation

Bureau in behalf of its 13 constituent bodies.

San Diego Marine Orders

Six 3,600-Hp Alco Engines

To Power Fast Tuna Seiners

San Diego Marine Construction Company,

San Diego, Calif., has just delivered the larg- est of a series of all-steel tuna seiners, the

City of Lisbon, to the owners.

A sister ship, the Mary S, was launched in

February and will be completed and ready for sea trials this month.

These 214-foot seiners are the fastest ships in the tuna fleet, fulfilling a demand by the fisherman for faster ships to reduce the travel time to and from the fishing grounds.

San Diego Marine has just awarded the Alco

Engine Division a contract for six 18-cylinder

Model 251F diesel engines rated at 3,600 horse- power for main propulsion to power the pres- ent class of tuna seiners. With these engines, speeds in excess of 16 knots are expected to be consistently maintained under fully-loaded conditions. 44 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News