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$85 MILLION CONTRACT: Contracts totaling approximately $85 million were recently signed in Washington, D.C., for construction of three combinition LASH/Container vessels for Delta Steamship Lines, New Orleans, La., based owner and operator of a fleet of American-flag vessels. The three container/barge-carrying vessels will be constructed by Avondale Shipyards at New Orleans. De'iveries are scheduled for April 15, July 15, and September 30, 1973. Signing of the contracts took place in the office of Assistant Secretary of Commerce—and Maritime Administrator—Andrew E. Gibson.

Principals at the signing (seated, from left) are Capt. J.W. Clork, Delta president; Mr.

Gibson and Henry Zac Coi+er, president of Avondale Shipyards. Standing are Jerome L.

Goldman (left), president of Friede and Goldman, Inc., naval architects who developed the LASH design, and U.S. Senator Russell B. Long (D-La.).

Stan Smith Joins

PAC Companies

Dixie Dredge Corp.

Names Jack T. Dunn

Vice Pres. Operations

Jack T. Dunn

Dixie Dredge Corporation has announced the appointment of Jack

T. Dunn to the position of vice president, operations. Mr. Dunn will be based at the company's general offices in St. Louis, Mo., and will be in charge of operations at both the Miami, Fla. and St.

Louis plants.

In making the announcement,

Don R. King, president of Dixie, noted that this appointment is an- other important step in the con- tinuing expansion of the company's facilities and staff. According to

Mr. King, the carefully planned expansion program is on schedule toward its announced objective of moving the company into a posi- tion of world leadership in the portable dredge industry. He said sales projections for 1971 forecast an increase of over 50 percent above 1970 sales, and first-quarter sales are well ahead of that sched- ule. "We are very pleased to add

Mr. Dunn to our management staff. His several years' experience in the portable dredge field in- cludes positions of chief engineer and sales manager for leading port- able dredge manufacturers. His experience and ability will mate- rially increase our capabilities in serving the needs of our customers and in improving our products.

It will, furthermore, release other key personnel to other important roles such as product development and customer service," Mr. King stated.

BFG Aerospace Div.

Now Manufacturing

Cutless Bearings

B.F. Goodrich Aerospace and

Defense Products is now manufac- turing the rubber cutless bearings used on propeller shafts of boats, ships and industrial pumps.

The water-lubricated bearings were made by BFG's industrial products division until recently.

Wayne Galloway, who has been named manager of marine and mis- sile components for BFG Aero- space and Defense Products, said realignment of manufacturing re- sponsibility within the B.F. Good- rich Company put cutless bearing production in the division, which deals primarily with sea, air, and heavy land transportation.

Mr. Galloway said the bearings will continue to be made in the

Akron B.F. Goodrich plant and distributed nationally and interna- tionally by Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., of Akron.

Mr. Galloway, who held foreman positions in cutless bearing pro- duction after he returned from Air

Force service during World War

II, was named field sales engineer in aviation products in 1954, prod- uct manager of space suits in 1957, and product manager for missile and space components in 1966. He was B.F. Goodrich representative at Cape Kennedy for each of the

Project Mercury orbital space flights.

Stan Smith

Thomas E. Garside, vice presi- dent, recently announced that Stan

Smith has joined the PAC Com- panies in a business development capacity. Mr. Smith, a graduate of the University of Southern Cali- fornia, has been admitted to prac- tice before the Interstate Com- merce Commission and the Federal

Maritime Board. Well known in

West Coast marine circles, he has been associated with the marine towing industry in the Pacific

Northwest and Alaska for an ex- tended period. Prior to joining the

PAC Companies, Mr. Smith was the president of Alaska Marine

Lines.

As diversified tug and barge companies, PAC operates on the

West Coast and in Alaska, both intercoastal and on the inland waterways. In addition to world- wide deepsea towing and ocean transportation capabilities, the

PAC Companies have extensive international operations concen- trated in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Garside noted that as a growth company with operations around the world, PAC is unique- ly dependent upon its people. Mod- ern industry in general, and the tug-barge industry in particular, is experiencing change at a rate unparalleled in history. To cope with this change requires flexibil- ity. As a means of furthering this requirement, as well as expanding and marketing new services, Mr.

Smith will focus his attention upon developing business opportunities for PAC on the Pacific Coast and

Alaska.

IHI To Build

Four More Tankers

For Esso Tankers Inc.

IHI (Isiiikawajima-Harima Heavy

Industries Co., Ltd.) of Japan re- cently received an order for four 29,000-dwt petroleum products car- riers from Esso Tankers Inc., U.S.A.

The 29,000-dwt (or 17,800 gt) products carriers will have the fol- lowing approximate measurements: overall length, 558 feet; length be- tween perpendiculars, 532 feet; breadth, 85 feet; depth, 47 feet, and draft, 36 feet. Powered by an 11,550- bhp IHI-Sulzer 7RND68 type diesel engine, each ship will run at a speed of 16 knots. The tankers will be built at IHI's Aioi Shipyard, with deliv- eries scheduled for January through

October 1974. After completion, they will be used for carrying secondary petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, light oil and heavy oil.

With the new order, a total of 48 products carriers have so far been ordered from IHI by overseas ship- owners.

IHI previously delivered a total of fourteen 21,000-dwt products carri- ers to Esso Tankers Inc., ordered by the company in 1966 and 1967. " why w w 77//MK mo/vrrtP 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News