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Tonnage Classed Continues

At Record-Level For ABS

The number of ships being classed by the

American Bureau of Shipping has remained at the record levels set last year, it was an- nounced at the bureau's semiannual meeting of the board of managers, recently held in

New York.

Robert T. Young, chairman and president, said that for the first six months of this year, the bureau classed 634 vessels of 6,110,619 deadweight tons, a number slightly higher than the record figure for the first half of 1970. "It would appear at this stage," report- ed Mr. Young, "that the number and tonnage of vessels classed in 1971 will be very close to the record-setting figures of the previous year."

Extensive research programs were an- nounced by the ABS president. The most comprehensive project involves the new Sea-

Land SL-7 high-speed container vessels build- ing in Holland. Full-scale measurements are to be made of this vessel at sea. Also, a 17- foot structural model of the vessel is to be tested and a comprehensive computer analyses of both the ship's structure and model's struc- ture are to be made. The findings of these three investigations of the latest container- ships will then be correlated.

Another ABS research development is di- rected to the low-temperature gas carriers, in particular the latest concepts of containment structures for transporting liquefied natural gas at sea. Initially, this research will involve studies of ship motions, including model studies.

Mr. Young announced that other areas of investigation by this international classifica- tion society are measurements of the loads encountered by forward ends of large ocean- going tankers and bulk carriers, and studies of stress measurements on ship propellers.

Ward Appointed VP-Finance-

Melia Named Terminal Manager

For Atlantic Container Line

John Joseph Ward James P. Melia

O.I.M. Porton, president of Atlantic Con- tainer Line, Ltd., has announced the appoint- ment of John Joseph Ward to the position of vice president-finance. His responsibilities will include accounting, data processing and personnel.

Mr. Ward was formerly treasurer of Horn & Hardart Baking Co. and before that, was assistant tax manager of Scott Paper Co., both located in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Ward holds a B.S. degree in accounting from La

Salle College of Philadelphia.

Also announced was the appointment of

James P. Melia as manager of the Atlantic

Container Line's Elizabeth (N.J.) Terminal.

Mr. Melia's appointment was announced by

A.L. Aberson, vice president-traffic and op- erations.

Mr. Melia was formerly terminal superin- tendent at the Elizabeth Terminal and before that, terminal superintendent for ACL's Chan- nel Service. Prior to joining ACL, Mr. Melia was with Grace Line for eight years, rising to the position of container yard superintend- ent. r

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