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(feetinga with best wishes for a

Holy and Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

LIGHTERAGE AND TOWING

WEST END AVENUE, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 11771 • 212-895-8110

NEW YORK PORT ENGINEERS: The Society of Marine

Port Engineers, New York, N.Y., Inc., met on November 17, 1971, at the Commuters Cafe, New York City. Cock- tails and dinner preceded the meeting. Gerril J. Timmer,

Champion Construction & Contracting, sponsored a paper entitled "Chemical Treatment and Design Considerations for High Pressure Boiler Systems," which was authored and read by William J. Noon, division engineer, Consoli- dated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc. Shown above at the meet- ing, from left to right: Bernard W. Seile, Bull & Roberts,

Inc., who presented a discussion on the paper; Mr. Noon, speaker; John C. Fox, Esso International, president of the

Society; Mr. Timmer, and Percy C. Overman, assistant secretary of the Society.

COENTIES SLIP - N. Y. Harbor, Christinas 1881

Steamship Authority Asks Bids

To Design And Build Ferry

The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and

Nantucket Steamship Authority is inviting sealed proposals to be received on or before

Decem'ber 29 for the design and for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work required for the construction of (1) One Pas- senger Ferry, and/or (2) One Vehicle and Pas- senger Ferry. Qualified Builder and/or Builder and Designer are invited to submit a fixed price proposal for the design, construction and delivery to the Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Terminal of the Authority of the above vessel or vessels. It is anticipated that vessels hav- ing the approximate characteristics and oper- ating capabilities listed in Articles 1 and 2 will be acceptable.

Article 1. Passenger Ferry—(a) Length

OAL: 125-149 Feet; (b) Beam (Guards) : Ap- prox. 36 Feet; (c) Draft—Loaded: 6 Feet 5

Inches to 9 Feet; (d) Capacity: Bidders are requested to include in their proposal the pas- senger capacity of the vessel; (e) Speed—Max.,

Loaded: 16 to 18 knots.

Article 2. Vehicle and Passenger Ferry— (a) Length OAL: 125-149 Feet; (b) Beam (Guards) : Approx. 36 Feet; (c) Draft—Load- ed: 6 Feet 5 Inches to 9 Feet; (d) Capacity—

Cars: 4 to 6 Fifty-foot Tractor Trailer Trucks weighing 40,000 gross lbs., or 12 to 16 Auto- mobiles, without trucks ; Passengers : Bidders are requested to include in their proposal the passenger capacity of the vessel: (1) when carrying vehicles (2) when not carrying vehi- cles ; (e) Speed—Max., Loaded : 14 to 16 knots.

All inquiries with respect to this Invitation should be addressed to: Woods Hole, Martha's

Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority,

P.O. Box 284, Woods Hole, Mass. 02543. At- tention : John J. McCue, General Manager.

Telephone: (617) 548-5011.

Dravo Engineering Works Div.

Names Seddon And Thompson

To Newly Created Positions

James H. Seddon John H. Thompson

James H. Seddon and John H. Thompson have been appointed to the newly created posi- tions of general structural superintendent and general maintenance and outfitting superinten- dent for Dravo Corporation's Engineering

Works Division, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mr. Seddon will be responsible for the activi- ties of the division's machine shop, structural shop and mold loft. Mr. Thompson will super- vise the electric, carpenter and pipe shops, the mechanical department, labor department and tool room, as well as oversee the outfitting of marine equipment.

Mr. Seddon, who previously served as super- intendent of the division's structural shop, joined Dravo as a production engineer in 1952.

He holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineer- ing from the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the American Welding Society.

Mr. Thompson joined Dravo in 1937, and for the past five years has served as superinten- dent of the division's machine shop.

Dravo's Engineering Works Division is en- gaged in the design, fabrication and market- ing of a complete range of marine and bulk materials handling equipment and specialized heavy machinery.

Pancontinental Appoints

Spille Chartering Mgr.

The appointment of Wolf Spille as charter- ing manager of Pancontinental Overseas Com- pany, New York, N.Y., was announced by J.R.

Kirsten, president of Pancontinental Overseas.

Mr. Spille, who holds a master's license for oceangoing vessels, has previously been as- sociated with Naess Shipping Company, Inc.,

La/bash, Inc., and All Seas Tanker Chartering,

Inc., all of New York, and has been active in both dry cargo and tanker chartering.

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