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THREE is no crowd at LOCKHEED...

THREE is your lucky number!

THREE drydocks to 18,000 tons.

THREE quarters of a century of experience.

THREE shifts with many third generation craftsmen.

We can drydock you or berth you for top- side, bottom or inside repairs. Just call Bob

Forbell, manager of ship repair. He will take care of you in a trice.

SHIPBUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2929 16th AVE. S.W., SEATTLE, WASH. 98134

PHONE 206-623-2072 • CABLE L0CKSHIP

IN NEW YORK: LOCKHEED, 420 Chrysler Bldg., 405 Lexington Ave., N.Y., N.Y., 10017 • Phone 212-697-7170

Houston Firm Secures

Title XI Commitment

For Four Barge Rigs

A 20-year, $5 million financing commitment, su!bject to approval by the Maritime Administration, has -been secured by Crutcher

Resources Corporation, Houston,

Texas, for a subsidiary, Mallard

Well Services, Inc.

The financing, under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, is for the addition of four new barge rigs for

Mallard. Three of the rigs, sched- uld for completion before Septem- ber of this year, will each have a workover capability of 20,000 feet.

Spain's Shipbuilding

Shows Six Percent

Production Increase

The Spanish shipbuilding indus- try delivered a total of 637,954 gross registered tons in the first nine months >of 1972, a 6 percent production increase on the same period for 1971.

But, according to the Associa- tion of Spanish Shipbuilders, the only new orders that were booked in the nine-month period were for 81 fishing vessels with a total of 28,749 gross tons and 28 merchant vessels totaling 208,000 gross tons.

On October 1, 1972, 'the order book had shortened ;by 9 percent on the 1971 figure to 397 ships with a total of 2.4-million gross tons ordered by foreign buyers.

These orders should keep the

Spanish shipbuilding industry busy for the next three or four years and in addition, negotiations are under way to book Russian orders under the recently signed trade agreement.

Philadelphia Port

Directory Available

The 1972-73 edition of The Phila- delphia Maritime Exchange Port Di- rectory is now available according to an announcement from the pub- lisher.

The directory contains over 1,500 listings representing the full range of facilities, services and organiza- tions associated with the administra- tion and operation of the Ports of

Philadelphia.

Copies of the new Port Directory can be purchased directly from the office of The Philadelphia Maritime

Exchange, Bourse Building, Phila- delphia, Pa. 19106, at a cost of $1.50 each. Mail orders will be filled based on a cost of $1.90 per copy. 3 floating drydocks to 18,000 tons

Shipways to 100 x 700 feet • Piers to 1,100 feet

Looking for A Shipyard You

Can Depend On?

End Your Search At

BLUDWORTH

Complete

Design, Construction and Repair

Brady Island — Cypress Street

Houston, Texas 77012

BOX 5426 (713) 928-5051

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