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I.T.S. Orders Two More

Paceco MACH Portainers For

Long Beach, Calif. Facility

Shown above are two MACH Portainers supplied by

Paceco for I.T.S. Long Beach Terminal.

A second contract for two MACH System

Portainers® has been awarded to Paceco, a di- vision of Fruehauf Corporation, Alameda,

Calif., by International Transportation Serv- ices, Inc. for their terminal operation at the

Port of Long Beach, Calif. This second order comes less than 12 months from the installa- tion date of I.T.S.'s first two MACH (Modular

Automated Container Handling) cranes from

Paceco.

Like the first two MACH Portainers, the new cranes are built with a high-speed power package and Paceco's container "Sway Stop."

They have the ability to load and unload con- tainers in a continuous high-speed operation with maximum control of the container at all times. The operation of the MACH crane de- pends less on the skill level of the operator.

The new cranes also have provision for the ad- dition of modules for future automation.

The new Portainers will be equipped to han- dle two 20-foot containers simultaneously and will have telescoping spreaders to handle 20- foo't, 27-foot, 35-foot and 40-foot containers.

At the time of installation, the Port of Long

Beach will have 12 Paceco Portainers opera- tional—10 of them being MACH.

I.T.S. has also contracted with Paceco for three Rubber Tired Transtainers® which will handle terminal area loading and stacking re- quirements. The 'three new Transtainers are also capable of lifting two 20-foot containers simultaneously and have telescoping spreaders to handle 20-foot, 27-foot, 35-foot and 40-foot containers. Each have a 40-long-ton capacity.

The five new Paceco cranes for I.T.S. are scheduled to be operational at the end of 1973.

DeFelice Marine Contractors

Bought By Pott Industries Inc.

Lloyd M. DeFelice of Metairie, La., presi- dent of DeFelice Marine Contractors, Inc., and

Richard P. Conerly of St. Louis, Mo., president of Pott Industries Inc., have jointly announced that Pott Industries and DeFelice Marine Con- tractors, Inc. have entered into an agreement whereby Pott Industries Inc. will acquire all of the outstanding stock of DeFelice Marine

Contractors, Inc. in exchange for an undis- closed number of shares of Pott convertible preferred stock.

DeFelice Marine Contractors, Inc. is head- quartered in Metairie, and is primarily en- gaged in providing tug service in the Gulf of

Mexico and worldwide to offshore construction contractors. Pott Industries Inc., a St. Louis- based corporation, owns and operates several shipyards, barge lines and other businesses.

During 1972, DeFelice Marine Contractors,

Inc. had sales and revenues of approximately $3,649,000.

Mr. Conerly said that Pott Industries Inc. intends to operate DeFelice Marine Contrac- tors, Inc. as a separate wholly owned subsidi- ary with Mr. DeFelice agreeing to continue as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Con- erly said that he does not anticipate any changes in DeFelice Marine Contractors, Inc.'s present management or policies.

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MARTINOLICH DELIVERY: Martinolich Shipbuilding

Corporation, Tacoma, Wash., recently delivered the 90- foot long-line fishing vessel Mokihana for the Hawaiian

Islands. This vessel was built for David Nabeshima of

Honolulu. The design has been changed from Martino- lich's stock 87-foot vessel to a 90-foot vessel with finer waterlines, which has increased the speed from 10.2 knots to 1 1.5 knots. She is powered with a D-379 Caterpillar engine, one 60-kw General Motors auxiliary generator, and one 30-kw General Motors auxiliary generator. The hold is refrigerated to carry ice, as the vessel will be fish- ing for the fresh fish market. She is fully equipped with a Japanese line puller, aluminum conveyor, aluminum dip tank, and a new vertical reel with a level winder that winds 32 miles of line with the reel staying stationary and the level winder wrapping the line around the drum. She also has a line thrower on the stern end of the vessel, and is a new innovation for long-line fishing. She is fully equipped with electronic equipment, and swings a 78- inch Coolidge propeller.

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