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National Steel Receives $65-Million Tanker Order

National Steel & Shipbuilding Company, San

Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $65,088,000 contract to build three 38,300-ton tankers for

Moore-MdCormack Bulk Transport, Inc., New

York, N.Y.

In announcing the contract, Under Secretary of Commerce John K. Tabor pointed out that the Commerce Department's Maritime Admin- istration will pay $23,005,737 of the total price in construction-differential subsidy under Presi- dent Nixon's program to revitalize the Ameri- can merchant marine. "This contract provides ample evidence of the success of the President's maritime pro- gram in generating the new ships needed for the American merchant fleet and the increasing competitiveness of American shipbuilders," he said. "At 35.18 percent, the subsidy rate on these new ships is nearly four percentage points better than the 39-percent target subsidy rate called for by the President's program. "More importantly, it is the lowest subsidy rate on a conventional-type ship in the 37-year history of construction subsidies," he empha- sized.

Mr. Tabor pointed out that this contract brings to 50 the number of new ships contracted for under the President's three-year-old pro- gram. Along with 16 containership conversions also awarded, these vessels have a totail value exceeding $2.4 billion.

The Commerce Department official also pointed out that, with this contract, National

Steel has received orders for 15 new ships un- der the President's maritime program. Valued at more than $376 million, these awards trans- late into over 11,000 man-years of work for

National Steel employees.

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An additional 11,000 man-years of labor are being generated in supplier, industries.

The maritime program as a whole has created over 125,000 man-years of work for shipyard employees and workers in related industries, as well as thousands of man-years of employ- ment for American seafarers, Mr. Tabor stated.

Similar to three tankers of the same class or- dered from National Steel last year, the Moore- mack tankers will be >688 feet long, with a beam of 90 feet and full-load draft of 35 feet. Each of the 16-knot vessels will carry a crew of 25 men when delivered in 1975-77.

Arthur Tickle Engineering

Names Adm. Will Vice Pres.

Adm. John M. Will Arthur B. Tickle Jr.

Adm. John M. Will, USN (ret.), has been named vice president of the Arthur Tickle En- gineering Works. The announcement was made by Arthur B. Tickle Jr., president and board chairman of the Brooklyn, N.Y., firm that has been offering the maritime industry a variety of engineering services for a period of over 69 years.

The admiral, who retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished career, went on to serve as president and board chairman of one of

America's largest steamship firms, American

Export Lines Inc. He will also serve as a board member in his new position. "The admiral and his knowledge of every aspect of the maritime industry will provide an important link for our firm," said Mr. Tickle. "We are delighted he has joined our company and look forward to a long and fruitful rela- tionship."

The firm specializes in ship and container repairs along with its other work, which in- cludes boiler repairs, forging and welding, ma- chine work, metal spraying, engine and turbine repairs and balancing, and internal and pre- cision cylindrical grinding.

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at

Annapolis, Admiral Will received his master's degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State

College. Admiral Will's naval career spanned two wars, and at his retirement as a four-star admiral, he was serving as Commander of the

Military 'Sea Transportation Service, now the

Military Sealift Command, in Washington.

His career as one of the Navy's most ver- satile officers included duty in battleships, des- troyers, cruisers and submarine and amphibi- ous forces.

Admiral Will also served as president and chairman of First Atomic Ship Transport, an

AEL subsidiary which operated the world's first commercial nuclear powered vessel, the

N/iS Savannah, for the U.S. Government.

Upon leaving American Export in January 1972, he served as an advisor to the Maritime

Association of the Port of New York.

Admiral Will was president of the Whitehall

Club, is chairman of a Coast Guard Advisory

Committee for Ship Traffic Control in New

York, and served four years as president of the

New York Shipping Association, among other activities. He has also received Italy's highest award for a foreigner for his work as president of the Italy America Chamber of Commerce.

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