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Bids Invited On

M/V Floridian For

Operational Use

By Invitation for Bids No. PD-X- 966, the Maritime Administration proposes to sell the M/V Floridian,

Official Number 282,733. The ship is offered for sale to United States citizens for operation, subject to the limitations and restrictions of

Section 9 of the "Shipping Act, 1916," as amended, under the terms and conditions set forth in Invita- tion for Bids FD-X-966. The ship is located in the James River Re- serve Fleet, Ft. Eustis, Va.

There is no published minimum acceptable bid price for the M/V

Floridian. However, the Maritime

Administration reserves the right to reject any bid not considered commensurate with the value of the ship.

The purchase price is payable in cash or, alternatively, under credit terms payalble \2l/2 percent at time of sale, which may include the bid deposit of 10 percent required with the bid and the balance in 46 equal quarterly mortgage installments, with interest at 8 percent per an- num.

The Maritime Administration, by acceptance of a cash bid, will ap- prove, pursuant to Sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, the transfer of the ship to foreign flag, provided the Buyer executes an agreement containing the provisions set forth in Part II, paragraph A. (3) of the Foreign

Transfer Policy of 1964, as amended.

Bids will be received until 2:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, No- vember 12, 1973, and public opening will foe held at 2:30 p.m., Eastern

Standard Time, on that date at the offices of the Maritime Administra- tion, Room 3710, Commerce Build- ing, 14th Street between E and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Wash- ington, D.C. 20230.

Copies of the Invitation for Bids giving the terms and conditions of sale and providing bid forms may be obtained from any of the fol- lowing offices:

Chief, Fleet Disposal Branch,

Maritime Administration, Com- merce Building, 14th Street be- tween E and Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Eastern Region Director, Mari- time Administration, 37th Floor

Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza,

New York, N.Y. 10007.

Central Region Director, Mari- time Administration, P.O. Box 52948, New Orleans, La. 70152.

Western Region Director, Mari- time Administration, 450 Golden

Gate Avenue, Box 36073, San Fran- cisco, Calif. 94102.

Eastern USA Branch

I. Mar. E. To Meet

Nov. 27 In N.Y.C.

The Eastern Branch of the Insti- tute of Marine Engineers will hold a meeting at the New York Times

Executive Dining Room (11th floor), 229 West 43rd Street, New

York, N.Y., on Tuesday, November 27, 1973.

There will be a social hour com- mencing at 5 :30 p.m., at which a bar will be open and light refresh- ments served. The technical session will fee given fey Comdr. E.H.W.

Piatt, M.B.E., who will present an updated version of the paper "De- velopment and Operation of an In- ert Gas System for Oil Tankers."

The cost to members and guests will be $4 each.

H.P. Drewry Ltd.

Appoints Directors

H.P. Drewry (Shipping Consult- ants) Limited, 87-91 New Bond

Street, London W1Y 9LA, Eng- land, has announced that Andrew

Carpenter, manager of its oil de- partment, has been appointed to the feoard of directors and will be responsible for all oil study and consultancy work.

The company also announced that Dennis Stonebridge, manager of the shipbuilding, tramp and liner departments, has also been appointed to the board of directors and will be responsible for all work and consultancy within these de- partments. 675 GARDEN STREET • ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07207 • (201) 352-9613

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