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Seatrain Lays Keel

For T.T. Stuyvesant 225,000-Dwt Tanker

New York City Economic Devel- opment Administrator Ken Patton was joined by U.S. Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce William W.

Blunt Jr. at the Brooklyn Navy

Yard for the recent keel-laying' of the T.T. Stuyvesant, the third ship to be constructed at the yard since the City of New York acquired the •FT facility from the Federal Govern- ment in 1969. The T.T. Stuyvesant is being constructed by the Sea- train Shipbuilding Corporation.

Located on the borders of three underemployed communities, the

Brooklyn Navy Yard, which has been converted into an industrial park, now has 28 tenant companies with an aggregate workforce of 4,659 people.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Blunt noted that the Federal Gov- ernment has provided $150 million in direct loans, working capital and other subsidies to stimulate ship- building activity in the Brooklyn

Navy Yard. In addition, the Fed- eral Economic Development Ad- ministration has contributed al- most $1 million in public works grants and $500,000 in technical as- sistance monies to the yard.

The 225,000-dwt T.T. Stuyvesant will have a length of 1,094 feet and a cargo capacity of 9,489,328 cubic w:

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Serving the

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BAY-HOUSTON

TOWING CO.

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TEXAS CITY • FREEPORT • CORPUS CHRISTI 805 World Trade Building Houston, Texas feet. The new tanker's 50,000 horse- power turbine engine will give the ship a cruising range of 15,200 nau- tical miles.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is ad- ministered by CLICK (Commerce,

Labor and Industry Corporation of

Kings), a local, nonprofit economic development corporation. Associ- ate Commissioner Abraham Good- man is the New York City govern- ment's liaison with CLI'CK.

ACT/PACE Names

Hugh Roberts To Head

Marketing & Sales

Hugh Roberts

Hugh Roberts, who has been in charge of special projects at Asso- ciated Container Transportation/

PACE Line for three years, has 'been named manager of inward marketing and sales, according to an announcement by Harold Lloyd, inward freight manager. iMr. Roberts, who joined ACT in 1970 following a career in steam- shipping, trucking and warehous- ing, will be in charge of developing markets for all imports into the

United States from Australia and

New Zealand. In this regard, he will be working closely with PACE sales teams in Australasia.

Mr. Roberts, as special projects manager at ACT, has helped de- velop the inland depot system and designed imported meat document handling materials.

He was previously vice president and general manager of H.D. Ware- houses Inc. in Kearny, N.J. and also worked for Denver-Chicago and Yellow Freight System Truck- ing, and U.S. Lines.

Mr. Roberts is a graduate of San

Bernadino Valley (Calif.) College and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Peck & Hale Names

R.D. Schultz President

Robert D. Schultz of Sayville,

N.Y., has been named president of

Peck & Hale, Inc., West Sayville,

N.Y., manufacturers of cargo secur- ing systems and lashings with worldwide distribution. Kenneth L.

Peck is now chairman of the board.

Mr. Schultz came to Peck & Hale,

Inc. in 1962 as chief engineer and assistant to the president. He is a graduate of 'Cleveland State Uni- versity in civil engineering, and holds an M.B.A. degree from C.W.

Post. Before joining Peck & Hale,

Mr. Schultz was a design engineer with the Bureau of Ships for six years. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News