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Nelson Log Bronc Delivers 40-Ft. Log/Barge Towing Tug

The tug pictured above is named in honor of Ed

Borgen, a well-known Alaska lumberman and 30-year employee of Ketchikan Spruce Mills, which is pres- ently a wholly owned subsidiary of Ketchikan Pulp

Company.

Nelson Log Bronc Corporation of Coos

Bay, Ore., has announced the recent delivery of a new 40-foot log and barge towing tug,

E.W. Borgen, to Ketchikan Spruce Mills of

Ketchikan, Alaska.

According to mill manager Frank Roppel, the new tug will be placed in service towing log rafts from local storages to the sawmill and handling chip barges between the saw- mill and the pulp mill.

According to Jack Wilskey, president and general manager of Nelson Log Bronc, the vessel incorporates several features not usu- ally found in tugboats of this size. An unusu- ally wide beam of 16 feet provides stability for the 400-hp Caterpillar (D-343) diesel engine with 4.5:1 reverse reduction gear.

Heavy duty 40-hp hydraulic-powered tow-

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Telex 129247 MAREPCON NYK ing winch with complete throttle and steer- ing control located at the tow winch.

A Wagner hydraulic steering system with three station jog controls gives 3.5-second

H/O to H/O steering.

The vessel has been designed to accept either a conventional rudder steering system or a steering-type nozzle, which will increase the total bollard pull of the vessel by 20 to 25 percent.

Three station 2 in 1 Mathers engine con- trols are provided for the convenience of the operator.

Nelson Log Bronc has long associated it- self with building fine sturdy vessels for the logging industry throughout the world. Stock steel tugs are available in sizes ranging from 16 feet through 50 feet.

Crossocean Shipping

Appoints W.L. Kasper

Marko Zaja, president of Crossocean Ship- ping Co., Inc., has announced the appoint- ment of William L. Kasper as director of special projects for the firm.

Mr. Kasper, formerly associated with

Maritime Container Line and East West

Shipping Agencies, Inc., is currently man- ager, Eastern trade development for the

Duluth Port Authority, and will continue in that position at Crossocean's New York office.

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