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Burrard Yarrows Plans $63.3 Million For New

Drydock And Facilities

Burrard Yarrows Corporation,

Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada, has announced plans to award contracts for the construc- tion of a 36,000-ton-lifting-capac- ity floating drydock and related ship repair facilities at its North

Vancouver shipyard. According to the shipyard, a low bid by a Jap- anese firm indicates a firm price of $26.8 million for the steel- hulled drydock, which will be built in Japan. Based on the Japanese tender and prices for related fa- cilities, total cost of the project will be an estimated $63.3 million.

The Canadian Federal Govern- ment will contribute $40.6 million to the project, with Burrard Yar- rows contributing $21.2 million, according to the announcement.

It was also stated this is the first time in Canada that a private company has made such an in- vestment in the construction of large drydock facilities, and that the British Columbian Govern- ment has offered a grant equal to the amount of sales tax pay- able, estimated at $1.5 million.

Six Transtainer^ Cranes

Delivered To Singapore

Paceco, Inc. of Alameda, Calif., a subsidiary of Detroit, Mich.- based Fruehauf Corporation, re- cently delivered six Rubber Tired

Transtainer® cranes to the Port of Singapore Authority, Singa- pore, Republic of Singapore.

New Paceco Transtainer® cranes at Port of Singapore. Eleven of these Paceco

Rubber Tired terminal cranes are now in operation at PSA.

The new terminal cranes were ordered in late 1978 to meet the port's program of continuing de- velopment of one of the world's most modern and efficient con- tainer-handling terminals.

All of the 30 Long Ton Paceco

Transtainer cranes have a 74-foot span, enabling them to stack con- tainers four-high and six-wide, plus a tractor roadway. They are equipped with reeved-in telescopic spreaders that will handle 20- foot / 35-foot / 40-foot containers.

Each one has an air-conditioned cab for operator comfort.

This delivery makes a total of 11 Paceco Transtainer cranes op- erating in the Port of Singapore's terminal facilities.

Paceco's Gulfport, Miss., plant, and Promet Pte. Ltd., Singapore, coordinated fabrication of the

Transtainer cranes. Paceco repre- sentative Hargill Singapore Ltd. was erection contractor on the job.

Phillip Gresser Associates

Will Move Offices To

Palm Beach, Florida

Phillip F. Gresser, managing director of Phillip Gresser & As- sociates (Pte.) Ltd., the well- known firm of marine engineers, consultants and surveyors, re- cently announced that the firm's

Singapore office is being closed.

Effective May 1, 1980, Phillip

Gresser Associates Limited will be located at 3250 South Ocean

Boulevard, Palm Beach, Fla. 33480. The new telephone number will be (305) 586-0813.

Mr. Gresser, a graduate of the

United States Merchant Marine

Academy and the College of En- gineering of New York Univer- sity, has more than 39 years of background and experience in the shipping industry. He served with the United States merchant ma- rine and the Navy during World

War II, and held management po- sitions with shipowning compa- nies prior to going into business independently in Singapore in 1969.

He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers, the Institute of Ma- rine Engineers, the Professional

Engineers Board of Singapore, the United States Merchant Ma- rine Academy, and New York

University Alumni Association. "KaMeWa helps keep our boat working and my customers happy."

John W. Bissell "When we chose the propellers and thruster

President for the INDIAN SEAL back in 1973, we were

Sealcraft Operators, Inc. looking for versatility and dependability.

Bird-Johnson's KaMeWa controllable pitch pro- peller and thruster seemed to fit the bill. "After five years' service in geophysical research work, rig tending and anchor handling, we were convinced.

The only CPP part we ever replaced was "O" rings. That was done after a routine hub inspection which is good maintenance practice. The thruster's service history is similar. Several months ago, the first new inboard shaft seal was installed. "KaMeWa also gave us the operating efficiency to keep costs down. With these systems, the vessel's heading can be precisely controlled during tight maneuvers. So, we economize on fuel. The props' automatic load control system and unidirectional rotation cut engine and gear wear. And, getting from one site to another can be done in minimum time because the CPPs use full power in all kinds of weather. Slow-speed work is easier, too. We can operate at one knot! "So, when we charter the INDIAN SEAL, we have a lot of performance to offer. She's now working as a geophysical research vessel. "KaMeWa helps keep our boat working and my customers happy."

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