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Title XI Approved For $43-Million Conversion

Of Four MorMac Ships

The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an ap- plication by Moore McCormack

Lines, Inc., a subsidiary of Moore

McCormack Resources, Inc., Stam- ford, Conn., for a Title XI guar- antee to aid in financing the re- conditioning and reconstruction of the Mormacvega, Mormaclynx,

Mormacargo and Mormacrigel.

The Maritime Subsidy Board pre- viously approved a construction- differential subsidy (CDS) for the project.

All four of the 11,975-dwt

Constellation-class vessels were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding

Corp., Pascagoula, Miss., and were delivered in 1964 and 1965. They will be lengthened by the inclu- sion of a new 115-foot cellular midbody section which will have three electro-hydraulic, 40-ton cranes for handling containers.

The number 3 hatch will be con- verted for containers in cells and provision will be made to carry containers four high at both and number 5 and 6 hatches.

The Title XI guarantee covers $32,516,000 ($8,129,000 per ship) or approximately 75 percent of the estimated actual cost (net of

CDS) of $43,359,188 ($10,839,797 per ship). American Shipbuilding

Co., Lorain, Ohio, is expected to do the reconstruction work. All four vessels are scheduled to be delivered by December 1982.

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Summary displays

Shear force and bending moment graphic display

Ship mimic diagram and mimic tonnage displays

Draft aft display

Power "on-off key switch

Shear force and bending moment point "fine" display select buttons

RAYTHEON

Optional tank capacity table

Carrying handle

Operating mode control switches • lightship • self-test • port condition • run

Shear force and bending moment numeric "fine" displays Shear force and bending moment graphic display select switch

Appoint Daniel Rogers

Marketing Manager At

Zidell's Marine Division

Draft forward display

Entry 19-key keyboard Entry display keyboard

Special

Cover function latch keys

Computer printout (optional)

Daniel R. Rogers

Daniel R. Rogers has been ap- pointed marketing manager for the marine division of Zidell Ex- plorations, Inc., Portland, Ore.

Thomas A. Sherwood, division manager, said Mr. Rogers brings to the newly created position more than 24 years of experience in the marine industry, primarily in sales and contract manage- ment.

Prior to joining Zidell, Mr.

Rogers was contracts manager for FMC Corporation's Marine and Rail Equipment Division, also located in Portland.

In his new position, Mr. Rogers will be responsible for new ves- sel sales and leasing, servicing of current contracts and coordina- tion of ship repair activities.

Zidell is a long-established ma- rine repair and construction com- pany located on the Willamette

River. It builds barges of all types for sale or lease, and oper- ates extensive repair facilities for ships and barges in two dry- docks and large-scale ship fitting areas. Zidell Marine Corporation,

Tacoma, Wash., is a member of the Zidell family of companies.

Color Brochures Describe

Riverway Shipyard

Facilities And Products

A package of full-color bro- chures and data sheets is avail- able at no cost from Riverway

Shipyard Co. of Grafton, 111. The booklets contain a complete de- scription of all services available at Riverway and marine equip- ment manufactured by the yard.

Full-color pictures and text cover new construction of towboats, deck barges, tank barges, work flats, drydocks, ferry barges, and rigging barges. A 24-hour repair service for towboats and barges is pictured and described. An- other brochure covers deck fit- tings manufactured by Riverway including barge covers, latching devices, lifting rings and locking pin boxes.

A schedule of rates for marine repair is included, along with a series of pictures of vessels and drydocks produced at Riverway.

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