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Twin Matson Container Barges

Christened At McDermott Shipyard

Matson Navigation Company's twin container barges, Haleakala and Mauna Loa, have been chris- tened and are nearing completion at

McDermott Shipyard in New Iberia,

La. The 350-foot by 64.5-foot barges will enter service early next year in

Matson's "Neighbor Islands" feeder service between Honolulu and Hilo,

Hawaii; Kahului, Maui; and Nawil- wili, Kauai.

The Haleakala was christened by

Vera Wasacz, wife of Alexander &

Baldwin senior executive vice presi- dent M.S. Wasacz. The Mauna

Loa was christened by Harriet

Baldwin, wife of R.H. Baldwin, a retired director of Alexander &

Baldwin, Matson's parent compa- ny-

Matson reports that the total cost of each barge will be about $9.5 mil- lion, including the cost of the unique container-handling crane that will keep the boxes parallel with the barge during loading and unloading operations. The crane will travel atop massive steel girders supported by pillars rising from the deck. Oth- er innovations include adjustable cell guides for securing containers and a remote-controlled stern thruster to aid in docking. Each barge will have a capacity for about 216 containers of various sizes, and 1,700 tons of molasses.

When shipyard work and machin- ery and electrical tests are com- pleted on both barges, they will be towed from the Gulf of Mexico to

Honolulu by a Dillingham tug. The 7,200-mile trip was expected to take about 34 days.

Official party at Haleakala christening ceremonies included (L to R): Vic Gibson, McDermott

Shipyard division manager; John C. Couch, Matson executive vice president; M.S. Wasacz, senior executive vice president for Alexander & Baldwin and former Matson president; Mrs.

Vera Wasacz, sponsor; Franciso San Miguel, McDermott vice president-general manager, shipyard operations; and A.J. Haskell, Matson senior vice president-engineerring and marine operations.

Matson barge Haleakala shown nearing completion at McDermott Shipyard in New Iberia.

La. The 350-foot vessel is one of two that Matson will operate in Hawaiian Islands.

Renk Offers Reference List

Of Marine Gear Units

Used In Naval Vessels

Renk of Augsburg, West Germa- ny, has published a 24-page booklet that contains a list of marine gear units used in naval vessels.

Renk marine gear units are de- signed in such a way that they are suitable for use in both merchant vessels and warships, and the pres- ent reference list includes gear units that, due to this design concept, are used in warships. The list gives the year of construction; name and type of vessel; the shipyard where built;

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The booklet has an introduction which points out that gear units of the Renk Company are in operation in power stations, steel works and rolling mills; they are used in the cement industry, chemical industry, and the plastics industry; and in addition to these, Renk marine gears and vehicle transmissions can be found anywhere in the world.

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Stolt-Nielsen Forms New

Division For Inland And

Coastal Bulk Movements

Stolt-Nielsen Inc. of Greenwich,

Conn., has announced the establish- ment of a new Transportation Ser- vices Division that will provide in- land and coastal transportation of bulk liquids by parcel stainless steel barges, rail, or truck services linking major U.S. ports with inland desti- nations. This new service is also available in South America, Europe, and the Far East.

Jacob Stolt-Nielsen Jr., chairman of Stolt Tankers & Termi- nals (Holdings) S.A., said, "By com- bining our business divisions of tankers, terminals, tank containers, transportation services, and the company's international network of offices, we are able effectively to offer the customer door-to-door in- ternational bulk liquid distribu- tion."

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