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Alaska Barge Lines

Begins New Service

Alaska Barge Lines (ABL), Inc., the new service begun by Seattle businessman Gordon D. McMil- lan and Totem Ocean Trailer Ex- press (TOTE), Inc., recently had its first sailing out of the Port of Taco- ma, Wash.

ABL operates a flat deck barge transporting containers and break- bulk cargo to Anchorage and the

Alaska railbelt. Its docks are located within TOTE's terminals on the

Blair Waterway of the Port of Taco- ma, and in the Port of Anchorage.

Sailings are conducted twice a month, beginning in the spring, and so on to the beginning of the winter season (the latter part of Novem- ber).

Joining Mr. McMillan on the management team are Walter

Seay, vice president of sales and operations, and Doreen White, vice president of administration.

ABL, a subsidiary of TOTE, will provide additional price and service options for the shipping public.

According to Mr. McMillan, his company will meet the needs of shippers who were previously uti- lizing such barge operations as Foss

Alaska Lines, Pacific Western Lines and other carriers which departed the Alaska market during the past year.

For more information about Alas- ka Barge Lines,

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Portland Port Commission

Approves Construction Of $5.9-Million Bulk Facility

The Port of Portland (Oregon)

Commission recently approved con- struction at Terminal 4 of a $5.9- million bulk export facility that will move commodities at three times the rate of the present facility, which is 40 years old. The new facil- ity will be designed to reduce dust emissions and noise to insure a cleaner and quieter environment.

The new facility will have an an- nual capacity of 1.5-million tons.

Financing of its construction, in- cluding an upgrading of the rail tracks serving it, will be through the sale of revenue bonds. Completion is scheduled for late 1987.

Exportation of bulk products through Portland totaled in excess of 500,000 tons during 1984, and is expected to increase. Leading bulk exports include bentonite clay, talc, and soda ash, destined chiefly for

Pacific Rim countries.

M.A. Hanna Sells

Nipigon Unit

M.A. Hanna Company has sold its Nipigon Transport Ltd. subsid- iary to Algoma Central Railway, a

Hanna spokesman announced re- cently.

Nipigon, a Canadian company, owns and operates a fleet of three great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway bulk carriers, the Lake Manitoba, the Lake Nipigon and the Lake Wa- bush. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Coast Guard Admiral

Urges More Input From

The Marine Community

Shipbuilding and other maritime interests should get more involved with the U.S. Coast Guard, the

International Maritime Organiza- tion (IMO), Congress, and other regulatory agencies to protect their own interests and avoid unnecessary laws and inappropriate regulations that could cost billions of dollars.

That was one of the messages deliv- ered by Rear Adm. Clyde T. Lusk, commander of the Coast Guard's

Eighth District, and Capt. W.A.

Mayberry, USCG (Ret.), execu- tive director of the Offshore Marine

Service Association (OMSA), at the group's recent quarterly meeting in

New Orleans.

After telling OMSA members of the Coast Guard's expanding role in safety, environmental, and enforce- ment missions, Admiral Lusk urged his civilian audience to get involved because budgetary and manpower limitations of his service could cause the interests of some to be overlooked.

With respect to the IMO in Lon- don, Admiral Lusk said, "It is terri- bly, terribly important that some- one look out for your interests over there. Somebody out there is getting involved in your knickers." IMO writes conventions and regulations that affect domestic trade as well as the worldwide marine community. mi

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