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Shipyard 'Pride Program'

Instituted At PSRY ~ —Brochure Offered

As part of a joint effort of the

Portland Metal Trades Council and the Port of Portland Ship Repair

Yard (PSRY), a "Pride Program" has been instituted at the yard to instill pride and confidence in work- ers as well as call attention to Port- land's shipbuilding and ship repair heritage.

Large-scale commercial ship re- pair in Portland commenced in 1903, when the first drydock be- tween San Francisco and Seattle took shape in a sheltered cove on the east side of the Willamette Riv- er. Ship repair activities remained at this site until 1953, when they were consolidated at the northern tip of Swan Island. These facilities, which have been modernized and rehabilitated along with major new facilities, including one of the larg- est drydocks on the West Coast, give

Portland one of the most efficient and modern shipyards in the coun- try.

The facilities at PSRY, a $250- million investment, are publicly owned. Contractors rent the facili- ties as needed.

Using the theme "100 Years of

FOR MARINE USE

Safety Treads & Safety Surfaces

WOOSTER PRODUCTS INC. manufactures the complete line of Anti-slip Safety Products for ships' ladders, decks, ramps, showers, galleys, gangways, passageways.

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Circle 163 on Reader Service Card 82

Ironclad Integrity," the "Pride Pro- gram" calls attention to the fact that there are second and third gen- erations represented in the highly skilled and motivated work force at the shipyard, carrying on a tradition of quality work with integrity— traits forged by their ancestors. The "100 Years" theme looks back to the start of ship repair activities in

Portland, and also looks to the fu- ture and a new century of confi- dence in the continued success of

PSRY.

For free literature giving full de- tails on PSRY's facilities and capa- bilities,

Circle 30 on Reader Service Card $250-Million Order

For 12 Reefers Given

To Klevens Shipyard

Gustaf Erikson AB, the Finnish shipping company, has ordered 12 new refrigerated ships costing $250 million.

The Norwegian Klevens Shipyard is scheduled to deliver six of the ships within the next two years, and the other six by 1992.

As a result of the creation of the

Norwegian International Sea Regis- ter last year, the new ships will probably sail under the Norwegian flag. Erikson currently has 11 me- dium-sized refrigerated ships sailing under the Cypriot flag.

Ward Offers Brochure

On Manufacture Of

Marine Components

The Ward Machinery Company of Cockeysville, Md., manufacturers of components and systems for the military and commercial markets, is offering a free 12-page, full-color brochure describing the company's facilities and capabilities.

Discussed are the precision ma- chining Ward can perform in its state-of-the-art machine shop with more than 50 machine tools includ- ing 18 numerically controlled; the 40-member engineering depart- ment; the industrial engineering de- partment; and quality assurance.

Among the products mentioned in the publication are the Sea Plow

V, capable of handling the world's largest-capacity trans-Atlantic tele- communications cable; and the

Waterjet Propulsion Pump Assem- blies, of which Ward is the sole man- ufacturer, used to power and steer causeway pontoons.

Since 1983, Ward has played an important role in the U.S. Navy's

Sealift Support Facilities Program and is now offering the Waterjet

Propulsion Pump used in this pro- gram to NATO navies and commer- cial concerns.

For more information and a free copy of the 12-page full-color bro- chure from Ward Machine,

Circle 46 on Reader Service Card

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News