Canadian Survey Shows
400 New Vessels Needed
During Next Ten Years
A survey conducted by the Canadian Ship-
building and Ship Repairing Association
points to a need for over 400 new vessels
and floating equipment at a total cost (in
1981 dollars) of over $33 billion over the
next 10 years.
Expenditures, says the association, have
already begun to build up with $700 million
in orders placed abroad in the last nine
months. The survey was based on replies
from major shipowners, petroleum compa-
nies, and government agencies.
According to the survey, the cost of ships
and floating equipment required for the ex-
ploration and recovery of petroleum in the
Arctic will exceed $13 billion. The outlay
for those off the East Coast will surpass
$13 billion.
The cost of vessels for the Great Lakes,
the St. Lawrence Seaway, coastal trade, and
commercial fishing will total about $5 billion.
Claims have been made, notes the asso-
ciation, that the Canadian shipbuilding in-
dustry cannot build large complex vessels
such as those needed in the Arctic. Henry
Walsh, the group's president, refutes the
claim, stating that only the large Arctic
LNG carriers and the very large icebreaking
tankers are beyond the capacity of Canadian
yards.
"With the likely early expansion of one or
more existing yards together with the con-
struction of one or perhaps two world-scale
shipyards, not only will the building of all
types of vessels be possible but the total
capacity should be such as to enable the
Canadian industry to meet most of the pro-
jected vessel and floating equipment needs
during this decade and in the decades to
come," asserts the association.
However, it adds, the orders should be
paced with the buildup of Canadian ship-
building capacity.
The association urged the Federal Gov-
ernment to adopt a "sound" policy so that
future industrial, technological and employ-
ment benefits accrue to Canada.
If the Arctic LNG carriers, icebreaking
tankers, and other specialized Arctic and
offshore equipment are designed and built
in domestic yards, then Canada will continue
to be a leader in Arctic marine technology,
the association stressed.
Bulk Carrier Maersk Sebarok
Delivered By Hitachi
The 64,822-dwt bulk carrier Maersk
Sebarok, built at the Ariake Shipyard of
Hitachi Zosen, Japan, was delivered recently
to her owner the Maersk Company (Sing-
apore) Pte., Ltd.
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The Maersk Sebarok is the 47th Panamax-type bulk
carrier built by Hitachi Zosen, Japan.
The 215-meter-long vessel is the last of a
three-ship order for the owner and is the
47th Panamax-type bulk carrier- built by
Hitachi. The ship is equipped with several
energy-saving features, including a Hitachi
Zosen nozzle at the stern to increase pro-
pulsion efficiency, a constant pressure turbo-
charged main engine — a Hitachi B&W
7L67GFCA diesel — and life-long antifouling
paint. The ship was built to Lloyd's Register
classification.
Santander Shipyard To Increase
Drydock Capacity To 25,000-Dwt
Astilleros de Santander, S.A. has an-
nounced the implementation of a major ex-
pansion project which will increase the ca-
pacity of its Number 1 drydock from 6,500
dwt to 25,000 dwt.
The drydock is being lengthened from 405
to 535 feet, and widened from 52 to 78 feet.
In addition, crane capacity at the enlarged
facility is being raised from 10 to 30 tons.
A subsidiary of Astilleros Espanoles, S.A.,
the Santander Yard is represented exclu-
sively in the United States by Wesley D.
Wheeler Associates, Ltd., New York, N.Y.
Located on Spain's northern coast, Astil-
leros de Santander provides a convenient
repair and maintenance location for vessels
trading to North Europe and the Mediter-
ranean. In addition to the expanding Num-
ber 1 drydock, the yard has a second dock
M. Rosenblatt Promotes
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Lester Rosenblatt, president
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he is responsible for providing
design services to the Navy and
the commercial shipbuilding in-
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The Maritime Administration
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application from Linden, Inc.,
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this year, the 165-foot vessels
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