MarAd Publishes Update
Of Vessel Inventory
The Maritime Administration
has published an update of its
semiannual "Vessel Inventory
Report." The publication lists
U.S.-flag merchant vessels alpha-
betically by name and shipowner
as of June 30, 1981. Copies are
available from the Maritime Ad-
ministration Public Affairs Office,
Room 7215, Nassif Building, 400-
7th Street, S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20590.
Award $47-Million Nuclear
Navy Contract Modification
To Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse Electric Corpo-
ration, Plant Apparatus Division,
Wilkins Township, Pa., has been
awarded a $47,020,000 modifica-
tion to a previously awarded cost
plus fixed fee contract for naval
nuclear propulsion components.
Work will be performed at vari-
ous locations. The Naval Sea Sys-
tems Command is the contracting
activity. (N00024-C-5010)
Seward, Alaska To Build
Large Shipping Facility
The City of Seward, Alaska,
broke ground recently for the
state's largest marine-oriented in-
dustrial development.
"The Fourth of July Indus-
trial Park, located across the
head of Resurrection Bay from
this picturesque community of
3,000 will be the site of a $60-
million dock, shipyard, ship fit-
ting, and marina area," said city
manager Johnny Johnson.
The development of the 100-
acre industrial complex will in-
volve both private and public in-
vestment. "Private sources," he
explained, "have already com-
mitted more than $8 million to
this area."
VECO Inc. of Anchorage has
leased a major portion of the in-
dustrial park from the city of
Seward and as a result of the Oc-
tober 6 municipal election, it will
be the operator of the ship repair
facility when it is completed.
VECO's license to operate the
shiplift and transfer pit required
at least three-fifths approval by
the voters. "Endorsement of the
license agreement," said Mr. John-
son, "was overwhelming."
The City of Seward, through
industrial development grants
from the State of Alaska and
bond monies, expects to invest
more than $54 million during the
next 10 years, said Mr. Johnson.
The city's participation will
cover initial construction costs of
the industrial park's public facil-
ities, including the harbor and
dredging, redirecting the glacier-
fed Fourth of July Creek to elim-
inate potential flood hazards, com-
pletion of an access road to the
site, installation of water, power,
and sewer systems, shiplift con-
struction, and drydock facilities.
The city also will provide the
funds for construction of a 1,300-
foot-long general cargo dock, a
shiplift capable of handling ships
up to 300 feet long, seven public
dry berths for ships of up to 250
feet in length, bonded warehous-
ing, small boat storage, and mis-
cellaneous harbor facilities.
Construction of the 1,300-foot-
long dock is seen as a key devel-
opment of the Port of Seward as
a coal transfer station for the
export of Alaskan coal to the
Orient.
Two ships of up to 100,000-dwt
capacity and drafts of up to 45
feet will be able to use the dock
at the same time. In comparison,
the shallower Port of Anchorage,
now the state's busiest, usually
handle ships of 35,000-dwt ca-
pacity.
Seward is also Alaska's north-
ernmost deepwater ice-free port
served by rail. It is also the ter-
minus of the Seward Highway,
the only overland transportation
route other than the Alaska Rail-
road, between the Kenai Penin-
sula, Anchorage, and the interior.
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