Maritime Reporter, December 1981

<BODY> <div> Maher Expands Container Facility, To Install First Paceco Transtainers In N.Y. Maher Terminals Inc. has em- barked on a major expansion pro- gram at its container facility in Elizabeth, N.J. The program, scheduled for completion next August, includes the acquisition of a $4.2-million container crane, which will be added to its three existing cranes. Maher is also adding some $6 million in Paceco transtainers, which are rubber-tired, container- stacking cranes. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently authorized $2.5 million in im- provements to facilitate the use of the transtainers, including con- crete pads on which the trans- tainers operate, relocation of util- ities, and resurfacing and level- ing of the operating area. The Port Authority will fi- nance the cost of the improve- ments and be reimbursed by Maher over the remaining 18- year period of the terminal op- erator's lease. The Paceco transtainers, the first in the Port of New York according to the Port Authority, will facilitate the grounding, stacking and retrieval of con- tainers. Kvaerner, Oy Navire To Merge Shipbuilding, Equipment Capabilities Kvaerner, the Norwegian ship- building and engineering group and the Finnish ship equipment manufacturing company Oy Navire AB, Parainen, have re- cently announced the intent to merge. When joined with Kvaerner Brug equipment company, Oslo, Norway, the new organization will have annual sales of about $65 million and employ about 750 people. The new company will rank second in the production of cargo access equipment, just be- low MacGregor. Though the merger will not be fully effected until January 1, 1982, the two companies will be- gin cooperation immediately, it was announced by company ex- ecutives. The merger will give Kvaerner worldwide coverage with compa- nies in West Germany, France, U.K., Holland, Singapore, Aus- tralia, Brazil, and the U.S., as well as Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The new company will be known as Kvaerner Navire Inter- national AB, and its worldwide operations will be headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its prod- ucts also will be provided through licensees in Japan, Taiwan, India, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Baldt Inc. Develops New Abrasion-Resistant Chain —Brochure Available Baldt Incorporated, Chester, Pa., has introduced a new line of abrasion-resistant chain which was developed for tough marine (ARC-15) and mining (ARC-30) applications. A brochure describ- ing the new product is available from the company. Composed of specially formu- lated, high-quality alloy steel, Baldt ARC is a quality-controlled flash-butt-welded chain with structure-welded studs that has a wear life up to three times that of standard chain, depending on actual service conditions. Tested at a minimum tensile strength of 100,000 psi and a minimum yield strength of 60,000 psi, both ARC-15 and ARC-30 are quenched and tempered in a unique manufacturing process that yields a chain with super- hard casing and a shock-absorb- ing core. Both types of chain have been successfully break-tested at more than 744,000 pounds and proof- tested at more than 492,000 pounds for 2V2-inch chain. For a free copy of the brochure, Write 33 on Reader Service Card WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY ALUMINUM CREWBOATS LOOK TO THE DESIGN...AND CRAFTSMANSHIP...OF K/NG5JCRAFT WITH OVER A DOZEN YEARS OF SKILL IN BUILDING ALUMINUM BOATS ... TO RIGID SPECIFICATIONS December 15, 1981 Write 20fl on Reader Service Card 21 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>