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Standard Dredging Elects John Murray VP John B. Murray, formerly vice president in charge of East Coast and foreign operations for Bauer Dredging Company, has been elect- ed vice president for sales and en- gineering for Standard Dredging Corporation, New York, NY., ac- cording to Lawrence Schacht, president. Mr. Murray had been associated bucld for positive, permanent tensioning of containers fast. Containers aboard ship are kept firmly in position, from port to port, with American Forge galvanized tie-down turnbuckles. No waste motion-no lost time-this de- vice makes quick, safe work of loading and unloading by responding immedi- ately to a few easy twists. Built to meet marine requirements it has: jack-type Acme threads, 18" to 24" take-up, easy-maintenance grease fittings and a no-twist swivel hook. Send for this FREE folder for complete information on how to make your con HjP™fnmj tainers safer, more secure. Harvard Interiors Mfg. Corp. P. 0. Box 302, Quakertown, Pa. 10951 company address city state zip H ARVARD/MURLIN Manufacturers of Lighting and Seating Systems HITACHI'S STANDARDIZED 230,000 TONNER: The tanker Eiko Maru, built for Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., was undocked recently from the 300,000-ton building dock at Hitachi Zosen's Sakai shipyard. This vessel is the first of a series of three standardized 230,000 tonners developed by Hitachi—one for domestic and two for foreign owners. The Eiko Maru, 1,050 feet by 167 feet by 85 feet, has an oil tank capacity of about 9,81 1,- 994 cubic feet. Scheduled for completion near the end of next month, the tanker is powered by a Kawasaki steam turbine with a maximum output of 36,000 hp, accom- plishing a speed of 1 6.7 knots during sea trials. with Standard Dredging for almost a quarter of a century as district manager in the Hawaiian Islands, and as vice president for foreign operations, before leaving the com- pany in 1964 to go with Bauer. Mr. Murray is a native of Penn- sylvania and received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineer- ing from Columbia University. He worked with General Motors for five years before joining Standard Dredging. lighting fixtures by Harvard Murlin makes every type of lighting fixture needed for inside marine installations. Many are also avail- able in waterproof models for out- side application. All Murlin fixtures are UL tested and approved, and serviceable at any port in the world. Send today for your free copy of our complete catalog for more light on the subject. Bethlehem Steel Model To Be Displayed At Offshore Conference A scale model depicting Bethle- hem Steel Corporation's latest con- cepts in the design of mat-support- ed mobile oil drilling platforms will be displayed by the corporation at the 1971 Offshore Technology Con- ference, April 19-21 in Astrohall in Houston, Texas. The model will portray a mat- supported platform capable of op- erating at depths of 250 feet of water. Two such rigs are under construction at Bethlehem's Beau- mont, Texas, shipyard. Other photographs, renderings and blueprints displayed by the firm will testify to Bethlehem's worldwide experience in design and construction of mobile platforms and other offshore drilling, produc- tion and storage equipment. Highlighted will be the J.W. Mc- Lean, a self-elevating, mat-support- ed rig designed by Bethlehem and built by the corporation in the Far East Ship Building Industries yard in Singapore. Capable of drill- ing in 225 feet of water to depths of 25,000 feet, the McLean is the first rig of its type ever built in Southeast Asia. It is the second Bethlehem mat rig to operate in that area. The firm's exhibit will also in- clude photographs and brief de- scriptions of the Beaumont yard and its newest shipyard at Singa- pore. The Beaumont facility has for years been one of the world's leading designers and builders of mobile offshore drilling platforms. The Singapore yard, in the heart of oil industry activity in South- east Asia, was opened just recent- ly. The yard is a joint venture of Bethlehem and Development Bank of Singapore. Incorporated as Bethlehem Singapore Private Lim- ited, the yard has the capabilities to construct mobile drilling rigs, large barges and small coastal vessels. Bethlehem's display will be lo- cated in Booths 3475 and 3477 in Astrohall. A LoAges £- Modem Rmt of STEEL BARGES Transportation of Coal and Oil in New York Harbor and Vicinity 1 Broadway M.& J. TRACY, Inc. Y All Seas Chartering Opens Tanker Firm All Seas Chartering Inc., 80 Broad Street, New York City, has announced the opening of a new company called All Seas Tanker Chartering Inc., to be located at the same address. Wolf Spille has been named president of the new concern, which will be engaged in tanker brokerage and purchase and sales. Mr. Spille has been associated with Naess Shipping for the past several years, and most recently was with Labash Inc., a tanker brokerage firm. 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
