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Steuart Receives MSB Approval In Principle For Three Tankers The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved in principle an ap- plication from Steuart Investment Company, Piney Point, Md., for a construction subsidy to aid in the building of three 78,000-dwt tank- ers. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Va., will construct the tank- ers at a total cost of $68.25 million. The ships, which will carry heat- ing and industrial fuel oil from Curacao to Steuart's petroleum ter- minal on the Potomac River at Piney Point, Md., represent the Prst new construction award under the 1970 Merchant Marine Act since its signing last October. They are also the first ships to be procured through the negotiated bidding process authorized by the new bill. According to William B. Ewers, general maritime counsel for Steu- art, when the three ships are in service, they will almost entirely eliminate the 53 voyages per year which foreign vessels have made to Piney Point. One of the chief rea- sons for the new maritime pro- gram has been to increase the amount of American foreign trade carried in United States ships. Master Contracting Stevedore Association Elects Redlich Pres. C.R. Redlich C.R. Redlich, president of Ma- rine Terminals Corporation of San Francisco, has been elected presi- dent of the Master Contracting Stevedore Association of the Paci- fic Coast. He succeeds George Schirmer, board chairman of the California Stevedore & Ballast Co., who served as the association's president for the past 10 years. Other officers of the MCSA elect- ed at the group's 10th annual mem- bership meeting held at Pebble Beach, Calif., on March 7, were: first vice president, J.C. Hering, chairman of W.J. Jones & Son, Inc. of Portland; second vice presi- dent, Clayton R. Jones, president of Jones-Rothschild of Portland; third vice president, John A. Hy- land, president of Crescent Wharf & Warehouse Co. of Wilmington, Calif.; fourth vice president, Ches- ter Eschen Jr., president of Cali- fornia Stevedore & Ballast Co. of San Francisco; treasurer, William G. Fahy Jr., secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Stevedoring Co., Inc. Newly elected as directors of the association, in addition to Mr. Jones, Mr. Eschen, Mr. Hering and Mr. Hyland, were: Fred R. Smith, president of the Seattle Stevedor- ing Co.; Neil Whisnant, president of Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Co. of Portland; Leslie M. Westfall, president of Westfall Stevedore Co. of Eureka, Calif., and Capt. John H. Anthony, president of Metropolitan Stevedore Co. of Wilmington, Calif. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News New Limitorque XPM valve opera- tors control cargo flow. The new Limitorque XPM is the first electro-mechanical water- tight valve operator developed specifically for safe, dependable and economical cargo handling on tankers and barges. The new device not only meets U.S. Coast Guard safety standards, but is also watertight and structurally strong to withstand the force of angry seas. The first ship to be equipped with Limitorque XPM operators is the new 76,500-dwt Esso San Francisco, shown on sea trials, above. One man at a central con- This operator controls a tank valve deep in the hull. trol station can operate all cargo- handling valves for 21 tanks, so that her full 650,440-bbl cargo can be loaded or unloaded in less than 18 hours. The basic design for the Limi- torque XPM represents a new refinement of the Limitorque SMB, already world-famous for dependability in propulsion-sys- tem service on more than 80% of automated U.S. merchant ships. The Esso San Francisco is the first of three new Limitorque- equipped sister ships to be built Remotely-controlled manifold valves on deck. by Avondale Shipyards. Each will have approximately 100 Limitorque XPM valve opera- tors on deck, and up to 50 Limi- torque Model SMB operators in propulsion and steering systems. If you want the best in valve- operation automation, specify Limitorque. Write for engineer- ing and performance data, and complete catalog information. Limitorque Corporation, Dept. MTR36, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406. LIMITORQUE VALVE CONTROLS Marine Square Club To Hold Annual Dinner In New York April 17 The Marine Square Club, Incorpo- rated, announces its 43rd Annual Dinner-Dance to be held on Saturday, April 17, 1971 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Commodore, 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, New York City. A reception is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with dinner following at 8:30 p.m. Dress is formal. The charge of $22.50 per couvert includes gra- tuity. Checks should be made payable to Marine Square Club, Inc., and mailed to George M. Huff, P.O. Box 52, Bayonne, N.J. 07002. The net proceeds for this dinner- dance will be given to the scholarship fund of the New York State Mari- time College.
