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Shell Orders Five 256,000-Dwt Tankers From Harland And Wolff Five 256,000-deadweight-ton crude oil tankers worth $180 million have been ordered from the troubled Bel- fast yard of Harland and Wolff. The order comes from Shell International Marine and is the largest ever placed with a British shipbuilder. The vessels will be built in the new giant building dock—the largest in the world—and will be delivered in 1974-75. Each of the tankers will develop a service speed of 16.5 knots from a set of steam turbines making 36,000 horsepower. The turbines will also be built in Belfast under license from Stal-Laval of Sweden. Alan Watt, the acting chairman and managing director of Harland, said Shell's experience in large tanker construction and operation would be of great benefit. At present, Harland's building Garrett deck machinery gives you more muscle in less space. It's compact. 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Garrett Marine one of The Signal Companies jj; dock, which measures 1,825 feet by 305 feet, has one tanker of 264,000 tons and a bulk carrier of 105,000 tons being constructed. Four more of 264,000 tons must be built before the present order. Atlantic Container Line Appoints EJ. Camuti t Edmund J. Camuti The appointment of Edmund J. Camuti to the position of vice president marketing and sales, of Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., U.S.A., was announced by O.I.M. Porton, president. At the same time, Mr. Porton advised that A.L. Aberson, former- ly vice president, commercial, has been named vice president, traffic and operations. Jacques Grevin, formerly vice president, traffic and operations, has accepted a new position with one of the ACL con- sortium members, which he will assume later this year. Mr. Camuti, whose responsibili- ties will include sales, marketing and pricing for ACL in the United States, comes to the company with over 25 years of experience in the steamship business. Prior to his ACL appointment, he had been ex- ecutive vice president-general man- ager of Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc., and president of the com- pany's Pacific Division. Before the Prudential-Grace merger, Mr. Ca- muti was vice president-general manager of Prudential Lines, Inc. He began his steamship career in 1944 as a terminal clerk at Ameri- can Export Lines, Inc., and rose to general traffic manager before ieaving that company in 1962. Two Firms Ask MorAd For Title XI Insurance Application to the Maritime Ad- ministration for Title XI mortgage insurance in connection with the con- struction of one diesel-powered tow- boat and 71 open hopper river barges has been filed by Mid-South Towing Co., Tampa, Fla. The total cost of all the vessels is estimated to be $8.9 million. Interseas Tanker Corp., 511 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., also ap- plied to Mar Ad for Title XI mort- gage insurance to aid in the construc- tion of one 120,000-dwt bulk oil car- rier. The estimated total cost of the 883-foot, 16-knot ship is $34.7 mil- lion. Dearborn-Storm Corp. Completes Acquisition Of Marine Service Co. Dearborn-Storm Corp., Chicago, 111., announced that it has completed the acquisition of Marine Service Co. of Houston, Texas. The new subsidi- ary, operating a fleet of 11 vessels, will now be operated in conjunction with the 27 vessels operated by Dear- born Marine Service Corp.. another subsidiary of Dearborn-Storm. The company's fleet services the offshore oil and gas drilling industry, and also conducts geophysical and seismic work on a worldwide basis. Todd Houston Yard Lays Keels For Four-Barge Tow Todd Shipyards Corporation (Hou- ston Division) has recently laid the- keels for the trailing barge and a box barge for a four-barge integrated tow being constructed for the Alamo Chemical Transportation Company of Houston, Texas. The 295-foot by 52- foot by 12-foot trailing barge and the 150-foot by 52-foot by 12-foot box barge have single skin bottoms and double skin sides, as will the other two barges. The overall length of the four-barge tow will be 1,040 feet and is designed for river service. CANADIAN MARITIME SECTION MEETS: The Canadian Maritime Section of The Soci- ety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently held a meeting on board the Canadian hydrographic vessel C.S.S. Baffin. The technical session consisted of a pre- sentation by Capt. P. Brick, C.S.S. Baffin, on "The History of Cable Repair Ships." Apart from the actual history of the repair ships. Captain Brick outlined some of the difficul- ties encountered in locating and repairing a break in the cable. After the presentation, a lively discussion period followed between Captain Brick and various members of the Society. Pictured above during the meeting, left to right, are: W. Aves, vice president, Canadian Maritime Section; J. Shepherd, Section chairman; Captain Brick, speaker and author; E. Hinze, secretary-treasurer, and I. Jones, chairman public relations. 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
