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MANZ Line Assumes New Shipping Role As ACT (Canada) Montreal Australia New Zeal- and Line, for 35 years a major operator in the maritime trade be- tween Canada and Australia and New Zealand, phases out of the shipping scene to assume a new identity as Associated Container Transportation (Canada). MANZ ships have provided a regular sailing schedule to Austra- lia and New Zealand since the line was organized in 1936. As ACT (Canada), the line will in- augurate an integrated system of through transportation utilizing the new containerships of PACE Line, a short title for Pacific Amer- ica Container Express. ACT's intermodal distribution service em- ploys facilities of CP Rail, the over-the-road capabilities of a num- ber of major truck lines and depots at major inland locations. PACE Line freighters will call at Mon- treal, and the containerships will berth at Saint John, New Bruns- wick. "ACT seeks to improve the pro- ductivity of transport to approach the problem from a total distribu- tion point of view rather than the piecemeal, segmented carriage cus- tomary today," said Robert H. Macgregor, general manager of ACT (Canada), and a 23-year vet- eran with MANZ. C. Michael Morse, operations manager, said that the first of the PACE Line containerships, the 25,000-ton ACT 3, will enter serv- ice this summer. By next year she will be joined by four sister ships, each capable of carrying nearly 1,200 containers. One of the ves- sels will be owned by the Austra- lian Government through The Australian National Line, and the balance by ACT. Todd-Seattle Launches Petroleum Barge Of L.R. Glosten Design The O.B.6, a 175-foot by 44-foot by 7-foot 4-inch barge for the trans- portation of petroleum products and general deck cargo on the waters of the Yukon River and its tributaries, was recently launched into West Waterway by two floating cranes from the yard of Todd Shipyards Corp., Seattle Division, on Harbor Island. The vessel, which has a pe- troleum capacity of 7,600 barrels of Grade B petroleum, is owned by the Alaska Railroad Company and oper- ated by Yutana Barge Lines, Inc., of Nenana, Alaska. The barge was designed by L.R. Glosten & Associates, Inc., Seattle, Wash., who also supervised the con- struction. This design is a follow-on of the O.B.5, which was built in 1964 for the same clients. Inasmuch as the Alaska Railroad is an agency of the United States Government, the barge was built un- der a General Services Administra- tion contract. Stewart & Stevenson Awarded Contract For Two Offshore Vessels A major contract to furnish two offshore supply vessels for SEDCO, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded to Houston-based Stewart & Stevenson Services. The M/V Georganna will be a 3,000-hp 165-foot-long anchor han- dling, oceangoing supply vessel. It will have a 38-foot beam and 16-foot draft. The M/V Marie will be a 1,600-hp 120-foot-long crew/supply vessel with a 26-foot beam and 12- foot draft. Each vessel will be pow- ered by GM diesel engines. Upon completion, the vessels will work with the SEDCO 445 drillship on long-term charter to Shell Interna- tional. The vessels will be constructed at Mangone Shipbuilding Company in Houston, and Corpus Christi Ma- rine Service Company in Corpus Christi. Terminal In Norfolk Names Arthur W. Mann Arthur W. Mann Jr. has been named vice president of Elizabeth River Terminals in Norfolk. In his new capacity, Mr. Mann suc- ceeds Robert V. Peabody, who has been transferred to New York. Mr. Mann joined the terminal con- cern in 1965 as assistant manager. Elizabeth River Terminals is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bor- den Inc. Robert G. Fitzgerald is president of the firm. Here's TUGALERT! The low cost engine protection system with solid-state reliability. TUGALERT stands continuous watch on engine room functions for any diesel-driven vessel. TUGALERT lets your crew attend to other impor- tant duties while it protects your engine room investment. TUGALERT is a simpler version of our TUGMONITOR® Safety Watch and Control System, using the same fleet-proven components and con- cepts. Special design features prevent false alarms that can be caused by engine speed changes or vessel motion. The unique alarm test circuit always assures reliable monitoring. It is designed so simply that any member of your crew can maintain the unit without outside service. Shouldn't you consider adding TUGALERT Safety Watch to your crew? Call or write for a TUGALERT proposal to meet your special requirements. Developed for MARINE OPERATORS by a MARINE OPERATOR NATIONAL MARINE INCORPORATED Marine Systems Division 1750 Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63144 SERVICE EASY MAINTENANCE. Modular, plug-in solid-state circuit cards enable a crew to maintain the equipment without special training. ALARM TEST. One switch tells you whether your monitoring system is doing its job. 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
