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NASSCO Starts Construction On First Subsidized OBOs Looking at a model of the OBOs to be constructed are left to right: Capt. Leon Burger, president, Aries Marine Shipping Co., Lake Success, N.Y.; Andrew E. Gibson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, and John Banks, vice president, National Steel and Ship- building Co., San Diego, Calif. With the signing June 30, 1971, of a $60,000,- 000 contract by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, Aries Marine Shipping Company, and the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, a log jam has been broken and the 1970 Merchant Marine Act has for the first time been fully implemented for the purpose for which it was intended. The contract calls for the construction of two 80,500-deadweight-ton oil/ bulk/ore carriers (OBOs). The key elements of the new act embodied in this contract are: (1) the qualification of bulk carriers for Government assistance; (2) encour- agement to shipyards to design and market high performance ships, and (3) reduction of subsidy levels through standardization and series produc- tion. This revised legislation is the key to President Nixon's goal for the revitalization of the Amer- ican merchant marine. Economic studies sponsored by the Maritime Administration last year pointed to the OBO type vessel as being best suited to recapture the U.S. bulk trade now largely carried in foreign-flag ships. The versatility of the OBO in being able to transport different products, liquid or bulk, between ports permits high utilization and low cost transportation. Designed by NASSCO as the "San Clemente" class, the vessels will be 80,500 dwt, 892 feet in length, 105 feet in beam, and have a molded depth of 62 feet. This is the maximum size that can transit the Panama Canal. Propulsion will be single screw, steam turbine, for a sustained speed of 16.5 knots. The latest in automation of operational controls is incorporated in the design, including provisions whereby the engine room can be operated unattended. Work will commence immediately at NASSCO in San Diego, Calif., with the first ship sched- uled for delivery to Aries Marine Shipping Co. in mid-1973. Jacksonville Port Authority Appoints Robert C. Peace Robert C. Peace has been appointed as the new managing director of the Jacksonville Port Authority. Mr. Peace, who resigned his Navy commission in July 1964 to accept the post of director of engineering for the Port Authority, was promoted to deputy manag- ing director in 1969. He has been serving as acting managing director since February 3,1971. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Peace earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Houston and an M.S. de- gree in engineering, specializing in ports and harbors, at Princeton. August1 1, 1971 French Operator Building 5,600-Hp Pusher Tug In U.S.A., Notched Barge In Hong Kong A two-million-dollar contract for the con- struction of a 20,000-ton barge was signed on July 9 between the French firm Union Navale of Paris, and Hong Kong's Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering. The 477-foot oceangoing pusher barge will be the largest such vessel ever built in Hong Kong. Construction work will begin in Oc- tober, and the vessel will be launched in June 1972, after which date the Union Navale will use it for the Baltic Sea and North Sea coal trade. The barge has been designed with a U- shaped notch in the stern into which a 5,600- horsepo'wer pusher tug fits and links with a hydraulic system to form a single integrated unit. Southern Shipbuilding Corporation has re- ceived the contract from Union Navale to build the oceangoing tug in their Slidell, La. shipyard. The tug will be delivered to Hong Kong in June. Alain Seligman, president of Southern Shipbuilding stated: "We are very pleased to have secured this contract and to have opened up a new foreign market for the American shipbuilding industry. We are pleased for the part we shall play in reducing the balance of payments deficit and in re- versing the trend of having U.S. capital create jobs abroad by having a contract that will cause Western European capital to create jobs in Louisiana." Breit Engineering, Inc. of New Orleans and Ingram Corporation have designed and pat- ented the pusher barge system to be employed in construction. The New Orleans firm says the new concept barge gives a susbtantial saving on construc- tion and operation costs when compared with the conventional bulk carrier. HOSE McCANN TELEPHONE CO., INC. Remote control of propulsion, power and auxiliaries for instant response — faster, safer, more efficient towing. 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