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THREE is no crowd at LOCKHEED... THREE is your lucky number! THREE drydocks to 18,000 tons. THREE quarters of a century of experience. THREE shifts with many third generation craftsmen. We can drydock you or berth you for top- side, bottom or inside repairs. Just call Bob Forbell, manager of ship repair. He will take care of you in a trice. SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2929 16th AVE. S.W., SEATTLE, WASH. 98134 PHONE 206-623-2072 • CABLE L0CKSHIP IN NEW YORK: LOCKHEED, 420 Chrysler Bldg., 405 Lexington Ave., N.Y., N.Y., 10017 • Phone 212-697-7170 Houston Firm Secures Title XI Commitment For Four Barge Rigs A 20-year, $5 million financing commitment, su!bject to approval by the Maritime Administration, has -been secured by Crutcher Resources Corporation, Houston, Texas, for a subsidiary, Mallard Well Services, Inc. The financing, under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, is for the addition of four new barge rigs for Mallard. Three of the rigs, sched- uld for completion before Septem- ber of this year, will each have a workover capability of 20,000 feet. Spain's Shipbuilding Shows Six Percent Production Increase The Spanish shipbuilding indus- try delivered a total of 637,954 gross registered tons in the first nine months >of 1972, a 6 percent production increase on the same period for 1971. But, according to the Associa- tion of Spanish Shipbuilders, the only new orders that were booked in the nine-month period were for 81 fishing vessels with a total of 28,749 gross tons and 28 merchant vessels totaling 208,000 gross tons. On October 1, 1972, 'the order book had shortened ;by 9 percent on the 1971 figure to 397 ships with a total of 2.4-million gross tons ordered by foreign buyers. These orders should keep the Spanish shipbuilding industry busy for the next three or four years and in addition, negotiations are under way to book Russian orders under the recently signed trade agreement. Philadelphia Port Directory Available The 1972-73 edition of The Phila- delphia Maritime Exchange Port Di- rectory is now available according to an announcement from the pub- lisher. The directory contains over 1,500 listings representing the full range of facilities, services and organiza- tions associated with the administra- tion and operation of the Ports of Philadelphia. Copies of the new Port Directory can be purchased directly from the office of The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange, Bourse Building, Phila- delphia, Pa. 19106, at a cost of $1.50 each. Mail orders will be filled based on a cost of $1.90 per copy. 3 floating drydocks to 18,000 tons Shipways to 100 x 700 feet • Piers to 1,100 feet Looking for A Shipyard You Can Depend On? End Your Search At BLUDWORTH Complete Design, Construction and Repair Brady Island — Cypress Street Houston, Texas 77012 BOX 5426 (713) 928-5051 MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1 st and 1 5th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices at 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postage paid at Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Member BPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 1 Volume 35 REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS: STAL-LAVAL, INC. 452 Glenmeade Court Gretna, Louisiana 70053 (504) 361-0305 Dahl-Beck Electric Co. 580 Howard Street San Francisco, Calif. 94105 (415) 392-5214 Higher Efficiency at Lower Cost TITAN OIL PURIFIERS Titan offers semi- Self-Cleaning or fully automatic Self- Cleaning units. • No Manual Cleaning • Simplicity of Operation • Reliable in Service • Minimum of Maintenance STAL-LAVAL me 400 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, N.Y. 10523 phone: (914) 592-4710 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
