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ZIDELL'S 140TH BARGE: Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Ore., has launched its 140th barge since going into production in 1961. The latest is Tidewater Barge 1, shown above, built for Tidewater Barge Lines, largest barge operator on the Upper Columbia River. Tidewater 1 measures 242 feet by 42 feet by 16 feet 6 inches, and is de- signed to haul up to 25,000 barrels of petroleum from Portland to the Upper Columbia. Separate piping and pumping for each cargo compartment will permit carrying as many as eight different petroleum products simul- taneously, with no problem of contamination in loading or unloading. According to a Tidewater spokesman, who placed the cost of the barge at $500,000, this is a unique feature on the Columbia. Tidewater 1 is the ninth barge built by Zidell for Tidewater since 1970. The previous eight were all grain barges. In addition to its Upper Columbia operations, Tidewater also operates between the Columbia and California. Its headquarters are at Van- couver, Wash. Barges previously constructed by Zidell at its Portland yard have ranged from a 122-foot deck cargo barge to a 300-foot derrick barge packing a deck crane with a 500-ton lift capacity and certified for un- limited ocean service. Marathon Le Tourneau To Build $ll-Million Rig In Singapore For Santa Fe International Santa Fe International Corp., Orange, Calif., has plans to build a second jackup drilling rig in Singapore. Edfred L. Shannon Jr., president, said the decision was made after a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary signed a long-term contract for the Santa Fe unit now under construction in the same shipyard. Shell International Petroleum MIJ. N.V. will charter this drilling barge for use in the Arabian Gulf following its completion in June 1974. Mr Shannon said the new construction con- tract awarded to Marathon Le Tourneau Offshore Co. provides for delivery of the second jackup on May 15, 1975. Cost of this unit fully equipped is estimated at $11,000,000. Both barges will be self-elevating tripod-type units with 357-foot legs, making them capable of operating in water depths to 250 feet. Each will be 203 feet long, 168 feet wide, and will have a hull depth of 22 feet. They are designed for propulsion assistance and will have canti- levered decks to permit drilling over fixed plat- forms. Largest Ship Repair Contract For Malta Drydocks Corp. Malta Drydocks Corporation has been awarded a contract to repair the Italian tanker Agip Ge- nova, owned by SNAM S.p.A., Milan. The 52,580-deadweight^ton tanker, which was built in 1963 by Cantieri Navale Riuniti, Ancona, caught fire after two explosions in its forward cargo tanks while proceeding from Sicily to Libya to pick up a cargo earlier in the month. The tanker arrived in Malta under its own power and was taken in hand by Malta Drydocks Corporation for survey inspection and gas free- ing. The damage sustained by the Agip Genova in- volves the renewal of approximately 800 tons of steel, apart from additional work, which in- cludes deck machinery repairs, renewals of pipe- work in way and electrical repairs. The vessel was secured by Malta Drydocks Corporation in the face of competition from other Mediterranean shipyards, and the contract, which represents an order of approximately $1,350,000, is the largest ship repair contract yet awarded to the yard. Rotterdam Group Forms New Company In U.S. J. van Baarle, president of Nedlloyd Inc., and general representative for Nederlandsche Scheep- vaart Unie in North America, has announced that Ruys Transport Groep bv of Rotterdam are establishing a new company in the United States with headquarters in the World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. The new corporation, Ruys Transport Group 'Inc., will be responsible for all marketing and sales functions in North America for the parent company. R.T.G., a renowned dis- tribution complex in Europe with stevedoring, warehousing, trucking, surface and air forward- ing, chartering and Rhine barging fleets, have also established transportation companies in the Far East, Australia and Africa. James J. Garity has been appointed president of the new corporation, which will also consider offers to provide New York representation and sales activities for U.S. transportation and distri- bution organizations whose requirements and mar- kets in these activities would be similar to those of R.T.G. Both Nedlloyd and the Ruys Transport Groep are divisions of the giant Netherlands Shipping Union (Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Unie), one of the largest transportation chains in the world. Matson Announces Personnel Changes James L. Reid, president of Brewer Chemical Corporation, will join Matson Navigation Com- pany in Honolulu August 1 as vice president and area manager for Hawaii, it was announced by R.J. Pfeiffer, Matson's president. Dudley W. Burchard, who has served as vice president, Hawaii, will return to San Francisco headquarters to assume the newly created posi- tion of vice president-market development, in connection with Matson's new roll-on/roll-off trailership service which will be introduced in August. At the same time, Dan Rayacich is being promoted to vice president and assistant gen- eral manager of Matson Terminals Inc., in San Francisco. He has been Matson's area manager in Hawaii since May 1971. Before that, he was regional manager for Matson Terminals, Inc., in Honolulu. Mr. Reid, a native of Hilo, Hawaii, sailed as a merchant mariner for the old Dollar Line and Matson before going ashore to work in 1940. He was a Navy officer in World War II, join- ing Hilo Transportation and Terminal Co. in 1946, and later becoming president. In 1962, Mr. Reid was assigned additional duties with Ultramar Chemical Company, now called Brewer Chemical Corporation, also a subsidiary of (C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. He became president in 1972. Motorships Of Puerto Rico Appoints New Officers Nils O. Seim, chairman of the board of Mo- torships of Puerto Rico, Inc., San Juan, has an- nounced, 'effective June 15, the appointments of Udo Reif as president and H. Remsen Whitehouse as executive vice president, follow- ing the retirement of Charles Meyer as presi- dent. As resident officer of the company in Puerto Rico, Mr. Whitehouse will be responsible for all operations in Puerto Rico. Management Changes At Dover/Norris Div. The Norris Division of Dover Corporation has announced three management changes. G.W. Davidson, president of the Tulsa-ibased Norris Division, announced that J.A. (Jack) Getty has been assiged the duties of vice presi- dent for international operations; Brad Ber- trem has been promoted to general manager of value operations, and Jon Young has been named general manager of controls operations. Norris, a division of Dover Corporation, is a manufacturer and marketer of sucker rods, butterfly and control values, pumps and fittings for oil, gas and industrial applications. Norris employs 700 people in Tulsa and has plants in Houston, Texas, Edmonton, Canada, and licensees in Eurtope and Australia. Mr. Getty will fee responsible for Norris's sales activities in Europe, Asia and Africa. He has been with Norris for 26 years and was pre- viously vice president, Norriseal Products. Mr. Bertrem was previously sales manager for the butterfly valve line. He joined Norris in 1956. Mr. Young, who has been with Norris for eight years, was previously product manager for Norriseal Controls. He will remain in Hous- ton, where a new Norriseal 'Controls plant and office is being completed. "These three organizational changes will re- sult in improved service to our customers, and are consistent with our long-range objectives," Mr. Davidson said in making the announce- ment. Eguitable Eguipment To Build 450 Lighters For Waterman The Maritime Administration has given Title XT approval to an application submitted by Waterman Steamship Co., 120 Wall Street, 'New York 'City. The request is for 450 single- skin lighters costing $19 million. Equitable Equipment Co., Inc., New Orleans, La., will build the lighters. July 1, 1973 21
