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Hongkong United Dockyards Creating Company To Build And Repair Mammoth Vessels Hongkong United Dockyards Limited, and Overseas Shipyard Company Limited (a mem- ber of the C.Y. Tung Group), announce that they are to form a new company, Hongkong Consolidated Dockyards Limited, with a view to exploring the possibilities of providing in Hong Kong new shipbuilding and repairing facilities capable of handling the mammoth vessels currently operating on world trade routes. The directors will be Messrs. J.H. Bremridge, A.G. Hutchinson, J. Cassels, C.H. Tung and M.H. Liang. A survey team from A.P. Appledore Inter- national Limited, who have been commissioned to undertake a detailed feasibility study, is at present in Hong Kong collecting information for its report. There are presently six drydocks in Hong Kong with the capacity to handle up to 100,000 dwt. The labor force totals 6,000 men per day, according to Robert M. Catharine, president of Jackson Marine Corporation, New York City, U.S.A., agent for HUD. Great Lakes/Rivers Section Hears Three Technical Papers At Meeting In St. Paul, Minn. Shown at the Great Lakes and Great Rivers meeting, left to right: (standing) Robert J. Patrick, vice chairman, Great Rivers; Trevor White, Section chairman, and John C. Greenwood, public relations chairman; (seated) Rich- ard Taubler, Greig Sullivan and John Buursema, authors. The fall meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the St. Paul Hilton Hotel, St. Paul, Minn., on October 11, 1973. Attendance at the technical session in the morning was 80 members and guests. After a brief business meeting, the following technical papers were presented: "Much Ado About Barges," by Richard Taubler, Richard Taubler, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.; "Advanced Production Methods in Barge Construction," by John Buursema, vice president, Twin City Shipyards, St. Paul, and ""Safety Watch In- strumentation Aboard Modern Diesel Ves- sels," by Greig E. Sullivan, National Marine Service, Inc. During the afternoon, attendees toured the highly automated shipyard facilities of Twin Cities Shipyards on Pigs Eye Island in St. Paul, and witnessed the movement toward launch of a barge under construction. The meeting concluded with a reception and dinner. The next scheduled meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section is at the Aqua Marine Motel, Avon Lake, Ohio, on January 17, 1974. The spring meeting will be held in Chicago on May 22-24, 1974, and additional de- tails concerning this will be forthcoming in due course. HOW TO GET A FIX IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS. Tracor Model 700 Omega Navigator Tracor's Omega Nav- Low cost! All-weather operation! igation System can fix Simple to operate! Solid State! your position in less than a minute. Mid-ocean accuracy of ± 1 nautical mile in daylight and ± 2 miles at night. Position information in easy-to-read digital form. Tracor's warranty program is the best in the industry. Write or call for specifications and name of nearest authorized dealer. Tracor, Industrial Instruments 6500 Tracor Lane • Austin, Texas 78721 • AC 512/926-2800 LARGEST SHIP REPAIR YARD AT ANTWERP ;1 il V I . tf •"\. A completely integrated full-service ship repair yard with total in-house capability to accomplish all types of ship repair work. • 5 Graving Docks to 100,000 D.W.T. capacity • New large capacity dock to be completed September 1974—1,026 ft. x 164 ft. x 30 ft. • All Shops • Heavy Ste.el Fabrication • Diesel Service-Licensed Repair and Parts Supplier for Sulzer, Burmeister & Wain, S.E.M.T.- Pielstick. • Pierside Service MERCANTILE MARINE ENGINEERING AND GRAVING DOCKS Co. N.V. Antwerp-Belgium-Telephone 03/41.04.20 Telex 31219 Mercan B. Wt m U.S.A. Representative: FREDERICK A. GANTER MARINE REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION-INTERNATIONAL Suite 1127-17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004-Telephone (212) 269-3170 Telex 129247 MAREPCON NYK November 15, 1973 37
