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Major Growth In Domestic Commercial Fleet Forecast A recently released Maritime Administration report on "Domes- tic Waterlborne Shipping Market Analysis," prepared by the Chicago, Ill.-'based Kearney: Management Consultants, sees a 200 percent jump by the year 2000 in tonnage carried by U.S. domestic marine industry, encompassing inland wa-- terways transportation, contiguous and noncontiguous trades, and Great Lakes services. Growth—predominantly in car- riage of petroleum, (basic ores and chemicals—is forecast to increase from today's total movement of 893 million tons to 2.7 billion tons, with accompanying demand for vessel construction. By Kearney forecast, the inland waterways fleet would expand from its present dimension of 2,400 tow- boats and 17,000 barges—aggregat- ing 22-million gross tons—to 5,000 towboats and 29,000 barges, total- ing 38-million gross tons. In domestic ocean movements, in addition to transport of raw ma- terials, major opportunities for. coastwise container feeder and roll- on/roll-off services are foreseen. Little expansion of the Great Lakes Fleet is predicted. Most of the 202 vessels in the fleet in 1972 were bulkers (to carry iron ore, coal, limestone or grain) or tankers (to carry fuel). The average age of the fleet is over 45 years. Though only 11 new Great Lakes vessels have been built since 1960, ship- building replacement opportunities in the form of self-unloading bulk carriers, railcar ferries and general cargo vessels, it is noted, could de- velop. At least eight ore carriers are now on order or under con- struction. Newport News Names Bradley Operations Planning Manager William E. Bradley William E. Bradley has been named manager of the operations planning department at Newport News Shipbuilding. The announce- men was made by George M. Bon- nett, manager of waterfront engi- neering for the Tenneco subsidiary. Mr. Bradley is taking over the duties of Ralph D. Bradway, who has been transferred to the yard's new Commercial Ship Division as manager of hull construction. A native of Newport News, Mr. Bradley joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1963 after receiv- ing a bachelor's degree in mechani- cal engineering from the University of Virginia. In 1969, he was award- ed a Master of Business Adminis- tration degree from the College of William and Mary. For the past year, he has been manager of quality assurance in the yard's steel fa'bricatio'n shops. Pre- viously, he had 'been a member of the Steel Hull Division staff, serv- ing successively as staff supervisor, production coordinator, progress and budget coordinator and finally, as chief of process engineering. In his new position, Mr. Bradley will be responsible for long-range planning and scheduling of water- front facilities, and for conceptual ship construction plans and sched- ules. He is a member of the Progres- sive Club, The Propeller Club, and the Engineers Club of the Virginia Peninsula. Trans-World Shipping Names Swarts To Head East Coast Operations William M.B. Ajemian, president of Trans-World Shipping Services, Inc., Toledo, 'Ohio, has announced the appointment of Frank P.J. Swarts as vice president and gen- eral manager of the firm's Balti- more office. Mr. Swarts will be in charge of the company's East Coast operations. Don't let anyone hand you a line s ^^ s ex**3 ^ I*®4 AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Noble & West Sts., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222 Mid-Western Division: ST. LOUIS CORDAGE MILLS, St. Louis, Mo. 63104 SALES OFFICES: BOSTON • CHICAGO • CLEVELAND • HOUSTON • JACKSONVILLE • NEW ORLEANS • PHILADELPHIA • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN PEDRO • SEATTLE 40 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
