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Remember when you were lucky to have 25 transmitting channels? FORGET IT. The EN 400 SSB radiophone has 100 pre-programmed, computer-controlled channels. Electro-Nav 1201 Corbin Street, Elizabeth Marine Terminal, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (201)527-0099 750 Kennedy Street, Oakland, CA 94606 (415) 533-1840 MARINE SURVEYORS & CONSULTANTS WORLDWIDE SERVICE HUU CAIGO /NC HULL AND CARGO SURVEYORS, INC. 10 PLATT STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 1 0038 212-732-0650 CABLE: HULANCARGONEWYORK OFFICES: BALTIMORE • BOSTON • FORT LAUDERDALE HOUSTON • JACKSONVILLE • NEW ORLEANS NORFOLK. ST. LOUIS »SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JUAN. PR. TAMPA • VANCOUVER, B.C • WILMINGTON. CA. Avondale To Build $67-Million Dredge For Army Engineers Ogden Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Avondale Shipyards, Inc., was awarded a $67,500,400 fixed-price contract to construct a self-propelled, sea- going, trailing suction hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dredge is scheduled for delivery early in 1981. With this contract, Avon- dale has a backlog exceeding $800 million. New Firm To Buy Five Vessels For Service Great Lakes To Europe Great Lakes Atlantic Steam- ship Co., Suite 893, 1028 Con- necticut Avenue, N.W., Washing- ton, D.C. 20036, has filed an application with the Maritime Ad- ministration for an operating- differential subsidy contract for a proposed new U.S.-flag service. Following is the text of a news release issued by MarAd's Great Lakes Region Office: The U.S. Department of Com- merce, Maritime Administration, has received an application for op- erating-differential subsidy (ODS) from Great Lakes-Atlantic Steamship Co. (GLAS) for a new U.S.-flag service proposed for Trade Area I Great Lakes-UK/ Continent. Great Lakes Atlantic Steamship Co., incorporated in Michigan, July 20, 1978, intends to operate five vessels between Great Lakes ports of Chicago, Detroit, and Montreal and Grangemouth, UK, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven. The liner service is scheduled to offer weekly service with minimum of 48 sailings beginning April 1979. The applicant intends to pur- chase five C-4 type vessels either fully or partially containerized. The GLAS service expects to com- pete successfully for a substantial share of the containerized cargo now moving on the Canadian land bridge. Alternate service during the winter months will be offered from Albany, N.Y. Officers of the company are John P. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the board, director and president; Joseph D. Donahue, vice presi- dent; James T. Reilly, secretary and treasurer, and Richard N. Sharood, trustee. PACMAR Full Followup Proportional Pacific Marine Products, Inc. P.O. Box 11 Kenmore,WA 98028 (206)789-0660 Salomon Brothers Market Makers and Investment Bankers. Members of Major Securities Exchanges. New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco. We actively trade MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Controlled Circulation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliver- able magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. Member BPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 20 Volume 40 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News