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had been imposed by the N&W and C&O railroads on coal for export. On this traffic, the rail rates were anywhere from 50 cents a ton to over $5 a ton higher than rates on coal for domestic consumption. According to Mr. Bobzien these higher rates were based on the railroads' de- sire to see the traffic move through Atlantic tidewater ports rather than Gulf ports. He claimed that this showed the railroads' monopoly leverage when it provides the only service to the mine was thus being used to prevent or discourage a com- petitive rail-water alternative via the Gulf. On the above defined case, he stated that: "The water carriers, backed by the Eastern Coal Transportation Conference and the ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, filed a complaint with the ICC charging that the two railroads were 'undermining competition.' We were preparing our facts to present to the ICC when N&W asked for a settle- ment. The N&W offered to drop its export rates to the domestic level. Since in some important cases this would mean that the rate to the river would be com- parable, cost considered, to the all-rail alternative to tidewater, we agreed to the settlement with the N&W and subsequently, on similar terms, with the C&O." In conclusion, Mr. Bobzien stated: "Whether it is permit- ting monopoly pricing in coal transportation by rail, or for- feiting the efficiency advantages of deepwater ports and modern- ized inland waterways, we are clearly allowing our export op- portunities for coal to slip away. No one believes our country is unable to perform, that our tech- nology is lacking, or that our institutions are inadequate." Navy Secretary Says '83 Budget Permits Fleet To Reach 600 Ships The Administration's budget for fiscal year 1983 will allow the Navy to reach a 600-ship fleet, Navy Undersecretary James Goodrich told the Western Ship- building Association. Speaking before the group's recent annual meeting, Mr. Good- rich said the Navy currently has 514 ships, up from 460 two years ago. Another 110 are under con- tract. Despite cuts in previous budg- ets, the Navy has been able to stay ahead of its schedule for a 600-ship fleet, he said, attribut- ing this to new procurement and management policies. Awarding two nuclear carrier contracts this year, in one year instead of in two, will save more than $750 million, Mr. Goodrich cited as an example. The Navy has said it would offer fewer con- tracts on an invitation to bid, fixed-price basis, and that it would award more multi-ship contracts. Such contracts give shipbuilders more time to buy materials and to plan, which lowers costs. Noting that multiyear procure- ment is "a key ingredient to stability," he said that the Navy is also writing more "equitable" contracts that divide the risk be- tween contractors and the Navy as fairly as possible. The main goal of the Navy's battle current development work is to quired extend the life and maximize the fleers, effect of existing weapons, the need o naval official said. 26 offide "Warriors, not systems, win The wars," and only a small fraction clined of what is technologically feasi- in 196£ ble is economical or strategically the 1,0 desirable, he said. include Technological improvements clear have lowered certain costs, said space Mr. Goodrich. He noted that a tems, fly ruiser 20 years ago re- 1,300 sailors and 326 of- Today the Aegis cruisers 300 enlisted men and rs to operate. U.S. fleet, which has de- |rom a force of 1,000 ships is about half the size of 30-ship Soviet fleet, which aircraft carriers, nu- uisers, submarines, and nd oceanic electronic sys- Goodrich emphasized. cr CONFERENCE SVENSKA MASSAN GOTHENBURG - 1 7-1 8-19 MAY 1983 Session 1: World Ro-Ro Trades Opening Address Chairman: S. H. Salen, President, Salen Group, Stockholm and former Chairman, Swedish Shipowners' Association Ro-Ro on the North Atlantic — the future years Speaker: B. Koch, Managing Director, Atlantic Container Line Services Ltd, Southampton Liner Shipping — Commercial and Technical Trends Speaker: P. Carlsson, President-Elect, Rederi AB Transatlantic, Gothenburg New ships for new routes Speaker: Dr. A. M. Al-Turki, Managing Director, The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Ocean transport of cars and vehicles world- wide Speaker: A. Koch, Managing Director, Wallenius Lines, Stockholm Ro-Ro Developments in South America Speaker: R. Klien, Managing Director, Transrol Navegacao S/A, Rio de Janeiro Semi-bulk cargoes in the Ro-Ro trades — North Sea/Baltic/ Mediterranean/Carib- bean Speaker: B. Aberg, Cargo Traffic Director, EFFOA, The Finland Steamship Co. Ltd., Helsinki Deployment of the Deepsea Container — Carrying Ro-Ro's Speaker: Dr. R. Pearson, Marine Transport Centre, University of Liverpool Session 2: Future Ro-Ro Ports and Terminals (parallel with Session 3) Chairman: S. Gilman, Director, Marine Transport Centre, The University of Liverpool Linkspans in the future Speaker: J. Rose, Managing Director, Marine Development (Glasgow) Ltd., Glasgow Totally mechanised handling of road trailers for coastal Ro-Ro traffic — tomorrow's system? Speaker: G. tfraimsson, Managing Director, MariTerm AB, Gothenburg The Ro-Ro multi-purpose terminal of tomorrow Speaker: F. E. Verkade, Managing Director, Seaport Terminals BV, Rotterdam Session 3: Ship Design (Part I) (parallel with Session 2) The contribution of Fin stabilisers to safety and economy in Ro-Ro operation Speaker: W. L. S. Wallace, Sperry Marine Systems, UK The control of air pollution in Ro-Ro cargo spaces — experiences and recommendations Speaker: A. Adielson, Director, Swedish Shipbuilding Standard Centre, Gothenburg The future development of Ro-Ro traffic — aspects and problems Speaker: Prof. R. Schonknecht, Wilhelm-Pieck- Universitat, Rostock, G.D.R. Session 4: Defence Considerations of Ro-Ro Design The deployment of Ro-Ro's and merchant vessels for defence needs — experiences in the South Atlantic Speaker: Colonel J. R. Pitt, OBE, Ministry of Defence, UK Considerations for a Ro-Ro/Lo-Lo containership with mobilisation capacity Speaker: J. G. Brown, Managing Director, Seaform Design, Scotland Defence features for Ro-Ro vessels Military Sealift Command, Washington DC {speaker to be announced) Session 5: Safety Considerations of Ro-Ro Design (parallel with Session 6) Chairman: E. J. B. Pawsey, Director, Hart, Fenton & Co. Ltd., Consulting Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, London Investigation into the survival capability of Ro-Ro vessels Speakers: I. O. Endresen and B. O. Jansson, Research Engineers and P. O. Brett, Senior Research Engineer, Det norske Veritas, Norway Damage Survivability of Ro-Ro Vessels Speaker: R. D. Tagg, Naval Architect, Herbert Engineering Corp., San Francisco and Department of Naval Architecture, The University of Glasgow Session 3: Ship Design (Part II) {parallel with Session 6) Development of Hull Forms for Ro-Ro Ships and Ferries Speaker: A. Williams, Head of Ship Projects Department, Swedish Maritime Research Centre, SSPA, Gothenburg Session 6: Ferries and Ferry Ports (parallel with Sessions 5 and 3 (Part II) Chairman: C. S. Paterson, Asst. General Manager, North Sea Ferries, Hull, UK Operation of the 10-terminal ferry port Liibeck/Travemiinde for both passenger and freight traffic Speaker: U. von der Lippe, Managing Director, Ltibecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH Measures to make ferry trailer traffic more efficient — comparisons between trailer only/aacompanied trailer/barges Speaker': G. Schrewelius, TFK (Transport Research Commission), Stockholm Railroad Barge Operations on the West Coast of North America Speaker: G. C. Snyder, Chief of Consulting Services, Nickum & Spaulding Associates Inc., Seattle, USA Evacuation of high density passenger ferries — new concepts and their application Speaker: A. Flising, Chief Naval Architect, Stena Line AB, Gothenburg Escape slides for Ro-Ro's and Ferries: regulatory recommendations mean different economics for either type of ship Speaker: D. V. Edwards, Technical Director, RFD Ltd., Godalming, UK Session 7: Ro-Ro Cargo Safety (parallel with Session 8) Introduction by Chairman: International Safety Aspects Chairman: S. Felding, Maritime Safety Division, Cargoes Section of IMO, London Lashing of Ro-Ro trailers in a Ro-Ro ship — the latest findings and recommendations Speaker: P. Andersson, Project Manager, MariTerm AB, Gothenburg Ro-Ro Transport Problems in the North Sea and Mediterranean Speaker: Dr. Bauer, Officer in Charge of Ro-Ro Problems, Bundesverband des Deutschen Giiterfernverkehrs (BDF), Frankfurt and Member of Ad Hoc Group Trailer Ferry Traffic I.R.U. (Int. Transport Union), Switzerland The practicalities of securing cargo for door-to-door transport Speaker: D. W. B. Carr, SpanSet Marine Ltd., London Damag< Cargoes liabilities Speakers Atlanticj S-A. Ulir of Marir e Sessio I (parallel Chairman. Port Engi 8: Ro-Ro Handling with Session 7) : U. Cramer, Chairman of the German ineers' Association's Committee on Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment A new s: de loader concept for container handlin » aboard and in dockside Ro-Ro Operati >ns Speaker: C. J. Mencel, President, RayGo Wagner Inc., Por land, Oregon The Evolution of Front-lift truck design for Container Handling and Ro-Ro Operations Speaker: G. N. Bowman-Shaw, Chairman, LancerBj)ss Ltd, UK New Ap )i Enviroi Handling Speakers. Penta, ~ Marketidg and, Trai s< roaches to Safety and Omental Demands with FLT Ro-Ro / olf — main round lay Speakers. Installati Departm O. Grant S.E.M.T announce /) Session Demor Technolf Gothenl (Arrange 1 Coaches Demons handlin; termina. trailers. We wish to make Conference Registration(s) for - Meetings Ltd. -REGISTRATION- delegate(s) and enclose our cheque for . Conference fee of£250 (Skr 3200) per person includes conference documentation, lunches, coffee breaks and in\| given by the City of Gothenburg and the official buffet evening by the Port of Gothenburg. Delegates who will attend (please print): Name.... Title Name.... Title Company. I require details of technical visits [~1 Address Telephone Telex return Ro-Ro Rickm; Herts PROGRAMME and Loss Prevention of Ro-Ro — methods, equipment and N-Y. Danielsson, Managing Director, Insurance Co. Ltd., Gothenburg and i, Chief Surveyor, Swedish Association Underwriters, Gothenburg L. Lindberg, Product Manager, Volvo henburg, and, O. Oesterlund, Director, Kalmar LMV, Ljungby, iconsultants AB, Gothenburg (speaker to be an n junced) Ro-Ro s lipboard equipment to maximise space ut ilisation and productivity — trailer and flat *ack designs Speaker: U. Cramer, Managing Director, Martec, ] Iremen Sessio 19: Propulsion and Fuel Econony Three le; ding engine designers will discuss propulsit n systems for Ro-Ro ships and give their vie\'s on three areas of interest - mom fuel Ro-Ro ships — their problems and advantages — the o >eration of multi-engined ships at parti tl loads aining ferry machinery on a year- ' basis with only a limited annual P. Schneider, Head of Projects and )n, Diesel Engine and Marine nt, Sulzer Bros., Winterthur, M.A.N. — B & W Diesel, Copenhagen, Pielstick, France (Speaker to be A new concept of computerised control for total shi pboard machinery Speaker: f. K. Siirila, Head of Development, Rauma-Ifepola Oy, Finland 10: Full Scale stration of Ro-Ro ogies at the Port of burg by Gothenburg Stevedoring Co. Ltd) the Skandia and Alvsborg Terminals rations of the latest equipment for containers, flats and paper: tractors with roll trailers and The LUF system in action The Organ sers reserve the right to amend this programme if circumstances so require. Exhibi Comph compreht services, adjoining access for menting the Conference will be a nsive display of Ro-Ro technology and The exhibits will be mounted in areas the Conference Centre providing ready delegates and visitors. . made payable to BML Business itations to the Welcome Reception Complete this form and ^vith remittance to:- Secretariat 2 Station Road imsworth WD3 1QP UK Official Carrier: A/*tt/#rs S4S Tel. Rid mansworth (0923) 776363 Telex 9: 14312 MR February 15, 1983 Write 2081 on Reader Service Card 27
