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Notable Conversions (continued) two more, each of 50 tons capacity, are fitted aft for the same purpose. Each pair of cranes can be operated in tandem to provide 70-ton lifts. NURNBERG EXPRESS Blohm + Voss Hapag Lloyd's containership Nurnberg Express arrived in New York recently on her first U.S. call since being jumboized by Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, West Germany. She is the first of four sis- ter ships in the line's North Atlantic service that are to be lengthened. All are powered by M.A.N, diesels. The containership was given a new midbody that increased her overall length to 789 feet from the former 667.7 feet, thereby creating two new 40-foot holds. Blohm + Nurnberg Express Blohm & Voss Voss won the jumboizing contract against keen European and interna- tional competition. A major factor in the award was the Hamburg yard's ability to guarantee the short conversion period of one month for each ship stipulated by Hapag Lloyd. After only four weeks in the ship- yard, the Nurnberg Express moved to a container terminal in Hamburg to pick up cargo bound for the U.S. East Coast. The three sister ships— Stuttgart Express, Koln Express, and Dusseldorf Express—will be jumboized in the same way. During the periods that the vessels are in the shipyard, replacement tonnage is being chartered to maintain Ha- pag Lloyd's sailing schedule. Other work performed during the conversion included the rebuilding of the deck to increase the stack loads (slot maximum weight) from 40/60 tons to 60/90 tons per 20/40- foot container, equipping the vessel with a new lashing system for deck containers, and arranging a hold for the transportation of hazardous car- goes below deck. TEU capacity was increased from 1,758 to 2,594. Nichols Brothers' Commuter Cats Open the Golden and Glacial Gates High speed marine commuter travel inspires the imaginations and profit calculators of trans- portation and excursion planners. It's colorful. It's profitable. It beats the tensions, lost time, and the cost of auto commuting where water highways exist.. .Now there is a vessel uniquely fitted for such routes—Nichols Brothers' cata- marans. . .Crowley Maritime's Red and White Fleet introduced the 86-foot CataMarin to commuter service on San Francisco Bay and ridership on the firm's SF/Marin run increased dramatically. Commuters found the 17-minute voyage to the City a pleasant adventure with which to start the morning, and a relaxing respite to end the working day.. The neighbor- ing Blue and Gold Fleet put a sister catamaran, the Gold Rush, in service beyond the Golden Gate this fall.. Meanwhile, the Glacier Express braved another climate, carrying commuters between Juneau and Glacier Bay communities, and sporting capacity loads of tour passengers to six-hour dinner cruises to Tracy's Arm and the Circle 296 on 48 Twin Sawyer Glaciers.. .The vessels use Deutz engines coupled to Reintjes gears to reach speeds in excess of 30 knots. But the proof is in the riding, and the profit figures. If you are considering a new passenger vessel, or building a rapid transit fleet, consider a Nichols Brothers' catamaran. Call Matt Nichols for more information or to arrange to experience the economical, fast, revenue and passenger building catamarans! J-Qg^BOAT builders! Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. P.O. Box 580 5400 S. Cameron Road Freeland, Washington 98249 Telephone: (206) 321-5500 Telex: 821372 Reader Service Card PVT. HARRY FISHER Bethlehem Steel The Maritime Prepositioning Ship Pvt. Harry Fisher, last in a three-ship reconstruction at Bethle- hem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point Yard near Baltimore, was re- delivered to the U.S. Navy recently. She is one of five Maersk Line ves- sels converted by Bethlehem—three at Sparrows Point and two at the Beaumont Yard—under a $600-mil- lion Navy contract. The Fisher will be part of the Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program under the Military Sealift Command, and will be oper- ated by Maersk Line Limited of New York. As such, the ship will be stationed at potential trouble spots around the world, carrying part of the equipment and supplies needed by a Marine Corps Amphibious Bri- gade. To meet the requirements of the MPS conversion, the shipyard sepa- rated the vessel amidships and added a 157-foot-long midbody, ex- tending her overall length to 755 feet. Her depth was changed with the addition of two deck levels, increasing the keel-to-deck depth Maritime Reporter/Engineering News vi cmff. IDA WV.V.
