Maritime Reporter, August 1977

<BODY> <div> PACECO, INC. The Only Manufacturer Offering A Complete Line Of Container Handling Systems And Equipment With World-Wide Sales And Service. Contact PACECO or the office nearest you. Headquarters Office-PACECO, Dept. 10-H, Alameda, CA 94501, (415) 522-6100, Telex 335- 399 • NewYork Representative—ROBERT MOORE CORP., 350 Main St., Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 • PACECO European Sales Office -PACECO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, London,Tel: 01-681-3031/4 • PACECO Licensees: Australia-VICKERS HOSKINS DIVISION, Perth. Brazil—MECHANICA PESADA S.A., Rio de Janeiro. Canada-DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED, Montreal. France- ATELIERS ET CHANTIERS DE BRETAGNE, Paris. India—BRAITHWAITE & CO., LIMITED, Calcutta. Italy—REGGIANE O.M.I. S.p.A., Reggio Emilia. Japan-MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.,Tokyo. Korea—HYUNDAI INTERNATIONAL, INC., Seoul. South Africa—DORMAN LONG VANDERBIJL CORPORATION LIMITED .Inhannfishura Snain—FRIIFHAI IF RA MaHriri llniteri Anthony J. McAllister The history of Davidson Lab- oratory and areas of current re- search were discussed by Dr. John P. Breslin, director of the labora- tory, during the meeting,.Dr. Bres- lin explained the laboratory had pioneered in the development of the use of small models to predict the performance of sailing yachts, including all America's Cup de- fenders since the 1980s, all types of merchant and naval ships and water-based aircraft, planing boats and surface-effect ships. Liaison With Maritime Industry Subject Of Stevens Tech Meeting Representatives of 19 companies with maritime operations met re- cently with administrators of Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss a liaison program between the maritime industry and the en- gineering and science college. The meeting was hosted by An- thony J. McAllister, chairman of the Finance Committee, McAllis- ter Brothers, Inc., and a graduate of Stevens in 1921, and Dr. Ken- neth C. Rogers, president of Stevens. The proposed liaison would af- fect a program in which members from the maritime industry would cooperate in establishing a cur- riculum of a current and practical point of view to the industry; ar- range short courses, seminars and workshops of interest to the in- dustry; provide for a transferral Dr. Kenneth C. Rogers Maritime industry companies represented at the meeting were Atlantic Container Line Ltd.; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; De- signers & Planners, Inc.; EDO Corporation; Emerald Marine Cor- poration; Exxon International, Inc.; Ferguson Propeller Ltd.; Gibbs & Cox, Inc.; J.J. Henry Co., Inc.; McAllister Brothers, Inc.; Mobil Oil Corporation; N.Y. Tow- boat & Harbor Carriers Associa- tion; M. Rosenblatt & Son; Sea- Land Service, Inc.; George G. Sharp, Inc.; Strachan-MacKoe Corporation; Texaco Inc.; Todd Shipyards Corporation, and An- thony J. Tozzoli. Yarrow Shipbuilders Receives $94.6-Million Contract From Iran Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd., South Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland, recently received an or- der valued at the equivalent of $94.6 million for four 2,500-ton support ships for the Iranian Navy. Yarrow, which was nationalized under British Shipbuilders Ltd. earlier this year, said it is the j i • a 1 i • i •» of technical information, and par- ticipate in research and develop- ment projects. The liaison would also set up programs to promote graduate studies in fields of interest to the industry, and to foster careers in the industry through the recruit- ment of graduate and undergradu- ate students. Stevens offers graduate pro- grams in ocean engineering that lead to the master's and doctoral degrees. The Institute is also the home of the Davidson Laboratory, a research facility with a world- wide reputation in the areas of ship hydrodynamics, terrestrial and amphibious vehicles, and building technology. EVERY YEAR MORE PORTS TURN TO FBCBCO TRANSTAINER SYSTEMS — Performance leaders since 1960. Now there are more than 200 Transtainers in service. A rapidly increasing number of ports favor PACECO Rail-Mounted or Rubber- Tired Transtainer systems because: • Up to 5 times more storage capacity • Handling costs cut up to 80% over chassis or carrier equi pment • Exclusive features—including dual-lift spreaders • Lesscontainerandtrailerdamage • High reliability • Minimum maintenance costs Transtainer equipped ports are assured against obsolescence si nee only Transtainers are designed for automated service of the future. We call it MACH—Modular Auto- mated Container Handling. Contact PACECO or any licensee listed below for Transtainer details and delivery dates. If it's not built by PACECO or a PACECO licensee, it's not a TRANSTAINER. A rnnnrlinn Inwantinn </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>