May 1981

Table of Contents

1. Ice Tech '81 — SNAME Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium — A Preview

   A preview of Ice Tech '81, the SNAME Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium in Ottawa, June 16-19, 1981, summarising all 26 technical papers on ice navigation and Arctic ship design plus the meeting's special activities.

   p. 36

2. Portex '81

   A preview of Portex '81, the international port exhibition and conference at the Hamburg Exhibition and Congress Center, May 26-30, 1981, covering the exhibition, the World Ports and World Trade Congress and the parallel seminar program.

   p. 6

3. H.P. Drewry Offers 125-Page Study 'Governments And Dry Bulk Shipping'

   H.P. Drewry has published a 125-page survey analysing the role of developing nations in dry bulk trades and shipping, the effects of proposed UNCTAD cargo-sharing measures, and alternative strategies.

   p. 50

4. Bell-Halter Delivers First Commercial SES To Command Marine

   The Speed Command, the first U.S. commercial surface effect ship, built by Bell-Halter for Command Marine, Inc., is operating under contract to Pemex in the Campeche Sound and exceeding design expectations.

   p. 12

5. Dallas-Based Company To Open Coal-Exporting Facility At Port Of Albany

   New Amsterdam Coal, Inc. of Dallas plans to open a coal export facility at the Port of Albany by fall 1981, with an initial capacity of two million tons a year rising to four to six million tons.

   p. 55

6. Hydranautics' Transfer System Now In Use At Rauma Repola Yard

   Rauma Repola's Mantyluoto yard in Pori, Finland has begun using an 8,500-ton Hydranautics hydraulic transfer system to assemble and move ships and drill rigs onto a floating dock for launching.

   p. 50

7. Port Engineers/SUNY Forum Discussed Fuels—Present And Future

   The 29th Annual Fort Schuyler Forum, co-sponsored by The Society of Marine Port Engineers and SUNY Maritime College, addressed the theme 'Fuels — Present and Future' with five technical presentations.

   p. 12

8. Norfolk Naval Shipyard NCAA Presents Productivity Award

   Matthew H. Monette of Norfolk Naval Shipyard received the NCAA Productivity Award for a system that reclaimed more than 3 1/2 million gallons of waste fuel and oil, saving over a million dollars.

   p. 58

9. Shaver Transportation Acquires Big Towboat 'Cascades'

   Shaver Transportation Company has acquired the 3,000-bhp pusher towboat Cascades, its 13th vessel, to meet growing grain movement demand between Lewiston, Idaho and Portland, Ore.

   p. 16

10. Delaval Gets $14.5-Million Contract For Diesel Engines To Power Falcon I Tankers

    Transamerica Delaval's Engine and Compressor Division has won a $14.5-million Bath Iron Works contract for four Enterprise RV-16 diesels and reduction gears for two 35,000-dwt Falcon I tankers to be leased to the Military Sealift Command.

    p. 28