SEA-LAND GOOD NEWS (AUGUST 2019)
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Welcome Aboard Eric Carson (Aussie expat in Cam Ranh Bay & Saigon)
Dan Melton (Country Manager in Viet Nam)
Connie Michelle (Sales & Operations – Houston)
Alumni News
- Steve Marziano receives my apology for not being listed as appearing in the July issue photo of the gathering in Oakland.
- Graeme Smith, Mike Cress, Mike Mulberry and Chuck Nelson on “Silly Hat Day” in
Cam Rahn Bay in 1971. Photo courtesy of Mike Cress.
- John Matters and his wife Lourdes visited friends and family in the Philippines in
August. Although he had assignments in Tacoma, Elizabeth, Seattle, Boston, Port Everglades, Manila and Elizabeth, John counts Manila as the best because that is where he met Lourdes.
- Jim Everett and Dave Herring shared news that an SL-7 is undergoing maintenance and
repairs at the Philly Shipyard. She is the former SEA-LAND GALLOWAY, now
the SS ANTARES (T-AKR 294). The Military Sealift Command had ANTARES
converted to a ro-ro at Avondale Shipyards. She was deployed by MSC in Operation
Enduring Freedom and Restore Hope. In 2007 she was transferred to MARAD and is
now in the MARAD Ready Reserve. Ships in that status undergo m&r every five years.
The twin cranes amidships have a lift capacity of 35 long tons. A second crane set aft can lift 50 long tons.
- Yvonne Chu reports that the Hong Kong Maritime Museum issued a lengthy press release
about how the arrival of the SAN JUAN at Ocean Terminal in Kowloon on July 30, 1969 marked the bringing of regularly scheduled containership service to Hong Kong and resulted in expansion of Hong Hong’s international trade.
Lost Contacts. If you are in contact with any of the following who are no longer being reached by the newsletter, please ask them to send me their current email address if they want to be restored to the distribution.
Kelly Caldwell
Eugene Kelly
Sean Kelly
JP LaCasse
John Patetta
Bob Ramsey
Steve Vengrow
Industry News
IDEAL X had a capacity of 96 TEU in 1956.
MSC GÜLSÜN has a capacity of 22,960 TEU in 2019.
August in Sea-Land History
1936 Marine Maintenance Corp. incorporated in New Jersey as a subsidiary of Sword Line, Inc. (It was merged into Sword Line in 1964.)
1948 Alaska Freight Lines, Inc. incorporated in Alaska. (Merged into Sea-Land Service-Alaska, Inc. in 1968. That company’s name was changed to North Pacific Marine Service, Inc. in 1977.)
1958 FAIRLAND is first Sea-Land Service ship to call in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1962 ELIZABETHPORT is first ship to arrive at the new Port Authority terminal at Elizabeth, and does so on the day of dedication of the terminal by the Governor of New Jersey.
1963 Mobile Bulk Carriers, Inc. incorporated in Delaware. It was merged into Sea-Land Service in 1964.
1966 Conversion of PANAMA by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
1969 Orders placed for construction of 5 of the ships that will be SL-7 class.
Island Terminals, Inc. incorporated in Puerto Rico. (Dissolved in 1982.)
1971 SEA BULK service introduced.
Sea-Land Containerized Freight Service Pty. Ltd. incorporated in Victoria, Australia.
1974 Sea-Land Industries (Bermuda), Ltd. invests in Paringer Investments, Ltd.
1976 ST. LOUIS is first Sea-Land ship to call at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
1977 Aladdin Container Enterprises (a partnership) organized in Dubai.
1978 Name of Donmac Corporation changed to Sea-Land Industries (USA) Inc.
Contract for management of Port of Jebal Ali by Sea-Land Industries (USA) Inc. signed.
1981 Twelve years after first SL-7 construction contract signed, six of the ships are sold to the U.S. Navy.
1999 Transitional leadership for integration of Sea-Land into Maersk announced.
Final Sailings.
- Willian Louis “Bill” Carr Sr. embarked on his voyage from this life at Toms River, NJ on August 2nd at the age of 75; survived by his wife Marcella, 4 children and their spouses, and 7 grandchildren. His 32 years in sales positions with Sea-Land included 3 years as country sales manager in Iran.
- Ann P. Rock left us on August 5th from Middletown, NJ at the age of 71. She had more than 20 years with Sea-Land, including 15 years in Information Technology at Elizabeth.
- Ronald J. “Rocket Ron” Love, of North Atlantic Sales, departed from Holmdel, NJ on August 20th at age 76.
- Roy L. Walker, Jr. started his final sailing from DeSoto, Texas on August 23rd at the age of 83. He was a member of the Dallas documentation team of Sea-Land, CSX Lines and Horizon for the Alaska service until his retirement.
- Rose Marie Jensen, age 81, also departed this life on August 23rd. She was one of Sea-Land’s early West Coast employees, having served in Portland, Oregon for more than 30 years starting in 1963.