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The LOG Effective Jan. 1, Pittsburgh Stean- ship, Michigan L: ie and Ameri- can Steel & Wire ceased to be divis- and were absorbed by the company. The "Tin Stackers" and craneship CLIFFORD F. HOOD (a. BEANS ERD b.JOHN He eee) will be operat: out o: leveland under the Paenti fication "pittsburgh Fleet", The seven self-unloaders of Michigan Limestone will be operated out of Rogers City and be known as ante of the "bradley. Fleet". ° The former Soo ferry AGOMING, pur- chased last year by Capt. Bert Har- ris, of Port Arthur, may be altered there for general use at the lake- head. It was her new owner's intent- ion to modify she craft for use aw a harbor passenger boat ° Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., has ac- quired both Toronto Dry Docks, Ltd., and Toronto Towing & Salvage, Ltd. ° Algoma Central's 605' motorship Sir construction at is s for pril 15. Mean- while, Algomats 574" steamer E. B. RBER is undergoing conversion to self-unloader at Collingwood Ship- yards, Her entry into setvice is set for July 1. ° Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship have sold r H.L. GOBEILLE (a. WELL TAN G. MATHER i, b. J. H. SHEADLE ii) to Gartland Steamship who will convert her to self-unloader this year, pro- bably at Manitowoc. ° Collingwood Shipyards' HULL 184, a 730' steamer on the ways for Canada Steamship Lines, will be a self-un- loader rather than a straight-decker as was announced earlier. Keel was laid Dec ° essel passages at Detroit during 1963 totalled 14, aa a 207 upbound, a Ae r decline of 95 frot 2 pies eee oh of salties last year total- involving 394 boats. In 1962 there were 1030 salty passages. e The former Browning Lines steamer SPARKMAN D. FOSTER (a.HOOVER AND MA- SON, b. E. Me NI COLONEL E. M. YOUNG) arrived at Genoa, Italy, for dismantling on Oct. 18 BON EREUSEEDS installed in 13 lakers ie past three years, are being built into 16 more over this winter ay-up. There are thrusters Ss hi Ka-Me-Wa, a Swedish unit;the Liaaen, Norwegian; Murray & Tregurtha and Amthrust, both American Amthrust, the most recent entry, is buds by’ American Ship Building at orain. Three more obsolete American lakers will soon be sold for Trio includes Columbia' steamers DAVID 2. NORTON and SIERRA, and Cle- veland-Cliffs' MICHIGAN, Two 569! sister- Pitt ovucge Fleet n been acquired by prove dence Shipping Co., Ltd., (Bahamian), iliate of Algoma Central & Haesae Bay Railway Co. The GEORGE W. PERKINS has been prans tented to Reoch interests and enter service next season as We ESTDALE ii. ugk eve Steamship has baie eee ne charter, for the next two se Cleveland-Cliffs' steamer ISHPEMING and Tomlinson Fleet Corp.'s steamer JAMES DAVIDSON. Both vessels have been idle for several years. e Upper Lakes Shipping have permanant = ly withdrawn fro ce their steamer L.A. NOCORQUODALE (a sSUPLRIOR b. RALPH BUDD). The ssel will be towed Ban aersuies ny Port Weller. in es steamer Lak HoUGLARS NB ughron? ea dismantling. e Port Weller Dry Docks has been awar- ded contract for another vessel for Crosbie & Co., Ltd., of St. Johns Nfld. She has been designated HULL e Hindman Transportation's newly-ac- quired steamer HARVEY H. BROUN (es HARRY A. BERWIND) will be renamed PARKER EVANS. Bill Luke CONTRIBUTORS: W. Russell Brown, Fort Arthur Arnold Dempster, Collingwood Paul Sherlock, St.Catharines Frank Zuzek, Betroit