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Conversion of American-flag 'straight- deckers' to the self-unloader service i,Je eae continues with Interlake Steamship's fie ELTON HOYT 2ND undergoing such rebuild at American Ship Building Company's yard at Toledo this winter. Cleveland-Cliffs' EDWARD B, GREENE will be altered for the Bill Luke, Editor same trade at American Ship's big Lorain shipyard during the same lay-up period. These two projects had originally been scheduled for last Winter but delayed by reason of the long-term labor dispute that closed the company's facilities at Lorain, Toledo and South Chicago. In an allied move, Interlake announced that it would convert another bulker, CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, to self-unloader at Fraser Shipyards Superior during the 1980-81 lay-up and further, that plans to con- struct a 1,000-footer at Bay Shipbuilding had been abandoned, *** Columbia Transportation is planning similar conversions for four of its major cirriers. Their steamer COURTNEY BURTON is slated for rebuild during the Winter 1980-81, the steamers ARMCO and MIDDLETOWN to follow in 1981-82 with the RESERVE to get conversion during the 1982-83 layup. No shipyard has yet been identified for these major projects. Several of Columbia's older self-unloaders are said to be scheduled for retirement this Fall and next. *** U. 5, Steel's 1,000-footer under construction at Lorain is said to be scheduled for June, 1980 delivery. The long-idle USS-Bradley self-unloader IRVIN L. CLYMER will return to service under Huron Cement livery. HUM Medusa Cement has given up plans to convert PIONEER for the self-unloader trade after her one-year charter to Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company. *#* Upper Lakes Shipping's diesel motorvessel ST. LAWRENCE NAVIGATOR arrived at Port Weller Dry Dockson the 21st of September and entered the drydock on October 4th preparatory to her lengthening to a 730-foot Laker. The former salty's forebody has been sold to A, Newman and Company of St. Catharines for de- molition. The vessel will return to service in the Spring under the name CANADIAN NAVIGATOR. *## Bay Shipbuilding's HULL #723, the 728-footer completing for American Steamship.-Company, will be christened CHICAGO. ***# Texaco Canada, Ltd., will have another Lake tanker built in the Far East to replace TEXACO WARRIOR. %## The new owner of the tanker SEAWAY TRADER, formerly the familiar IMPERIAL COLLINGWOOD, has been identified as Shediac Shipping Ltd., Moncton, New Brunswick. *** The Canadian tanker SECOLA has been sold for off-Lake service under the Mexican flag. ##* Quebec and Ontario Transvortation's steamer HELEN EVANS has been sold for dis- mantling to Strathearne Terminal, Hamilton, Ontario. *** The Ann Arbor Railroad has exercised its option and purchased the steamer CITY OF MILWAUKEE under terms of an earlier-executed lease-purchase agreement. Shaal Canada Steamship Lines' 730-footer on the stocks at Collingwood Shipyards may not be christened GLENEAGLES as has been reported in another journal recently. She will, however, be named for a location rather than an individual. CSL's handsome package freighter FORT HENRY returned to service in October after a layup of over a year at Kingston. She was Joined there this past mid-summer by CSL's package freighter FRENCH RIVER which saw only limited service in her trade between Hamilton and Valleyfield in the early summer months. The photograph on Page 4 shows the pair laid up at the Kingston Elevator in September. ( More LOG on Pg. 6 ) wg sy ZZ a7] oe