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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1971)
:■:• •-:■■>■■*ft." THE BATTALION Page 4 College Station, Texas Wednesday, July 28, 1971 6 Supership ’ port needed if Texas to compete well', report asserts An offshore port facility to accommodate “superships” i s mandatory if Texas is to survive worldwide industrial competition, according to a work plan for feasibility studies released here. Prepared by Dan M. Bragg and James R. Bradley of the In dustrial Economics Research Di vision, the report calls the build ing of such a facility off the Texas “urgent in view of the deep water terminals and har bors throughout other parts of the world, along with the con tinuing trend to even larger sizes in new ship construction.” The study was supported by Texas A&M’s Sea Grant Pro gram and the South Texas Re gional Export Expansion Coun cil, with additional funds sup plied by the ports of Galveston, Freeport and Port Arthur. The Texas A&M team identi fied specific research areas and schedules of activities needed for offshore terminal development to handle “superships” in the Gulf of Mexico. “By 1983, more than 1,400 of the projected world tanker fleet of 4,384 ships will be unable to enter present Texas ports,” said Ray R. Brimble, chairman of the South Texas Regional Export Expansion Council. “Texas industries — both the shippers and the ports — are go ing to have to plan and prepare for the size revolution taking place in water carriers,” he em phasized. Hydrocarbon and petroleum in dustries concentrated along the Texas Gulf coast require low- cost transportation for survival, which calls for deep water ports, the report points out. The work plan calls for physi cal and economic feasibility studies to be accomplished in 18 months at a cost of $460,000. In addition to the need for an offshore terminal, the report mentions factors to be considered in determining its feasibility. Engineering studies are recom mended to evaluate deepening of an existing port as opposed to building a new terminal offshore in deep water. Studies of envir onmental effects of the operation of a supertanker port are also outlined. “Prevention of pollution will be a major factor in these studies,” Brimble said. “Socio-economic studies of what the port will do for the South Texas economy, and pos sible economic consequences if the port is not built, are other areas recommended for evalua tion,” he continued. “If the port is built in deep water offshore from the Texas coast, it will very likely be out side U. S. territorial waters, and for this reason, detailed studies of the legal aspects are impor tant,” Brimble added. Studies on financing, i management, storm prolJ and structural design aren areas covered in the report “Construction of a ‘snpt5 port along the Gulf Coi Brimble said, “must be lass a strong need, sound engii# principles and in-depth err mental studies.” “Other sections of the l: States are studying and; ning offshore ports,” he« ued, “and if we do not ahead on this project, Tex« experience a rising freiglt that will mean higher eoili area industries and will to stifle economic growth inti gion.” v WE GIVE 3wf ...J GPJBECM L... WE GIVE oneersi f STAMPS J OREEM f STAMPS J M 1 s&sisr I OPEEfM f l STAMPS 1 GIVE WE GIVE SSS: ** 1 c> V . | I ^ cam Weu&e Ufrpft, CHOICE., ecef^ue.qtwj'ivtyy^tpp.i-r^etf CHUCK riA. BOfJei&i’ BCSTC*) /y'l 1 1 T^tlPEp. r-f\ , SIEAK ROLL ROAST « 89^ GROUNPBEEfre *3 ^ 89* ^89* Jhoptrbs FRYER PARTS Split Fryers .. Lb. 33c Fryer Breasts Lb. 69c FRYER Legs & Thighs Lb. 59c FAMILY PACK Fryers Lb. 29c 18 TO 22 LB. AVG. WATERMELONS PASCAL CELERY' WINE5AP APPLES U.S.D.A. GRADE ‘A* WHOLE |b 3 7/ CUT UP FRYERS LB. 33c J cAuFoprdik PUMAS CEMTZAL &MECICAN1 BANANAS IflTUCE 19^ PEHCHES « ^ ’ eneuMBEPS * ceuo ip. 1 A 1 CAPPOTS F^l^f GRADE ‘A’ LARGE EGGS Limit 2 Doz. _ With $5.00 Purchase DOZ. JUICE DRINKS 46-OZ. S T ^ ^ CANS DEL MONTE PINEAPPLE & GRAPEFRUIT HUNT’S PEACHES 4 w $1 LIMIT 4 PLEASE FALSTAFF BEER GLASS BOTTLES PK.CTN. QQ NODEP. Qj$J { CIGARETTES & BJJER EXPIRES 7-31-71 CR505LIHT B^VdY DI-6EL TABLETS’ BABYPOWPER, $ppAVDEOP0f2AMT WeTOfe 79^ \A/GG<V& double sggkeeM Smt^TUES. WITH *250 OR A/IORB iPURCHAeSS fjow. THREE ^REftT^IbRES TO \bU BETTER 43oO‘f^XflS «\/E asup'WXqswB loo B, 14^ £,-f; BPYRM« o^eis STajup* Cc sen c WE GIVE r rA tesK WE GIVE 4W OPCCN STAMPS H ISl