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"| F Practical Ways to Cut Costs in Carqo sold a! eS) a ae Conducted by H.E.STOCKER Some Observations on in Cargo Handling N A RECENT trip to the Pacific coast, I was impressed by the long booms on the coastwise steamers. One steamer of the McCor- mick Steamship Co., a wartime ship- ping board lake type ship, formerly had booms 50 feet long. ‘When this ship was put in the Pacific coastwise service, booms were fitted at the four hatches as follows: For No. 1 hatch, 60 feet long; for No. 2 hatch, 64 feet long; for No. 3 hatch, 66 feet long, and for No. 4 hatch, 68 feet long. In order to accommodate the longer booms at No. 2 hatch, it was necessary to set back the outer support of the bridge and to move the rail so that the booms could be stowed. This arrange- ment is shown in an illustration. 66 Long Booms are Favored on the Pacific Coast. Stowage for 64-foot Boom bi By H. E. Stocker Interesting experiments continue to be made in the handling of lumber in unit packages... Some bundles are 24 by 24, others 20 by 20 and some 12 by 12. The larger the package, the great- er is the economy in handling, provid- ing equipment is available to handle the larger unit. When the packages are loaded on deck, the economy is most marked because of the ease of stowage. An important consideration in han- dling and stowing lumber in unit pack- ages is that it results in less deteriora- tion of the lumber than when it is piled loose. It has been found that green lumber can be stored in pack- ages for over one year without spoil- MARINE REviEw—August, 1931 Left—T ypical Arrangement of Booms on a West Coastwise Steamer. y Setting Back Bridge Supports and Rail \ Cost Saving Methods age of the lumber in the interior of the package. A recent development in shipping lumber in packages is the development of a steel corner protector for ship- ments of flooring, so formed that it fits the tongue. This prevents damage by the steel strapping which holds the lumber together. A new paint has been developed for the strapping which protects it against corrosion. The use of screw type conveyors in handling flour across the terminal into the ship at the Great Lakes Tran- sit Co. terminal, South Chicago, is a recent development of great interest, which I learned of when passing This operation will through Chicago. Right—