B-147552: Nov 29, 1961

GAO was asked to make a decision on whether $3,300 in appropriated funds can be allocated for a conference to be held by the University of California, Berkeley on the subject of "Ship Design Implications of Recent Marine Cargo Handling Research."GAO found that since the Maritime Administration is actively engaged in research activities on the subject of cargo handling on ships and that the informa...

B-147552: Nov 29, 1961

YOUR LETTER POINTS OUT THAT IT IS APPARENT THAT IF SHIPS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WITH MORE EFFICIENT CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN CARGO HANDLING CAN BE EFFECTED. THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THAT THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IT WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP SHIPS WHICH WILL HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT CARGO HANDLING CAPACITY. IS INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM OF CARGO HA...