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^7^7^ , 9^C y Whatthe newPDrtofBoston containsforyou. WATERFRONT M381 it*, i'tI -nv Jlliliil One thing thenewPortof Boston-MysticContainerTerminal, facilitieson theU.S. EastCoast. Bostoncontains iscontainers. The built andoperatedbyMassport This$25million,45 acre terminal sea-goingkind. (theMassachusetts PortAuthority), attheJohn F. MoranDockshas 1100 In fact, injustoverayear, the hasbecomeoneofthe largest, feetofberth space. most modemcontainershipping ^ -^iSL,^. , Alsoat theBoston-Mystic 70-ton Hitachi (shown above center). aswell asotherlargecargo items. ClaorngteasitncearpaTceirtmyidnoaclksisidtheegweonrelrda'ls Tmhoidsecrmanaendreepfrfeisceinetntsdtehevemloosptment Aconndtaiinnejrusstt1o0hmeianvuytelisf,tciatpaadbailpittsy.from i purposeand containercrane, the in technology. It'sbigenough to The Hitachi isfastenough to handleany typeorsizecontainer, j load30containers an hour. That's dischargesup to50containers an hour. thecranes can move up to 60 10 times fasterthan conventional Alongside theHitachi stands containers an hourfrom a single handlingmethods! Andwith good its companion containercrane, the vessel, orfrom two vesselsworked stowagepatterns, theHitachi 45-ton capacityPaceco.Together, togetherat the pier. ^2i^^ The containers, aftertraveling carry six20' containers to the thepierface. along theboomofthecrane, are marshallingarea. Here, up to4000 From themarshallingarea, the — cradled gentlyontooneofthe pier's containers arestored atone time containersareeasilyloadedonto sixelephanttrains. Each train can with nonemore than 1500feet from trucksortrains to head fortheir — finaldestinations. There is no truck schedule insures prompt sei^vice immediatelyadjacent tomajor congestionatBoston;maneuvering no truck iseverturned away. north, south andwestnon-stop iseasy, thanks tospacious, TheBoston-MysticContainer interstatehighways and railroads. uncrowded piers. An appointment Terminal,likeallBoston piers, is TheCastle IslandTerminal capacitycontainercranethatadds ofpavedyard area, theCastle houses Boston'soperation of another30containersanhourto IslandTerminal iswell-equipped Sea-LandService. The large, the Port'soverall capability. forthehandlingand storageof modem facilityboastsa27-ton With3million square feetof foreigncars and otherbulkcargo. covered storagearea, and80acres The Boston-MysticContainer speed ofhandling and security. system. Tliese precautions assure Terminalutilizesa fully Furthersecuritymeasures include theabsenceofdocksidepilferage. computerized inventorycontrol photo ID registration forall tn.ick We'reproud tosaythatatBoston systemformaximum efficiency. drivers, and a superiorlighting Tenninals we'veneverhad a containerstolen! iRLINGTON PORTLAND Bostonisashortcuttomany places. It'sclosertoEurope than IFFALO anyotherU.S. EastCoastport. OCHEST Closertomanynortheastcities thanyoumay realize. And it'sonly 8milesfrom theopenocean. The PortofBoston isopenyear-round, working24hoursaday, in every kindofweather. ALBANY/ NORTM ADAMS ButshippingthroughBoston savesyoua lotmore than time. Consideroursuperiorsecurity PITTSrtELD system. Excellent laborrelations. Theabsenceofpilferage. Spacious WORCESTER piers and uncongested backland truckareas. Promptservice. New and advanced equipment. PRINQFIELD And lowercosts. Boston has competitiverates.New England importersandexporters in particularwill savesubstantially byshipping throughBoston. Italladds up toa bigadvantage forthenewPortofBoston. And foryou. Fordetailed informationon allfacilitiesofthenewPortof Boston,write: MaritimeDivision, Distancebetween Massachusetts PortAuthority, I Arcs=25Statutemiles 470AtlanticAve.,BostonMA02210. NEWXORKCITY