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Shipping Board Awards Contracts for Fuel Oil Contracts for supplying fuel oil for shipping board steamers operating from Atlantic and Gulf ports, for the calendar year 1928, have been made as follows: Gulf Refining Co.: For delivery at New York for bunkering ships, esti- mated maximum requirements of 315,- 000 barrels per month at a maximum price of $1.63 at terminals and $1.68% by barge; for bunkering at Philadel- phia, estimated maximum requirements of 66,000 barrels per month at a maximum price of $1.53 at terminats and $1.58% by barge; for bunkering at Galveston, Texas, estimated maxi- mum requirements of 262,500 barrels per month at a maximum price of $1.33 at terminal and $1.38% by barge; for bunkering at Port Arthur, estimated maximum requirements of 40,000 barrels per month at a maxi- mum price of $1.28 at terminals and $1.33% by barge. Under the terms of this contract the New York price will be the posted market price at New York; the Phila- delphia price will be 10 cents below the posted price at New York; the Galveston price will be 30 cents below the New York price, and the Port Arthur price will be 35 cents below the New York price. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey: For bunkering at New Orleans, esti- mated maximum requirements of 175- 000 barrels per month at a maximum price of $1.30 at terminals and $1.35 by barge; and for delivery to ship- ping board tankers at Bay Town and Baton Rouge, La., an estimated total of 1,300,000 barrels for the year at a flat rate of $1.15 per barrel. The Texas Co.: For bunkering at Charleston, an estimated total re- quirement of 25,000 barrels per month at a maximum price of $1.55; and for bunkering at Jacksonville, an_ esti- mated total requirement of 15,000 bar- rels per month, at a maximum price of $1.55 per barrel. These maximum prices shall be the posted market price on day of delivery, subject to maxi- mum quoted. Same applies to the contract of the Standard Oil Com- pany of New Jersey. Contracts for supplying the fuel oil requirements of shipping board vessels operating in the Pacific during the 12-month period beginning Nov. 7, 1927, were awarded the Richfield Oil Co. of Los Angeles, on Novy. 1. The major item is for 2,750,000 barrels of oil to be delivered to ship- ping board tankers at the seller’s terminal at San Pedro. The price for this amount is 78% cents per barrel. The amount includes oil for bunkering tankers loading at the terminal. A second item is 750,000 barrels for bunkering shipping board vessels at the San Pedro terminal. In cases where it is possible for vessels to receive the oil at the terminal, the price is 78% cents per barrel, and in cases where it is necessary to bring the oil by barge to ship side the price is 838 cents per barrel. All other bids were rejected. James Swan Appointed Marine Superintendent When Warren T. Berry, for many years superintendent of marine con- struction of the New England Steam- ship Co., died recently, the manage- ment of this well known Long Island sound line chose James Swan, editor JAMES SWAN of Marine Engineering & Shipping Age, to fill the vacancy. He emi- nently has the training, experience and traditional background to ably fill this post. He was born in Boston and grad- uated from the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Techology in 1891 after which he remained at that institution for several years as an instructor in naval architecture. He then studied naval architecture at the University of Glasgow under Professor Biles, and was for a brief period connected with the professor in his private practice as a naval architect. After his return to the United States, Mr. Swan began a long pe- riod of intensive practical experience in naval and merchant ship construc- MARINE REVIEW—December, 1927 tion. During this time he was chief of hull scientific department of the Newsport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., where he was associated with the design of the Pacific Mail liners KorEA and SIBERIA. Leaving Newport News he went to the newly organized New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N. J., and remained there in various capacities for about 17 years, the last five of which as assistant to the president. This work brought him into contact with the late De Courey May and the late Samuel M. Knox. The greater part of the time from 1909 to 1914 was spent in representing the New York Ship- building Co. in Great Britain, Turkey, China, Russia, Uruguay, Argentine, Peru and Chili. From the New York Shipbuilding Co. in 1917 Mr. Swan went to the Herreshoff Mfg. Co., the famous yacht building yard at Bristol, R. I., where he remained until 1921, when he be- came president of the Groton Iron Works, Groton, Conn. From 1922- 1923, Mr. Swan was engaged on special survey and appraisal work in- cluding that for the 900 laid up shipping board vessels. It was in the fall of 1923 that Mr. Swan took up his editorial work. He has a very wide acquaintance- ship among shipbuilding and shipping men and his broad experience, fine technical education and all around equipment will assure him, we believe, that success in his new work which his many friends will wish him. Large Ferry Ordered | The Great Lakes Engineering Works has received an order for the con- struction of the largest steel hull automobile and passenger’ ferry steamer on the inland waters of America. This ferry is to be’ built for the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. and will operate between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. The announcement of placing the order was made by Capt. Fred J. Simpson, vice president and general manager of the ferry com- pany. The new ferry was designed by Frank E. Kirby. It is expected that she will be ready for service in April of next year. This vessel has been designed for winter service and will have a large passenger cabin on the promenade deck. There will be accommodations for 75 automobiles which increases the automobile carrying capacity of the company’s ferry fleet to 900 each hour. The new ferry will be 157 feet long by 56 feet beam and 17% feet deep. 33