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New Grace Liners Carry Full Passenger Lists Beginning with the maiden voyage of the Santa Lucra from New York Feb. 17, the new ships, of the Grace Line, Santa Rosa, SANTA PAUvULa, Santa Lucia, and the SANTA ELENA when she is completed, will visit Puer- to Colombia and Cartagena, in Colom- bia, South America, on their west- bound as well as on their eastbound voyages in the New York-Central American-California service. And, starting with the Feb. 17 sailing, they will leave New York on Friday at 2 p.m. instead of Saturday noon. The new itinerary includes New York, Havana, Colombia, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Cali- fornia, British Columbia and Wash- ington. The voyage is broken every second or third day by visits on shore and although ample time is allowed for sightseeing in each port, the new 20-knot Grace Liners take 16 days be- tween New York and California. It is reported that “the trip abroad” en route to the West Coast, coupled with the many new features intro- duced by these latest American-built ships has resulted in a full passenger list for every sailing on the new lin- ers, thus far. Luckenbach Heads Bureau At the annual meeting of the American Bureau of Shipping, held at the offices of the bureau, 24 Old Slip, New York city, J. Lewis Luck- enbach, who has been executive vice president since 1927, was unani- mously elected president. He suc- ceeds the late Capt. Charles A. Mc- Allister who died in January last year. Mr. Luckenbach, who is a member of the well known Lucken- bach steamship family, has long been interested in maritime affairs. Gilbert P. Taylor was re-elected vice president and treasurer. J. W. Cantillion was re-elected secretary and assistant treasurer. W. W. Par- sons, F. G. McComber and H. H. Raymond were elected honorary vice presidents. Several new members were added to the board of managers including R. Stanley Dollar, president of the Dollar lines; John D. Reilly, presi- dent of Todd Shipyards Corp.; John M. Franklin, vice president of the Roosevelt-International Mercantile Marine Corp. and Joseph Wood. Queen of Bermuda Trials Word was received on Feb. 18 by H. C. Blackiston, director in the United States of the Furness-Ber- muda line, that the new liner QUEEN oF BrRMUDA had successfully completed her sea trials. The cablegram signed by Lord Essendon, chairman of the 22 company, said in part: “QUEEN OF BrrMuDA, all trials sat- isfactorily completed. United opinion that ship is a magnificent success.” The QUEEN OF BERMUDA left Liver- pool on Feb. 13 for the Clyde and her official sea trials over a measured course. During these trials she at- tained a speed of 21.07 knots. Board Chairman is Elected, Hamburg-American Line Marius Boeger, the new chairman of the Hamburg-American line board of management, was born Aug. 30, 1869, in Maasholm, Schleswig-Hol- stein, Germany. He received his ini- tial training in various shipping com- panies in and outside of Germany. In 1911 he became director general of the German-Australian Steam- ship Co. and has since then been an ardent advocate of the unification of German shipping. In 1922, the German-Australian Steamship Co. and the Kosmos line were combined into a new company, the German-Australian and Kosmos lines, and Mr. Boeger was appointed managing director. Later on, this new company was merged with the Ham- burg-American line, and in 1926, he joined the board of directors of the latter, and soon thereafter was chosen vice chairman of the board. Mr. Boeger has had a large and important share in the postwar re- construction of the German mercan- tile marine; he has taken active part in many international shipping con- ferences and has held many honorary posts in shipping and affiliated com- panies. He is also a member of the board of directors of some of the largest German steamship com- panies, banks and insurance com- panies. Marius Boeger Thairman, Hamburg-American Line MARINE REVIEW—March, 1933 Ships as Good Customers Of Domestic Products American ships calling at foreign ports are among the best friends for the American manufacturer, farm- er and business man. They return monthly into American channels an amazing wealth, expended by them in outfitting for their journeys to foreign seas. As an example of this, the Mat- son-Oceanic line, San Francisco, op- erating liners to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia and occasional cruise liners completely about the Pacific, has purchased for one voyage alone of its latest new liner LURLINE, over 850 item lots! These include great quantities of provisions as well as extensive ma- rine and manufactured supplies for mechanical upkeep and operation of the ship, and transferred into dol- lars represent an astounding sum. Nor do they include salaries and in- cidental expenses! “Here is concrete’ evidence,’’ stated officials of the company, ‘of the stimulation of American trade through purchases in the United States by America’s merchant ma- rine. Built and operated under the marine act of 1928, the LURLINE has on this one voyage turned back into the coffers of almost every state in the Union money running into the thousands of dollars that would, in the case of foreign flag ships carry- ing this business, go into the pockets of foreign countries!’’ Board Sells Gulf Lines The shipping board on Feb. 16 ap- proved the proposed form of sales contract which, subject to the award of a mail contract now under adver- tisement by the postmaster general, will transfer to the Lykes Bros.—- Ripley Steamship Co., New Orleans, 52 steel cargo ships. These vessels are to be operated in a guaranteed service from the Gulf to the United Kingdom, Continent, Mediterranean and the Orient. The price considera- tion is $2,461,790 ‘‘as is, where is’’ with no repairs to be made by the board, insurance or otherwise. The contract provides for a down pay- ment of 25 per cent or $615,447 cash with balance payable over 74% years. It is anticipated that as against cost of board operation and the com- pensation under a mail contract, the government will save by this sale over $1,400,000. per annum as well as securing immediate increment to the treasury of the cash down pay- ment. With the sale of these services, the shipping board will be out of operation in the Gulf as well as the Pacific coast, lines heretofore oper- ated thereat having been sold.