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el te | Manager of Italian Line in U. S. and Canada Aroldo Palanca who has arrived in New York to assume his new post as manager of the Italian line in the United States and Canada is being welcomed by many friends in ship- ping circles with whom he came in contact during the stirring and anx- ious days of the World war. He was then at the head of the Italian min- istry of shipping in New York, and following the organization of the traffic executive committee of the Allies, was elected as the Italian delegate to that committee. He began in January, 1918, the huge task of co-ordinating maritime service between the United States and Europe. In that position he came in- to close personal and_ professional contact with the leading shipping and maritime authorities and experts of the United States, and made a lasting impression upon them by rea- son of his ability, technical knowl- edge, resourcefulness and energy. Mr. Palanca brings to his new post a-lifetime of experience and success- ful operation in shipping matters. He has been identified continuously with the industry since his graduation with the degree of marine engineer, from the great Italian Naval school at Gen- oa. He was for a time connected with the Italian State Railway ad- ministration in the department of navigation. At the conclusion of his war-time service in the United States, Mr. Pal- anca returned to Italy in January, 1920, and was employed by Navigazi- one Generale Italiana in an important position, and attendel all of the in- ternational conferences of steamship lines. Later he was sent to Aus- tralia to organize a combined mari- time service of the Navigazione Gen- eralte Italiana and Lloyd Sabaudo, between Australia and Italy. When Lloyd Sabaudo acquired interest in the Adriatic group, Mr. Palanca was sent by the company to Trieste. where he remained until his recent appoint- ment to his present post in New York, where he has now taken up his duties. New French Line Manager Henri Moran de Linclays, general secretary of the line in Paris, has been appointed general manager of the French line in the United States and Canada, according to an announcement made in Paris by the board of dli- rectors. Mr. de Linclays will have his head- quarters in New York at 19 State street, and succeeds Jean Tillier, who has resigned to engage in business for himself. The new general manager is expected to arrive in New York early in September. In the meantime, Jean L. Artur, assistant general manager, will direct the affairs of the French line in the United States and Canada. Mr. de Linclays was born in Nantes June 20, 1887, and has been with the French line for the past ten years. Travel Increase Noted ENRY HERBERMANN, president - of the American Export Line, re- ports a decided increase in passenger traffic on the southern route from New York to Europe during the first six months of this year as compared with the same period of 1932. Thirteen per cent more westbound traffic this year on passenger ships to Aroldo Palanca Appointed General Manager Italian Line the Mediterranean than last Eastbound, the vessels have tained the record of 1932. Passenger traffic on the Export line is about 50 per cent ahead of last year, according to Mr. Herbermann. On a recent sailing of the steamship EXxCALisur, all first class accommoda- tions were occupied. year. main- Capt. Anton Nilsson of the oil tanker GULFGEM, rescuer of the crew of the tanker Cirres SERVICE PETROL, died July 9 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His death is said to have been due pri- marily to exhaustion incurred during the rescue which took place July 7 off the North Carolina coast. Together with the steamer TRIMOUN- TAIN, the GULFGEM commanded by Captain Nilsson, removed to safety all the survivors of the CITIES SERVICE PETROL which sank after two explo- sions, with the exception of Capt. F. L. Sears who of his own volition went down with his ship. While super- vising the rescue Captain Nilsson re- mained on the bridge for 36 consecu- tive hours. MARINE REVIEw—August, 1933 Pitometer Log is Installed on S. S. Washington The new cabin liner WASHINGTON of the United States lines is the only merchant ship on the Atlantic fitted with a pitometer log for accurately measuring speed and distance. This instrument, as tested on the WASHING- TON, has shown a remarkable degree of accuracy and dependability accord- ing to Capt. George Fried, master of the ship. While encountering many variations of wind and sea, the log in- dicated the true speed of the ship through the water at all times. The log distance reading from Ambrose _ to Daunt light vessels and return, after allowing for known ocean currents, was 5797.9 miles, against an actual chart distance of 5797 miles. Such ac- curacy has never been obtained before. The new type of log has a rod ex- tending about 2 feet below the keel of the ship. It has two openings at the end, one pointed forward and the other straight down, which neutralizes the effect of currents on the instru- ment when the ship is at standstill. When the ship is in motion there is in- creasing pressure on the forward hold, and this is carried through a pipe to a mercury manometer, or U_ tube, which in turn forces mercury up on one side and down on the other into a center tube which operates the gear and registers on a master speed dial on the bridge. es Several repeaters may be attached to the master dial, so that readings of the speed and distance traversed may be taken simultaneously, in the engine room, radio room, or any other part of the ship desired. Rear Admiral B. F. Day Dies Rear Admiral B. F. Day, U. S. N. retired, oldest ‘officer on the navy list and the oldest graduate of the naval academy died recently at Buena Vista, Va., at the age of 92. Born in Plymouth. =O.) Jan.) 2G. 1841, he was appointed to the Naval academy from Ohio in 1858. He served on a number of naval ships during the Civil war and was wound- ed in an engagement July 3, 1863. He served with the North Atlantic blockading squadron. After a tour of duty on a number of naval ships he was detailed to the Boston navy yard for three years, and during 1892 and 1893 commanded the cruiser Boston, and later the U. S. S. BALTIMORE. In 1897 he was appointed a member of the naval examining board and served in that capacity un- til at his own request he retired from active duty after more than 40 years service. Burial will be at Warren, O., in ac- cordance with an expressed wish that he be buried there beside his wife and not in Arlington national cemetery. 23