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Bremen Begins Sixth Year in Atlantic Service The BREMEN, of the North German Lloyd line, sailed from Bremen for New York on July 27, beginning her sixth year of service. This date also marks the anniversary of her first sailing from New York in 1929. During her five years of service, the BreMEN made 94 round trips across the Atlantic, covering a total of 690,- 000 nautical miles, equivalent to 32 trips around the globe. She carried 220,000 passengers, 1540 passenger au- tomobiles, 3,247,000 cubic feet of ex- press freight and large quantities of mail. The BREMEN, third ship of this line to bear that name, entered service in 1929, sailing from Bremen on July 16 and making a record run of 4 days, 17 hours and 42 minutes from Cher- bourg to Ambrose lightship. It was while on this trip that the BREMEN made a run of 713 miles from one noon to the next, averaging a speed of 27.83 knots. She surpassed this rec- ord on her arrival at New York on Oct. 2, 1933, covering the 3081 miles beween Cherbourg breakwater and Ambrose lightship in 4 days, 15 hours and 48 minutes. Her largest passenger list was on June 28, 1930 when she gailed with 2002 passengers, 581 in first class. It is interesting to note the figures involved in one turn around of the vessel, in the time between her arrival and departure. The BREMEN, with a passenger list of over 2000 and over 10,000 pieces of baggage, required thirteen gangplanks and conveyors bridged from ship to shore. Ten thousand tons of water and oil were pumped into the tanks; provisions for outgoing passengers as well as 1000 members of the crew were taken aboard. All this was accomplished in a period of between 10 and 15 hours. The schedule under which the BREMEN and her sister ship, the Europa, have been operating over a period of years calls for their de- parture from 12 to no later than 36 hours after arrival, which until up to the time of these two ships, was an unheard of feat in passenger shipping. To Hold Lifeboat Race The eighth running of the lifeboat race, to be held on Labor day, Sept. 3, under the auspices of the Interna: tional Lifeboat Racing association, will get under way at 11:30 a.m. on the Hudson river two miles north of the George Washington bridge, ac- cording to John D. Reilly, president of the association. The contest, in which already nine entries have been made, promises to be one of the most thrilling lifeboat races ever held. The course selected about two miles long, will afford an excellent viewpoint for the thousands 22 of expected spectators and a new rec- ord is expected in this year’s event, the former seven races having been held in New York bay off Bay Ridge. Five nations will compete for the Robert L. Hague trophy, which last year was won for the first time by the crew of an American ship, the Standard Shipping Co. tanker W. C. TEAGLE led the way in record time. L’Atlantique Insurance Representatives of all the foreign insurance companies who held risks on the liner L’ATLANTIQUE have been called upon to pay their proportion of the amount involved, including interest at 6 per cent from March bes 2933, The principal amounts to 26,700,000 frances. These payments are called for in accordance with French legal pro- cedure and as a result of the deci- sion of the commercial court of Paris. The owner is the Compagnie Sud-Atlantique and a bank guaran- tee for repayment must be provided should the underwriters’ appeal now pending is successful. Naval Architect Meet The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, cooperating with other engineering societies, held a joint meeting on the evening of Aug. 8 in the Engineering Societies build- ing, 29 West Thirty-ninth street, New York city, to hear an address by Ad- miral J. M. Reeves, commander-in- chief of the United Stats fleet and to view official naval films. An informal dinner preceded the meeting. The subject of the address was “The United States Navy” and it was re- ceived with great interest. Admiral Reeves holds the highest command afloat in the navy, one of the most powerful in the world. He is a graduate of the United States naval academy and started his career as an engineer, but later transferred to the line. For eminent and con- spicuous duty as an engineer officer on the battleship OREGON on her his- toric voyage around Cape Horn to meet the Spanish fleet in Cuba, he was advanced in rank. For exception- al meritorious service during the World war, he received the navy cross. Admiral Reeves graduated from the Naval War college, served as mem- ber of the staff and later as head of the tactics department. He then com- manded and organized the air forces of the battle fleet. When he was second in command of the fleet, he was in charge of the battle force in- cluding battleship divisions, cruiser divisions, destroyer divisions, sub- marine divisions, and aircraft. He is considered an outstanding of- ficer of the United States navy and and rose to his present high position through sheer ability, hard work and devotion to duty. MARINE REVIEW—September, 1934 Transportation Courses at New York University With the opening of the fall term, New York university will inaugurate two new courses; one on transporta- tion as it affects the shipper and the other on transportation services and rates. Both courses are to be con- ducted by H. E. Stocker, treasurer of the Newtex Steamship Corp., and asso- ciate editor of MARINE REVIEW. Mr. Stocker is a graduate of the University of California and has had something over 20 years of practical experience in transportation, a good part of this with steamship companies. His experience in traffic and operating departments has inxluded :service with the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., McCormick Steamship Co., Munson Steamship Co., and the Newtex Steam- ship Corp. Port Service to Ships He has specialized in problems hav- ing to do with the port service to ships. Since February, 1929, Mr. Stocker has conducted the section in MARINE REvIEW deyoted to cargo han- dling and dock management. He has also written numerous articles on materials handling problems and transportation matters for publica- tions in other fields, Among the technical societies to which he has contributed papers are: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Society of Ter- minal Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His paper on Cargo Handling and Stov- age, presented at the 1933 meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was received with widespread interest among ship- ping men. Offer Yacht Race Cruises An. all-expense international yacht race cruise schedule, to leave New York every evening during the seven- day event aboard steamers of the Fall River line, has been arranged by the New England Steamship Co. Vessels will leave New York at 4:30 every afternoon, beginning Sept. 14 and 16 to 21 inclusive, sailing by the sound route to Newport and the starting point, where they will join the spec- tator’s and press flotilla in a cruise of the 380-mile triangular course, fol- lowing the contestants at sea. The vessels will then return to New York the following morning with the loss of only one actual business day. Two nights and a day aboard the steamers with meals and stateroom ac- commodations for the trip, as well as a close-up of the races over the entire course are included in the all-expense cruise. Special facilities will be pro- vided on the decks of the steamers for a comfortable and unobstructed view of the races.