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Lease Army Base Piers at Philadelphia, Norfolk The acting director of the shipping board bureau, James Craig Peacock, announced on July 24 that Acting Sec- retary of Commerce Dickinson had ap- proved the award of the lease to op- erate the Philadelphia army base ter- minal at Philadelphia to Philadelphia Piers Inc., at an annual rental of $162,500. The administration of the terminal property is under the direc- tion of the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corp. Bids for the operation of the Phila- delphia army base terminal were opened in Washington on July 9 and Philadelphia Piers Inc. was the high bidder. The lease covered a period of five years. Word has also been received from the acting director of the shipping board bureau, that Secretary of Com- merce Roper, on Aug. 1, approved the award of the lease to operate the Nor- folk army base terminal to Norfolk Tidewater Terminal Inc., Norfolk, Va., at an annual rental of $160,000. Bids for the operation of the Nor- folk army base were opened on July 16, 1934, and Norfolk Tidewater Ter- minals Ine., the present lessee, proved to be the high bidder. The lease cov- ers a period of five years. On Aug. 1, bids were opened at the United States engineer office, Mem- phis, Tenn., for the construction of one 65-foot steel anchor barge. This barge is to have a length overall of 65 feet, 9 inches and a beam overall of 20 feet, 91% inches. Launch Lighthouse Tender The single screw diesel electric propelled lighthouse tender TAMARACK, under construction by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wis., for the bureau of lighthouse, was launched Aug. 21. The sponsor was Miss Lane Egan. The principal dimensions of the new vessel are length overall, 124 feet, 2%4 inches; length on the designed water- line, 111 feet, 8 inches; beam molded, 29 feet; and minimum depth at side, 10 feet. Displacement in fresh water at 7 feet molded draft is about 400 tons. A 450 horsepower electric motor, direct connected to a single propeller will drive the vessel at a speed of 10% knots. Electric current for this motor is developed by two diesel en- gine-driven generators. 4 Boiler Drums for Cruisers Word was received on Aug. 15 from the Combustion Engineering Co. Inc., 200 Madison avenue, New York, that this company has been awarded con- tract by the navy department for boil- er and superheater drums and appur- tenances for the cruisers BrooKLYN and PHILADELPHIA. This contract includes a total of 64 welded drums and also contains an option for similar equipment for one, two or three additional vessels. The cruiser BRooKLYN is under construc- tion at the navy yard, New York, and the cruiser PHILADELPHIA is under con- struction at the navy yard, Philadel- phia. The boilers will be built at the respective navy yards. To Start Reconditioning The Johnson Iron Works, New Or- leans, will on Aug. 30 begin recondi- tioning in turn the METAPAN, SIXAOLA, and ZACAPA of the United Fruit Co. fleet, at an approximate cost of $600,- 000. A very complete overhaul is to be given the ships including machinery. Passenger quarters will be thoroughly renovated and improved. The Todd Engineering & Dry Dock Co., New Or- leans, will share in the work. Hach vessel will take its turn at the repair yard. The heavy cruiser TUSCALOOSA, re- cently completed by the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N. J., was scheduled to be placed in commission at the Philadelphia navy yard, Aug. 18. Her commander is Capt. John N. Ferguson, U. S. N., who had been in charge of her fitting out. Plan Five Large Ships for Intercoastal Trade Represented by Angelo Conti, New York naval architect, it is understood that the Atlantic-Pacific Transport Corp. has filed an application with the shipping board bureau for a loan to aid in the building of five 12,500-ton refrigerated ships to operate between West coast ports and New York. Hast- bound the vessels will specialize in carrying fruit, and westbound will take general cargo. The new ships are to have a speed of 18 knots and 350,000 cubic feet of refrigerated cargo capacity. Fifty round trips a year are planned be- tween San Francisco and New York via Los Angeles and San Diego. The one-way voyage would take 14 days. Plans call for the completion of the first vessel late in 1935. The total cost of the five vessels is estimated at $12,000,000. Of this amount 75 per cent, it is understood, is requested from the shipping board as a loan, the company providing the first 25 per cent of the outlay necessary. The shipping board is giving consid- eration to the request for the loan. On the grounds that there is no need for such a service the granting of the loan is being opposed by several railroads and intercoastal vessel companies. It is held that this route is already served by too many ships. Bids for Two Board Ships Bids were opened Aug. 9 by James Craig Peacock, acting director of the shipping board bureau, department of commerce, for the purchase for re- stricted operation of the steel cargo ships EVERGREEN Ciry and Nacata. The only bidder was the Texas Co, New York city with an offer of $50,000 for both or $25,000 for each vessel. The vessels were built under the shipping board’s wartime construction program and are sister ships of 8727 tons deadweight. The EVERGREEN CITY was built in 1920 and the NACATA in 1921 by the Merchant Shipbuilding Corp. Both are in the government laid up fleet at New Orleans. At New York Coal Fuel oil F. 0. b. alongside oil alongside per ton per barrel Aug. 18, 1934....5.63@5.48 1.35 (UB Aiea RO a aaa 5.63@5.48 1.35 June 19, -63@5.48 1.35 May UR ea. 5.63@5.48 1.35 April lO 5.63@5.48 1.35 IY ei ee 1 RS Fe kare aaa DS 5@ 5220), 14225 Repy noo es, 535 @ 5.2002 1.25 Pan NC. ei ae 35:05:20 509525 Dee tee eee. 5.39 @5.20.. 1:25 Nove 18 5.35@5.20 bets Oates A ee iso 5.00@5.75 Leis Sept. 18, 1933... ..445@4.75 told Note: Diesel engine per gallon Bunker Prices At Philadelphia Coal per ton per barrel 79 Aug. 18, 1934....4.93@4.78 1.35 79 Pye LO cr eaonn 4.93@4.78 1.35 1 Jumerl Oe. eva 4.93@4.78 1.35 79 Maw iS eee a 4.93@4.78 1.35 79 Aprilia ccs 4.93@4.78 1.35 Te! Mare AO eer ce ats 4.65@4.50 1.25 79 Beb, 195, 4.65@4.50 1.25 ih) Pano Soe sc 4.65@4.50 1.25 7) Deer US cae sca 4.65@4.50 1.15 701% Novedbenn cast. 4.65@4.50 1.15 7014 Oot Rime iat .00@5.75 1.15 70 Sept. 18, 1933....4.45@4.75 1.15 Fuel oil Diesel engine trimin bulk alongside oil alongside Other Ports Aug. 18, 1933 per gallon Boston, coal, per ton..$8.00 4.76 Boston, oil, f. a. s.. per 76 barrelicn soos eee $1.25 76 Hampton Roads, coal, per 76 ton; 1:0:Ds< DIETS 6 ste .00 76 Cardiff, coal, per ton...13s 6d 76 London, coal, per ton...—s —d Antwerp, coal, per ton..1l6s Antwerp, Fuel oil, per ton—s~-—d Antwerp, Diesel oil, per LON wey he csnr —s —d British ports, Fuel oil...—s —d British ports, Diesel oil.—s —d Figures given for coal at New York and Philadelphia are for Classes A and B according to the Code; Class C is slightly less. a RR RR nN ron MARINE REVIEW—September, 1934 27