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New Orleans Port Business Shows Improvement The business of the port of New Orleans continues to show encourag- ing improvement according to figures compiled by the dock board. During the month of October ocean going vessels arriving had a _ total gross tonnage of 780,853 tons. This was an increase of 3316 tons over October, 1931 and 27,948 tons over September, 1932. There were 173 arrivals and 184 departures of ocean going vessels dur- ing the month. Vessels using the public wharves during the month totalled 721,595 tons, ali increase of 43,693 tons over Octo- ber, 1931 and 114,848 tons over Septem- ber, 1932, a very considerable increase. During the month there were 278,- $95 tons of cargo paying tollage, an increase of 5024 tons over October, 1931 and 103,817 tons over September, 1932. Notable increases were recorded during the month in many commodi- ties moving over the port’s modern wharves. Among the exports textiles increased 35,978 tons and miscellane- ous freight increased 1470 tons. Among the imports vegetable food products increased 15,604 tons, textiles in- creased 5514 tons, miscellaneous freight increased 1030 tons, animals and animal products increased 930 tons, and chemicals increased 661 tons. The dock board’s conveyors handled 943,095 bunches of bananas during the month. Lurline Has Sea Trials, Will Sail Jan. 12 The LuRLInE, third and last of the three new liners, built at a total cost of $25,000,000 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., at Quincy, Mass., for the Matson Navigation Co., left the builder’s yard on Dec. 20 for her official sea trials off Rockland, Me. The new vessel will be put through standardization and speed runs over the navy’s measured mile course. As this is written no reports had been received as to the results. It is expected that the LURLINE will arrive in New York harbor on Jan. 9, and she is scheduled to sail from that port on Jan. 12 on a cruise to the Pacific coast and South seas. A Train Ferry for China Built in England HE CHANGKIANG, a twin screw Tene steamer recently completed at the Neptune Works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., for the ministry of railways of the Republic of China, was. ordered through the Chinese government pur- chasing commission in London, from the Boxer indemnity funds. This interesting ship is designed to carry passenger and freight trains across the Yangtse river between Nanking and Pukow. The ship and propelling machinery have been built under the the supervision of Sir John H. Biles & Co., London. The principal dimensions are about 372 feet overall, an extreme breadth over the belting of 58% feet. Hull and machinery have been built under Lloyd’s special survey for class 100 A-1. The ship is designed to carry a total live load of about 1200 tons, and a total deadweight of 1550 tons. On the upper deck there are three clear lengths of car track, each 300 feet long, taking in all three trains each of seven cars, a total of 21 cars. The cars will be shipped from the forward end, the connection be- tween the shore and the ship being made by an approach bridge of four spans about 20 feet wide between the trusses, and widening out on the river with an apron joining the lengths of track on the deck of the ship. The. operation of loading the cars will be by a shunting locomotive car- ried on the ferry at the after end of the upper deck, working in con- junction with traversing. gear, by means of which the locomotive may be moved horizontally across’ the deck to enable it to operate on any of the three lines of rails. To facilitate berthing there is, in addition to the after steering ar- rangements—a bow rudder with its independent steam steering gear for use in maneuvering in and out of the berthed positions. The propelling machinery is amid- ships with the casings arranged at the sides of the upper deck, and a coal bunker is provided in a recess between the two boilers. The hull is exceptionally well subdivided by watertight bulkheads extending to the height of the upper deck. Substantial wood fenders are fitted at. the level of the upper deck, and similar fenders are carried round the bow and stern. The navigating bridge is mounted at a level giving a commanding view above the trains, and extends the full width of the ship. The captain’s accommodation is fitted on _ this bridge. Deck machinery includes steam steering gears of the Wilson Pirrie type both forward and aft, both gears controlled by telemotor from the navigating bridge; two steam cap- stan windlasses forward; two warping capstans aft; steam driven traver- sing gear, and _ electric lighting throughout the ship including flood lights for the car deck. The twin screw propelling engines are of the three cylinder, triple ex- pansion, surface condensing type with independent air, circulating, feed and bilge pumps together with the usual ballast, general service, other auxiliaries. Steam is supplied by two single ended Scotch boilers, with Howden’s system of foreed draft. The boilers are arranged in separate stokeholds, one port and one starboard, with independent uptakes and funnels, so arranged in order that the center of the deck may be clear for the three lines of car track. Twin Serew Train Ferry Changkiang—Recipro cating Steam MARINE REvIEw—January, 1933 Engines—Coal Burning Boilers bo Oo