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Ludwig Wins Elmer A. Sperry Award Daniel K. Ludwig, a pioneer in the development of the modern su- pertanker, was a recipient of the 1992 Elmer A. Sperry Award, which is sponsored jointly by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and five other professional organizations. The award "recognizes a distin- guished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea or air." The award was presented Octo- ber 30,1992, at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) meeting, held in New York. The award is posthumous, as Mr. Ludwig died in August 1992 at the age of 95. He built a fleet of oceangoing oil tankers and bulk carriers that were innovative in design, construction, size and performance. Mr. Ludwig built his first 24,000-ton tanker in 1945, followed by a succession of larger vessels. In 1966, he began construction of the world's first genuine super- tanker, a vessel with a cargo carry- ing capacity of 327,000 dwt. The Elmer A. Sperry Award was •tr,,,T,rttt-jr,:« » I | ^ CKOWN RT/NCCSS a a a a A A •• / 1 •' * ^ Ir4rr y * _ HHHHHH HHM • T GMT FINCANTIERI IS BUILDING FOR THE SEA established in 1955 to encourage progress in transportation engineer- ing. The award is presented annually by ASME, SNAME and the Insti- tute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Society of Automo- tive Engineers, the American Insti- tute of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Chevron Christens IHI-Built Tanker, 'James N. Sullivan7 Chevron's newest tanker, the James N. Sullivan, named for a Chevron Corporation vice chairman, was christened by Arlene Sullivan at a ceremony at the Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.A. (ISHIBRAS) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The latest addition brings Chevron's worldwide fleet to 41 ves- sels. Under a contract with Mitsui & Co., and Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. (IHI) of Japan, the James N. Sullivan is the first of three identical 132,000- dwt, double-hull tankers being built for Chevron by IHI's Brazilian affili- ate, ISHIBRAS. The next two are scheduled for delivery in February and August, 1993. The Sullivan is part of Chevron's ongoing fleet retirement and re- newal program. The tanker will carry approxi- mately one million barrels of crude oil on each voyage, allowing it to be used in a number of regular Chev- ron trades, such as West Africa to the U.S. East Coast; Indonesia to the U.S. West Coast and the Middle East to the U.S. MarAd Honors American Flag Ships The Maritime Administration (MarAd) awarded certificates of ap- preciation to 33 exporters and im- porters who patronize U.S.-flag mer- chant ships. The agency's award program rec- ognizes American and foreign ship- pers who use U.S.-flag merchant ships to carry a substantial share of their international cargoes. The American ocean carriers par- ticipating in the awards program were: American President Line; Crowley American Transport, Inc.; Farrell Lines; Lykes Bros. Steam- ship Co.; Sea-Land Service, Inc.; and Waterman Steamship Corp. The exporters and importers who received U.S. merchant marine cer- tificates of appreciation were: ABB SUSA, Inc.; Acerol Corp.; Aris Isotoner; Avon Products; Church & Dwight Co.; Domino Sugar Corp.; and Ebasco Services, Inc. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
