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October 2005 9 John McMullen Dies at 87 John J. McMullen, maritime industry icon, former owner of the New Jersey Devils and the Houston Astros, died September 16 at the age of 87. McMullen founded John J. McMullen and Associates (JJMA) in 1957, a naval architectural and engineering firm that once occupied the 30th floor of One World Trade Center in Manhattan. At first the firm concentrated on ship containerization and bulk transportation, but it soon became noted for naval engi- neering and ship design. The company's current emphasis on defense contracts came later. JJMA is the lead naval architect of the winning design for the U.S. Navy's DDX pro- gram. Though the firm was purchased in 1998 and formed an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust, John J. McMullen's influence and prosperity remained. Dr. McMullen has made numerous innovations in ship design and construc- tion, including systems installed in hun- dreds of merchant, passenger and naval ships. McMullen attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1940 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering before serving aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and the USS Stack (DD-406) during World War II. After the Korean War and 14 years of service, he left the Navy and founded John J. McMullen Associates. McMullen held a master of science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from MIT, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He began building his fortune through McMullen Associates and, eventually, the steamship shipping agency Norton Lilly International. On top of his shipping accomplish- ments, he became widely known with his involvement in pro sports. McMullen is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jacqueline; son, Peter, and his wife, Cheryl; daughter Catherine; son John Jr.; and five grandchildren. Tankers Being Built Don't Match Phase-Out Profile The size distribution of tankers 5,000- 80,000 dwt to be phased out of the oil trades according to MARPOL 13G is quite different from the size distribution of the orderbook, said Intertanko's Manager of Research and Projects Erik Ranheim. There are about 28 million deadweight tons of single-hull tankers 5,000-80,000 dwt to be phased out — including single hull and double bottom/side petroleum tankers and oil/chemical tankers, but excluding chemical tankers. The orderbook in this size range is about the same size. However, whereas some 63 percent of the fleet (in tonnage terms) to be phased out consists of smaller tankers below 30,000 dwt, only 32 percent of the orderbook (in tonnage terms) is in this size range. On the other hand there are some 173 larger tankers in the size range 30,000 dwt- 80,000 dwt to be phased out com- pared to an orderbook in this larger size range of some 330 tankers. These phase-out figures are based on the information used by the IMO Group Circle 215 on Reader Service Card Circle 254 on Reader Service Card News MR OCTOBER 2005 #2 (9-16).qxd 9/29/2005 4:07 PM Page 9
