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AML Merger Into APL

Moves Robert Benedict

To Everett Steamship

The announcement was made that subsequent to the merger of

American Mail Line Ltd. into

American President Lines, Ltd.,

Robert E. Benedict, currently president of American Mail Line

Ltd., will be associated with Ev- erett Steamship Corporation, S/A.

Notice No. 47

The announcement was made by

George P. Bradford, president of

Everett Steamship Corporation.

Mr. Benedict's initial assignment, starting November 15 as vice presi- dent of Everett, will 'be to coordi- nate the arrangements for Ever- ett's activities as they are affected by the merger of AML into APL.

He will be based in San Mateo,

Calif., in the office of G.P. Brad- ford, Inc.

Mr. Benedict has been president of American Mail Line for the past three years, having joined that company on July 1, 1970. Prior to that time, he served as president and chief executive officer for

Phelps Dodge International Corpo- ration.

Active in community and mari- time affairs, Mr. Benedict has serv- ed as a director and member of the executive committee of Ameri-

Date: September IS, 1973 can Mail Line and American Presi- dent Lines, and as a director for the Natomas Company and The

National Bank of Commerce of Se- attle. He has been a member of the board of trustees and executive committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, a director of the Se- attle-King County Economic De- velopment Council, Pacific Mari- time Association, National Cargo

Bureau, Inc., The Propeller Club of the United States, Evergreen

Safety Council, and a member of the executive committee of the Na- tional Maritime Council board of governors. He is a Washington

State representative on the board of directors of Pacific Northwest

International Trade Council, a member of the Mayor's Maritime

Advisory Board, and is a member of the Washington State Commis- sion for the United 'Nations-

BCSAFE Trade and Investment

Conference.

Established in 1917, Everett maintains 26 offices throughout the

Far East, where they have served as general agent for AML since 1940. As shipowners in their own right, they operate a fleet of 30 vessels on various trade routes be- tween Far Eastern countries, ex- tending from Japan and South Ko- rea through the Philippines, Hong

Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malay- sia and Indonesia as far as Burma,

Bangladesh and East India. As

I.A.T.A. agents, they also conduct air cargo consolidation/forwarding and travel services on a worldwide scope. In addition to their sub- stantial activities on (behalf of

AML, they are performing agency representation on an extensive scale for such prominent regular scheduled berth operators as John- son Line, Australia West Pacific

Line, ScanDutch, Lauritzen Reefer

Services, Canisa, Burma Five Star

Line, Cho Yang Shipping Co., in trades to and from the Arabian

Gulf, Australia, North Europe,

New Zealand, South America and other areas, and as husbanding and dispatch agents for many of the leading bulk cargo and tanker own- ers and operators. Headquarters are maintained in Yokohama, Ja- pan.

Dunaif And Tusiani

Join Poten Staff

James G. Dunaif has joined the staff of Poten & Partners Inc., tanker and shiplbrokers, 711 Third

Avenue, New York, N.Y., as a ship sales and purchase broker. He will also handle newbuilding con- tracts, according to the company announcement.

It was also revealed by the firm that Michael D. Tusiani has joined the company as director of plan- ning, research and development.

He was previously associated with

Anglo Nordic Shipping Co. Ltd.

He is a member of the economics faculty at Fordham University and is a candidate for a Ph.D. there, conducting research on the tanker industry.

Oertrdfede^

Seoul, Korea invites applications from shipbuilders interested in constructing eight (8) 400G/T skipjack pole line fishing vessels

LOAN NO.: ADB 98-K0R

INVITATION NO.: ADB/L-1-PII

Central Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (CFFC) invites applications for prequalification from shipbuilders interested in submitting bids for the construction of eight (8) 400 G/T Skipjack

Pole line fishing vessels.

The construction will be financed by the Asian Development

Bank and only shipbuilders from member countries of the Asian

Development Bank will be prequalified. The construction work will be awarded in eight contracts which will be placed with one or more bidders depending on the outcome of the evaluation of bids received and in line with capacity ratings which will be established by CFFC during prequalification.

The vessels will have a design based on the oriental style of skipjack vessels.

Prequalification documents may be obtained from:

Central Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives 88, Kyungwun-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul, Korea

Cable: FISHFEDDER SEOUL Tel: 75-4834

Prequalification documents, completed as required, must be returned by CFFC by November 15, 1973. "REFERENCE"

Bids will be requested by December 15, 1973. At least one hundred (100) days will be allowed for preparation and presentation of bids. Detailed information regarding the bids will be announced by OSROK at the time of notification for prequalified applicants.

KIM, DUK YUP

President

Central Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives 14

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