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Murer Joins Staff Of Norwegian America Line As Deputy Director Erik Murer, a native Norwegian with worldwide experience in the shipping industry, has joined Nor-wegian America Line as deputy di-rector for North America, with headquarters at the company's New York office. He assumes the title held for many years by Fin Odd, who was recently named to the top executive post in North America on the retirement of Christian J. Mohn. Mr. Murer worked with the Ship-ping Division of the Norwegian Ministry of Supply and Recon-struction in London and Oslo in the immediate post war years and also served for a while in the Nor-wegian merchant navy. Subsequently he was employed by Saguenay Shipping Company in Montreal, then was transferred to Jamaica as manager of the ship-ping division of Sprostons (Jamai-ca) Ltd. Later, with Sitmar Line, he was successively that company's Caribbean representative and joint manager of its Australian head-quarters office in Sydney. In 1961, Mr. Murer joined the Norwegian shipping firm of Oivind Lorentzen, Oslo, and after a mission to Brazil was transferred to its New York office where he held the position of vice-president. He resigned that post in November, 1966 to become resident representative in Australia for Marine Chartering Company, Inc., of San Francisco, in charge of its operations south of the Equa-tor. Western Gear To Build Dam Gate Hoists Actuation machinery to control the operation of the main gates on the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, near Selma, Ala., will be manufac-tured by the Heavy Machinery Di-vision of Western Gear Corpora-tion, Everett, Wash. The work will be performed un-der a $252,095 contract with the Mobile District, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers. The equipment will permit each of 11 gates to be raised or lowered independently for Alabama River downstream release water control by the 646-foot-long spillway. Western Gear, headquartered at Lynwood, Calif., was the lowest of nine bidders to provide the hy-draulic and electrical hoist equip-ment for operation of the 50- by 35-foot gates atop the dam. Construction of the project in Lowndes and Autauga Counties, Ala., is scheduled for completion in 1973 at a cost of about $52,600,000. ACL Appoints Miggels, Nash And Penard The appointments of three as-sistant managers in the Traffic De-partment of Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., New York, were an-nounced by O. I. M. Porton, presi-dent, ACL, U.S.A. A. A. M. Miggels was advanced from line manager to assistant traffic manager-liner services. A. A. Nash, formerly equipment control manager, was appointed assistant traffic manager?equipment con-trol. W. W. Penard was named assistant traffic manager?docu-mentation systems. He had been computer operations manager. According to Mr. Porton, the new appointments are part of an overall expansion program at ACL designed to meet increased opera-tional and administrative needs during the next 12 months when the line adds six new roll-on/roll-ofF containerships to its present fleet of four vessels. Maine Port Book Now Available The 1969-1970 State of Maine Port Book, published by the Port Committee of the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Port Authority, is now available for distribution. The 112-page two-color booklet lists the services, personnel, and advantages of Maine's application for a Foreign Trade Zone in Port-land and sub-zone in Machiasport. The publication is free and may be obtained by writing to Edward Langlois, general manager, Maine Port Authority, Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine 04111. T^t RUDDER F ANGLE INDICATORS Watertight, synchro-driven types with bulkhead or panel-mounted electric indicators. 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