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Foss Launch Appoints Minkler Director Of Administration Foss Launch & Tug Company of San Fran-cisco, Calif., has announced the appointment of Jack D. Minkler as director of administra-tion. This newly created position in the com-pany's structure is intended to coordinate un-der one head many existing functions, includ-ing office management, salary administration, industrial relations, employment, training and safety, and security. Mr. Minkler, a University of Washington graduate, majored in personnel administration receiving a bachelors degree in business ad-ministration. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946 and joined the Boeing Company in 1948. In 20 years with Boeing, Mr. Minkler served in varying managerial capacities, including as-sistant to the comptroller, chief of operations-analysis, aerospace group-Seattle, personnel manager and manager industrial relations, aerospace group-Huntsville, Ala. Japanese Lines Pick Seattle For Containership Terminus An agreement to make the Port of Seattle the Pacific northwest loading center for the containership operations of six Japanese ship-ping lines has been completed in Tokyo, ac-cording to officials of the port. The service of the Japanese lines, which is scheduled to begin in mid-1970 with the entry of three new con-tainerships now under construction, will be based at Seattle's new Terminal 18. The 54-acre containerport complex is the newest of Seattle's three major container facili-ties and two high-speed Hitachi container cranes are part of the $13-million investment. The first of the new Japanese containerships to caJl at Seattle is expected next June and the second one is scheduled to arrive in August and the third in October. Two of the ships will have a capacity of 750 containers and the third 1,000. The Japanese ship lines involved are Japan Line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, also known as "K" Line, Mitsui OSK Line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha also known as NYK Line, Showa Ship-ping Co., and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co. Ltd. Marine Industries Show For Commercial Interests Set For April In New Orleans One of the first trade shows ever held in the United States exclusively for the commercial marine industry has been scheduled for April 18-19-20, 1970, in the beautiful new $15-million Rivergate exhibition facility in New Orleans. The show is officially called the "Commercial Marine Industries Show." It will feature ex-hibits from all over the United States and some foreign countries. The Commercial Marine Industries Show is designed for members of the trade only. No pleasure craft are planned for the event. Ac-cording to a joint announcement from John Mullis and Sid Gefen of the show, the exhibits are expected to cover a 100,000-square-foot area. The general public will not be admitted. Members of the industry will register to at-tend the exposition at no charge. Mr. Gefen, president of the production com-pany, said this event has been in the planning stages for more than a year. The great amount of interest shown in this project points up the importance of this show. Scheduling has been carefully planned to please the greatest number of potential exhibitors and their customers. A JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARDS Incorporated under the name Raw Is Brothers Contractors, Inc. JACKSONVILL JAC JACi rs Contractors, Inc. fc*w ? t naice. 17 Battery ._?? tnthn, Commmn. inc. -1Z ^ARDS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Contractors, Inc. JACKSONVILLE iRDS JACK .., . New York Offic jACK.r;;;iLLF Brothers Contractors, Inc. JACKSONVILLE YARDS /flcoryerctti nndtr Ik. nimi JUwli Brotktrt Contractor!, Inc. large number of manufacturers have indicated they think New Orleans is the ideal locale. The Port of New Orleans is the nations second largest in tonnage. A preliminary query of key members of the commercial marine industry shows April is the preferred month. This timing will give the people who attend this event the opportunity of also attending the Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference scheduled to be held in New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel, April 20 and 21. Site of the show, the Rivergate, is