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Per Carlsson Named

Chairman Of ACL —Van Houten Retires

Atlantic Container Line, Ltd.,

New York, N.Y., has announced the retirement of Pieter C. Van

Houten as chairman. Mr. Van

Houten, who is also retiring as managing director of Holland-

America Line, had been ACL chair- man since February 1966.

He will be succeeded in his ACL post by Per Carlsson, managing di- rector of Swedish Transatlantic

Line. Jacques Ribiere, managing director of the French Line, has been appointed deputy chairman of

Atlantic Container Line.

Commenting on his retirement,

Mr. Van Houten stated, "I am sorry that I cannot stay with Atlantic

Container Line, which I have seen grow from its earliest days to be- come the largest European contain- er operation on the North Atlantic.

My greatest personal satisfaction is that we have been able to join six major shipping companies from four different nations into one friendly circle."

Mr. Per Carlsson who is 58 years of age, has been managing director of the Swedish Transatlantic Line since 1953. He has taken the chair- manship of ACL at a time when the company is completing its fleet of 10 roll-on/roll-off containerships to introduce a three-ship per week service on the North Atlantic. He said, "Undoubtedly we are reach- ing the most challenging period in the company's development. Dur- ing the last three years ACL has developed into the largest Euro- pean container operation on the

North Atlantic with more direct services than any other company.

At the same time we are providing a unique roll-on/roll-off service for modern, efficient handling of wheel- ed cargo, oversize and heavy lift goods and other cargo which does not lend itself to containerization."

ACL, which introduced its RO/

RO and container service in 1967, is a consortium formed by six ma- jor international steamship com- panies: Cunard Steam-Ship Com- pany, Ltd.; French Line; Holland-

America Line; Swedish American

Line; Swedish Transatlantic Line; and Wallenius Line.

Bid Date For Three

AEIL Containerships

Set For June 30

The Maritime Administration,

Washington, D.C., will receive bids for the construction of three con- tainerships for American Export

Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., New York, on June 30.

The new vessels are to be identi- cal in design to the three Sea-

Witch-class ships delivered in 1968 and 1969 by Bath Iron Works Cor- poration, Bath, Maine.

Invitations for bids were issued on May 15 by MarAd for the con- struction of these C5-S-73b con- tainerships.

Dravo Names Courtsal

Contract Manager For

Engineering Works Div.

Donald P. Courtsal

Donald P. Courtsal has been ap- pointed chief contract manager for the Engineering Works Division of

Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mr. Courtsal has been with Dra- vo since 1965, serving most recently as assistant chief engineer in the

Engineering Works Division's ma- rine department. He is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard

Academy and the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in

Massachusetts, and a member of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

The Engineering Works Division designs and fabricates a wide vari- ety of materials handling, steel pro- cessing and marine equipment.

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