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AEI Appoints Tweed

Manager Operations

For Inter-Freight, Inc.

Jakob Isbrandtsen, president of

American Export Industries, Inc., has announced that R.S. Lawson, a senior vice president of Ameri- can Export Industries, Inc. and president and general manager-op- erations of Inter-Freight, Inc., the company's freight-distribution sub- sidiary, has resigned these posi- tions. Mr. Isbrandtsen said he was assuming the responsibilities of presidency for Inter-Freight, Inc. and has named A.F. Tweed gen- eral manager-operations for Inter-

Freight, Inc., replacing Mr. Law- son in that responsibility.

In his new position, Mr. Tweed will be responsible for container- ship ooerations and for all domes- tic subsidiaries, including Eastern

Express, Transocean Gateway, Na- tional Carloading, R-C Motor

Lines and Amexi Leasing Corpor- ation.

Mr. Tweed has an extensive back- ground in trucking and contain- ership operations. Prior to joining

American Export Industries, Inc. in December 1969, he operated his own firm, Marine Trailers, Inc.

Earlier, he was associated with

Sea-Land Service, Inc., Watkins

Motor Lines and Spector Freight

Systems.

Inter-Freight, a subsidiary of

American Export Industries, of- fers a unique freight-distribution service coordinating the comole- mentary transportation services performed by its various subsidi- aries and divisions. Included in this system are: American Export

Isbrandtsen Lines, Amexi, Con- tainer Marine Lines, Eastern

Express, Mediterranean Marine

Lines, National Carloading Cor- poration, R-C Motor Lines and

Transocean Gateway Corporation.

Its worldwide network of 56 ports and terminals complements an oceangoing fleet of 35 container and conventional breakbulk ves- sels.

Fruehauf Names

Quinn Thomas

Manager At Norfolk

Quinn D. Thomas

Quinn D. Thomas has been ap- pointed to head Fruehauf's sales, service and parts facility in Nor- folk, Va., it was announced by S.J.

Kennard, vice president, sales-

Southeast region.

Active in the transportation in- dustry since 1964, Mr. Thomas be- gan his career with Fruehauf as a sales representative in Indianapolis.

In the same capacity he was trans- ferred to Charlotte and then to the firm's Roanoke branch. He held the position of assistant branch manager at the Roanoke facility prior to his promotion.

A graduate of the University of

Virginia, Mr. Thomas holds the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve.

Eastern Gas Acquires

Chotin Transportation

Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates,

Boston, Mass., and Chotin Trans- portation, Inc., New Orleans, La., have announced consummation of the acquisition by Eastern of the water transportation business of

Chotin in exchange for 259,650 shares of Eastern common stock.

Eastern also acquired for an un- disclosed amount of cash three smaller affiliates of Chotin: Port

Allen Marine Service, Inc., Capital

Marine Supply, Inc., and Coastal

Towing Corporation.

Chotin operates a barge trans- portation service on the Missis- sippi, Ohio, and Illinois waterway systems and along the Gulf Coast.

Present officers and employees of

Chotin will remain with the busi- ness, including Scott Chotin, presi- dent, and Edward O'Donnell, ex- ecutive vice president. sign as best for their new ship, the 50,000ms "Descartes," now being built in St. Nazaire,

France.

Waffle-membrane design tank utilizing Type 304 stainless steel.

Invar.

Another good alloy for large-capacity, mem- brane-type tanks.

In addition to excellent low-temperature mechanical properties, Invar has an extreme- ly low coefficient of expansion, permitting flat design membranes to be used. This al- lows at least 90% of the welding to be done with automatic welding machines.

Phillips Petroleum decided Invar would be best for their first transocean LNG carriers. "Polar Alaska" and "Arctic Tokyo," now mov- ing LNG from Alaska to Japan, are currently

Flat-membrane design tank utilizing Invar. the world's largestwith a capacity of 71,500m3 each. These ships were built in Sweden by

Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads, A.B.

The moral of the story is...

If you're planning to build an LNG tanker, re- member—you have a choice of designs with nickel alloys.

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