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United States Lines

Appoints Roger Nicolini

The appointment of Roger Ni- colini as manager of corporate ad- ministration of the United States

Lines has been announced by John

G. Baka, vice president, manage- ment services, for the company.

Mr. Nicolini obtained his ele- mentary education in Port Jeffer- son, Long Island, N.Y., until his family moved to Germany. He completed his pre-college courses at the Herder Paedagogium High

School in Dusseldorf, and was graduated from the Otto Kuehne

College in Bad Godesberg in 1961.

He joined the company in Ger- many the same spring and for sev- eral years divided his time between documentation of freight ship- ments in Bremen and cargo han- dling and the scheduling of com- pany vessels at the ports of Bre- men and Hamburg.

Mr. Nicolini was transferred to the New York office four years ago as a special assistant to the vice president of freight traffic, and most recently was administrative assistant to the president of the company before being promoted to his new position.

The United States Lines oper- ates a fleet of 16 high-speed, high- capacity containerliners in a "Tri-

Continent" service connecting Eu- rope, the East and West Coasts of the United States, Hawaii, and the

Far East.

Marconi International

Appoints John Older

John Older

The Marconi International Ma- rine Co., Ltd., announces the ap- pointment of John Older as its rep- resentative in North America. He succeeds David Bowker who is re- turning to the United Kingdom on leave before taking up another as- signment.

Born in London, Mr. Older was educated at the Royal Grammar

School, Colchester. He joined the seagoing radio officer staff of Mar- coni Marine in 1956 and served on a variety of vessels until 1964, when he was appointed to the staff at Hull Depot as a marine techni- cal assistant.

During his 18-month stay at Hull

Depot, Mr. Older gained invalu- able practical administrative ex- perience of the company's equip- ment and affairs. The following five years he used his knowledge to good effect while serving at various company depots both at home and overseas.

Mr. Older's last appointment was as the company's representative in

Nigeria. He recently spent two months at Chelmsford preparing for his new position in the United

States.

New York Firm Orders 262,000-Dwt Tanker

From Sumitomo Yard

Sumitomo Shipbuilding and Ma- chinery Co., Ltd., has received an order for a 262,000-dwt tanker from

Charter Tankers Inc., a subsidiary of

Fairfield Maxwell Ltd., 866 Third

Avenue, New York, N.Y.

The vessel will be about 1,095 feet long, with a 179-foot beam, and a 69- foot draft. She is scheduled to be de- livered in July 1974, and will have a 16.5-knot operating speed.

USS Names Ranson

General Manager

Of Lake Shipping

William R. Ranson has been named general manager of lake shipping for United States Steel

Corp., it was announced by C.F.

Beukema, vice president, ore, lime- stone and lake shipping.

Mr. Ranson, who previously served U.S. Steel as manager of operations of lake shipping, suc- ceeds Capt. J.J. Parrilla, who has retired. houtttuin-houttuin-houttuin

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