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Norman Scott Named

New President Of APL

The appointment of Norman

Scott as president and chief execu- tive officer of American President

Lines, San Francisco, Calif., was announced by Chandler Ide, chair- man of the 'board of the big steam- ship carrier, and president of Na- tomas Company, controlling stock- holder of APL.

Mr. Scott, who has been vice president of Natomas, succeeds

Worth B. Fowler, who was named vice chairman of the APL board.

The new APL president has had extensive management experience in ocean transportation with par- ticular attention to executive re- sponsibility for the development, implementation and management of large-scale container systems.

Mr. Scott joined Natomas in 1970 in charge of its transportation investments, serving as a director and vice president. He was former- ly executive vice president of the

Matson Navigation Company and prior to that, he was associated with Castle & Cooke, Inc. of Hono- lulu. He is a graduate of the United

States Naval Academy.

Both APL and its wholly owned subsidiary, American Mail Line of

Seattle, Wash., are completing ma- jor investment programs involving new and expanded containership

Our mentalworking metalworker.

There's more to steel fabrication than meets the eye. It doesn't take much to burn a plate or weld a seam. But it takes brains and experience to plan a job right.

That's where Jack Groover shines. He's foreman of our fabrica- tion shop. In his 30 years with us he's proved time and again that the right way costs less. Good planning eliminates the dumb mistakes that can drive costs up, customers away, and management crazy.

Our metalwork is as good as any on this seaboard.

Our mental work is even better.

So next time you need repairs— whether a simple voyage repair or a major conversion—think about us.

Then think about our thinking, and how much money that can save you.

Then come see us.

Savannah Machine and Shipyard Co.

P.O. Box 787, Savannah, Ga. 31402

Tele. (912) 233-6621 5 World Trade Center, Room 6237

New York, N.Y. 10048, Tele. (212) 432-0350 fleets, terminals and shipping con- tainers.

Mr. Ide said that comprehensive studies were being undertaken to evaluate opportunities for more ef- ficient and effective management of the assets of both companies through closer coordination and possible integration of certain op- erations.

Norman Scott "These management changes will strengthen the competitive position of our shipping companies," he said, "but contrary to recent errone- ous reports, we have no thought of merging these subsidiaries, either together or into the parent com- pany."

While AML is entirely a trans-

Pacific carrier, operating 10 ships between the Pacific Northwest and

Asia, APL has a fleet of 22 vessels serving three trade routes—trans-

Pacific, Atlantic Straits between the East and West Coasts of the

United States and Asia, and a west-bound round-the-world serv- ice. APL is the nation's oldest steamship line with an operating record dating back 125 years to

California's gold rush days. Its world headquarters are in San

Francisco.

Alcoa Appoints

Branscome Sales Mgr.

Commercial Marine

Donald L. Branscome

Donald L. Branscome has been named manager-commercial marine and process industry sales for Alu- minum Company of America, Pitts- burgh, Pa.

Mr. Branscome received bache- lor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Oklahoma State

University, and joined Alcoa in 1957 as a sales development engi- neer at New Kensington, Pa. He held various sales and marketing positions before 'being named man- ager of sales to nonintegrated fab- ricators and the process industries, his most recent position. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News