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Four Executive Promotions

Announced By ACT/PACE

John E. Dann

Four executive level promotions were re- cently announced by Associated Container

Transportation/PA'CE Line in keeping with the demands of the growing trade between

North America and Australia/New Zealand. "The four men named to fill the various positions represent more than a century of combined experience in the steamship industry, most of it in the Australasian trade," according to Michael B. Northen, president of ACT/

PACE in North America, who made the an- nouncement.

V.R. Vincent

They are iCapt. William F. Wilson, who was appointed vice president-marine operations;

John E. Dann, assistant vice president-market- ing and sales; Thomas G. Johnson, assistant vice president-commercial, and V.R. (Pete)

Vincent, assistant vice president-container services. "These steamship veterans have proven their expertise in their fields," said Mr. Northen. "We acknowledge 'their contributions toward the success of ACT/PACE during its most important years of growth." The company operates a trade route linking North America with Australia/New Zealand with a new gen- eration of containerships providing" fortnightly service.

Captain Wilson, who in June entered his 45th year in the industry, is a native of Eng- land. In 1929, he went to sea with Ellerman

Lines, a partner in the ACT/PAlCE con- sortium. In 1946, he was assigned by the com- pany to Calcutta, India, where he was marine superintendent for 10 years before assuming the same duties for Ellerman in the United

States, prior to the formation of the ACT/

PACE consortium.

Captain Wilson has been with ACT since 1969, coming aboard as technical development manager and later as marine operations man- ager. While at sea during World War II, he was awarded the M.B.E.—'Member of the Brit- ish Empire.

Mr. Dann was foreign freight forwarder for nearly 20 years with Wedemann and God- knecht Inc., before joining ACT four years ago as manager of documentation. He was

North American marketing manager, oversee- ing sales and marketing in the United States and CanadarHncluding agents, at the time of his promotion to assistant vice president.

Mr. Johnson worked for 27 years for Nor- ton, Lilly and Co., where he was traffic mana- ger handling outward and inward in the Au- stralia/New Zealand trade, including the

American and Australian Line and the Port

Line, both now partners in ACT/PACE. He came to ACT three years ago as manager of conference, rates, tariffs, and claims, with considerable experience in evaluating shipper rates and requests and progressive tariff con- struction.

Mr. Vincent joined the Cunard Steamship

Co. in London in 1946, and 20 years later was assigned to container service development in

New York. After several years at Atlantic

Container Line as assistant to the president,

Mr. Vincent came to ACT four years ago as manager of container services, and is largely responsible for ensuring the availability of equipment to shippers.

Modular Systems Awarded $400,000 For Combustion

Control Simulators For Navy

Modular Systems, Parsippany, N.J., a division of Warren Pumps/Houdaille, announced the re- cent award of a $400,000 contract from the U.S.

Navy to manufacture 12 combustion control simu- lators for instructional use at Naval training fa- cilities.

Each unit consists of an instructor console and a trainee console. The trainee console is virtually a duplicate of existing U.S. Navy shipboard units in external appearance, while the instructor con- sole is used to simulate conditions which are likely to be encountered in actual shipboard situations.

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States Marine Corp.

Trinidad Corp.

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.

Isthmian Lines

Moore McCormack Lines

American President Lines

Pacific Far East Line

Mathiasen's Tanker Ind.

Military Sea Transportation Service

Delta Steamship Lines

U.S. Coast Guard

Keystone Shipping Co.

Margate

Waterman Steamship Co.

Cities Service Oil Co.

Atlantic Richfield Co.

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Copt. William F, Wilson

Thomas G. Johnson

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