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APL To Build Five

New Containerships

American President Lines, Ltd. (APL) has applied for construc- tion-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in the construction of five new containerships, with an option of building only four. The vessels will be used in APL's trans-Pacific services.

APL's 20-year operating-differ- ential subsidy agreement with the

Maritime Administration requires the company to award contracts for at least two new replacement vessels by December 31, 1978. The two ships would replace the Pres- ident's Lincoln and Tyler (C4 par- tial containerships) and the Pres- ident Grant (a C6 full container- ship declared a total constructive loss in 1976).

By constructing five vessels,

APL seeks to also replace the C6 containerships President's Polk,

Monroe, and Harrison. APL fur- ther proposes that the replaced vessels "be disposed of by trade- in or sale to the Maritime Admin- istration in accordance with Sec- tion 510 of the Merchant Marine

Act of 1936, as amended."

The five new C9-S-132a-type containerships would each have a deadweight capacity of approxi- mately 32,260 tons and a sea speed of about 24 knots. Each vessel would have a capacity of approximately 2,476 TEUs (20- foot equivalent units).

A shipyard has not yet been selected.

Kongsberg Systems, Inc.

Names Ambjor President

Kongsberg Systems, Inc., 10

DeAngelo Drive, Bedford, Mass. 01730, has announced the appoint- ment of Erik Ambjor as presi- dent. Mr. Ambjor succeeds Dr.

Trond Bue, who has recently as- sumed another position with

Kongsberg Systems' parent com- pany, Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk of Norway.

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Mr. Ambjor has been the pres- ident of Norcontrol USA, Inc. since 1970, and will direct all of

KSI's business activities, includ- ing the merger of Norcontrol

USA, Inc. as the Marine Division of Kongsberg Systems, Inc. The merger coincides with the acqui- sition of Norcontrol in Norway by Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk, one of Norway's largest industry firms and the parent company of Kongs- berg Systems, Inc. and Norcontrol

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Science degree in electrical engi- neering from New Jersey Insti- tute of Technology, and attended additional graduate studies in theoretical physics at Stevens In- stitute of Technology.

Previous to serving at Nor- control, Mr. Ambjor had many years of engineering and engi- neering management experience at The Singer Company, Princeton

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Mr. Ambjor was chosen because of his background in the areas of computerized drafting systems, flame cutting, and marine auto- mation.

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Canada. Norcontrol USA, Inc. is a leading supplier of computer integrated navigations, vessel dy- namic positioning systems, gyro- compasses, autopilots, steering systems, and engine room sys- tems.

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