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Per Carlsson Named Chairman Of ACL —Van Houten Retires Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., New York, N.Y., has announced the retirement of Pieter C. Van Houten as chairman. Mr. Van Houten, who is also retiring as managing director of Holland- America Line, had been ACL chair- man since February 1966. He will be succeeded in his ACL post by Per Carlsson, managing di- rector of Swedish Transatlantic Line. Jacques Ribiere, managing director of the French Line, has been appointed deputy chairman of Atlantic Container Line. Commenting on his retirement, Mr. Van Houten stated, "I am sorry that I cannot stay with Atlantic Container Line, which I have seen grow from its earliest days to be- come the largest European contain- er operation on the North Atlantic. My greatest personal satisfaction is that we have been able to join six major shipping companies from four different nations into one friendly circle." Mr. Per Carlsson who is 58 years of age, has been managing director of the Swedish Transatlantic Line since 1953. He has taken the chair- manship of ACL at a time when the company is completing its fleet of 10 roll-on/roll-off containerships to introduce a three-ship per week service on the North Atlantic. He said, "Undoubtedly we are reach- ing the most challenging period in the company's development. Dur- ing the last three years ACL has developed into the largest Euro- pean container operation on the North Atlantic with more direct services than any other company. At the same time we are providing a unique roll-on/roll-off service for modern, efficient handling of wheel- ed cargo, oversize and heavy lift goods and other cargo which does not lend itself to containerization." ACL, which introduced its RO/ RO and container service in 1967, is a consortium formed by six ma- jor international steamship com- panies: Cunard Steam-Ship Com- pany, Ltd.; French Line; Holland- America Line; Swedish American Line; Swedish Transatlantic Line; and Wallenius Line. Bid Date For Three AEIL Containerships Set For June 30 The Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C., will receive bids for the construction of three con- tainerships for American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., New York, on June 30. The new vessels are to be identi- cal in design to the three Sea- Witch-class ships delivered in 1968 and 1969 by Bath Iron Works Cor- poration, Bath, Maine. Invitations for bids were issued on May 15 by MarAd for the con- struction of these C5-S-73b con- tainerships. Dravo Names Courtsal Contract Manager For Engineering Works Div. Donald P. Courtsal Donald P. 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