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Adm. John M. Will Elected President Of Whitehall Club Adm. John M. Will The Whitehall Club, New York, N.Y., an important maritime and related transportation industry center in the port, has elected new officers for a term of two years. Adm. John M. Will has been named president of the club. Ad- miral Will is also chairman of the board of American Export Is- brandtsen Lines, president of its affiliated First Atomic Ship Trans- port, as well as president of the New York Shipping Association. Other elected officers are Wil- liam B. Rand and Edwin Longcope as vice-presidents, Philip H. Stone as secretary, and William J. Hughes as treasurer. Capt. J.B. Cain Joins Western Gear Corp. Capt. James B. Cain Capt. James B. Cain, USN, much- decorated Navy ace of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, has retired from the Navy after 30 years, and has joined the corporate staff of Western Gear Corporation. Captain Cain accumulated some 8,000 hours of flying time. He com- manded three squadrons, one air wing, and two aircraft carriers, the Yorktown and the Ticonderoga, during his long career. Credited with the destruction of nine enemy aircraft, Captain Cain was awarded 37 decorations. Recently he was di- rector of the Navy's Carrier Air- craft Support Study, Naval Air Systems Command. Captain Cain is joining the new- ly-formed Western Gear Develop- ment Center under the direction of vice-president Ronald C. Hinman. MarAd Postpones Date For Construction Bids The Maritime Administrator has postponed the date of bids for con- struction of up to six 770-foot barge- carrying ships for Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., from December 16 to January 15, 1971. 28 GATX Completes MTL Acquisition General American Transporta- tion Corporation (GATX), Chi- cago, 111., announced the consum- mation of its acquisition of the ocean shipping business of Marine- Oswego-Trinity Group (MTL). GATX has acquired all of the maritime interests of MTL, not in- cluding American Steamship Com- pany, for a purchase price of $55 million and 300,000 shares of GATX common stock, as previous- ly announced. The present manage- ment of MTL will be retained, in- cluding Dr. C.Y. Chen as president and Jerome Shelby as senior vice- president. C.T. Shen has become chief executive officer of Ameri- can Steamship Co., but will also serve as a consultant to MTL. In addition to operating ships for others, MTL owns and operates 34 vessels, aggregating approximately 1,120,000 deadweight tons, almost all of which are on long-term charter to major oil, chemical and steel companies. GATX is a diversified services and manufacturing company, pro- viding railroad tank cars and spe- cialized freight cars for sale and lease, industrial equipment termi- naling services, and financing ser- vices. only MARITIME REPORTER/Engineerin COMPLETE coverage of the men wh Check the total circulation of the two leaders to SH0RESIDE BUYERS in the big American-marine market. (International Distribution Removed) MARINE MARITIME REPORTEF ENGINEERING/Log /Engineering News SHIPBUILDING & SHIP REPAIR directors, owners, presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurers, Superintendents, managers, purchasing agents, Naval architects, engineers and chief draftsmen VESSEL OPERATING COMPANIES directors, owners, agents, presidents, vice-presidents, managers, secretaries, treasurers. Port engineers, superintendents, purchasing agents, port captains, port stewards, naval architects and engineers shoreside PROFESSIONAL MEN: Naval architects, engineers and consultants shoreside 1641 2457 1060 2970 5593 1580 TOTAL AMERICAN MARKET BUYING POWER... 5,158 10,143 Maritime Reporter/Engineering Hews
