GATX Corp. (GMT) announced that David Foster has been appointed president of American Steamship Company. ASC, GATX's Great Lakes dry-bulk shipping unit, is the largest U.S.-flag fleet of fresh-water self-unloading vessels and serves the steel, energy and construction industries.
Foster's 30-year marine career includes a progression of more senior positions in marine-related organizations in both the United States and Canada as well as project work in Europe. Most recently, he served as president of Northern Transportation Company Limited, a Canadian Arctic marine transportation and fuel supply company.
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