Kerr Steamship Company, Inc. announces the appointment of David A. Ellithorpe as sales manager, Pacific Northwest, located in the Seattle office. He previously served as an area manager for Seatrain Lines, Inc., and comes to Kerr with nine years of West Coast experience.

Kerr also announces the appointment of Capt. John F. Blackie as cargo superintendent, Pacific Northwest. He will be based in the Seattle office to oversee liner vessel stowage in the Pacific Northwest area. Captain Blackie is transferring from the Marine Department in San Francisco, where he joined Kerr in November 1979 as marine superintendent.