Roland Tifft has been named director of traffic for the Central Atlantic Division of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., a subsidiary of The LTV Corporation, Lykes executive vice president Robert J. Brennan, announced. Mr. Tifft is based in Washington, where he was formerly traffic manager for the division. He joined Lykes 17 years ago, has served as manager of container development in Houston, and manager of the agency department and manager of westbound marketing for Lykes's SEABEE Division.
Lykes, an American-flag ocean carrier, operates a fleet of ships on trade routes serving five continents and ports on the U.S. Gulf, West and South Atlantic Coasts and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.