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Ph.D. in civil engineering from Tu- lane University.

The Trinity Maine Group in- cludes Moss Point Marine's ship- yard in Escatawpa, Miss., Halter

Marine's shipyards in Moss Point,

Miss., New Orleans, and Lockport,

La., and Gretna Machine and Iron

Works, Inc., in Harvey, La.

Mr. Dane said he will consolidate and centralize many dual and over- lapping functions including sales, estimating, personnel, purchasing, engineering, production control, quality control, safety, and account - ing. "These changes will streamline operations, make us more respon- sive to our customers, lower over- head, and improve efficiency, quali- ty and productivity," he remarked.

From its founding in August 1980, by Mr. Dane, Moss Point Marine has delivered 80 vessels, including offshore supply boats, RO/RO ships, fireboats, pilot boats, barges, research vessels, and a variety of boats for military use including barges and landing craft for the

Navy.

In addition to other contracts,

Moss Point Marine holds a $40.8- million contract for the construction of four 273-foot logistics support vessels (LSV) for the U.S. Army.

Halter Marine is currently build- ing six, 225-foot T-AGOS antisub- marine ships for the U.S. Navy. "We plan to win additional gov- ernment contracts and bring needed employment to our area. Our bid- ding capacity has been greatly im- proved by the resources of Trinity

Industries," Mr. Dane said.

The new Trinity manager said he will also expand Moss Point Ma- rine's production and marketing ef- forts of a series of high-speed, fiber- glass catamaran boats for govern- ment and pleasure use. The Inter- ceptor 41, first in the series, recently topped 70 mph with its two, 600-hp engines.

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Shipbuilders Orders

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South Korean yards increased sharply, contributing to a rise in the global orderbook for new ships.

The volume of tonnage on order worldwide increased by 489,398 gross tons to 21,834,914 tons during the three months ended September 30, according to figures published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

Japan has been overtaken by

South Korea as the country with the largest volume of tonnage on order.

Shipbuilding orders were up by 388,506 tons to stand at 5.46 million tons in the period. Of this total, 80.6 percent is for export.

The orderbook for Japan grew by 157,252 tons during the quarter to reach 5.45 million tons, of which 67 percent is destined for foreign own- ers.

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