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Nelson Joins Textron Marine

Gary R. Nelson has joined Textron

Marine & Land Sys- tems, New Orleans, as the director of inter- national marketing.

His primary responsi- bilities will be to de- velop international sales of the Landing

Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) in the

Asia/Southeast Asia market.

Textron Marine & Land Systems, a division of Textron Inc., designs and constructs advanced technol- ogy air cushion vehicles and sur- face effect ships, serving both mili- tary and commercial interests.

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Grace Elected VP At

NASSCO

The National Steel and Ship- building Company (NASSCO) has announced that Janice S. Grace has been elected vice president of planning and information systems.

She is responsible for all planning, scheduling, production control and transportation functions support- ing NASSCO's new construction and shipbuilding programs. Ms.

Grace has more than 21 years of shipyard management experience.

In addition to planning and sys- tems, she has held management positions in materials and in ship repair, where she was responsible for engineering, planning, estimat- ing and purchasing.

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Finnegan Joins NNS

Jack Finnegan has joined Newport

News Shipbuilding (NNS) as manager, commercial market- ing, in a continuation of the company's plans to be a major player in the world's commercial shipbuilding industry.

Mr. Finnegan will be respon- sible for global marketing and sales of the shipyard's commercial ship new construction designs. His ini- tial focus will be on promotion of the

Double Eagle product tanker. Prior to joining NNS, Mr. Finnegan was marketing manager for New Sulzer

Diesel, U.S.

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Retirement of Coast Guard

Captain

Captain Vernon O. Eschen- burg has announced his retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) after 27 years of service. His last duty assignment was with the

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as USCG's liaison officer. Captain

Eschenburg has established

May, 1995

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HoneyDo Mobile Inc., an Alabama company that buys and sells pri- vately financed notes, mortgages and trust deeds nationwide.

T. L. James Marine Group

Reorganizes

T.L. James & Company, Inc. an- nounced that it will shift its dredg- ing and marine operations and as- sets into an independent, wholly- owned subsidiary by the end of 1995.

In anticipation of the intended reorganization, LA. Hubert, Jr. was named group president and

COO of the Marine Group, replac- ing his former position of senior vice president and managing director.

The Marine Group operates a fleet of 15 major bucket, cutter and hop- per dredges, and more than 100 specially configured support vessels.

In addition to performing annual maintenance for many of the nation's major navigational channels, the

Marine Group is involved in beach reconstruction, coastal restoration and the completion of environmen- tal mitigation projects. According to company officials, the subsidiary reorganization will allow the Ma- rine Group to be more focused and competitive.

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T. L. James Marine

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