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COMPANY & PEOPLE NEWS

General Dynamics,

New VP

General Dyykmics' board Vf directors has^ected Raymond

Kozen to tb/position of vice pres- ident for Blanning and Analysis.

He will he responsible for explor- ing and assessing new acquisition and business development oppor- tunities for the company.

Previous to this appointme

Mr. Kozen served as staff vice president for Special Projects since 1987. He joined Geryrfal Dynamics in 1978 as as^tant director of

Larketing^^^ for Advanced

Programs, a position he held until 1980. From 1980 through 1987 he acted as corporate director for

Cruise Missile and Strategic >points New

M. Lenny Pipphi nay been named president and CEO of

Lykes Bros. Inc. He has replaced

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WITH RUSSIA AND THE REPUBLICS

NEVA 97

The business opportunity for shipbuilding, ship equipment, offshore energy, and maritime services, St. Petersburg, 9- 13th September, 1997.

NEVA 97 will focus on the real opportunities for increased co-operation and trade in shipping between Russia and all States of the Former Soviet Union with the international maritime market.

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NEVA 97 - Exhibition, Conference, Technical Seminars:- provides the most wide-ranging programme of business opportunities with the maritime industries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

For full details contact :-

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Tom Rankin, who reportedly left the company to pursue personal interests. Mr. Rankin served

Lykes for 28 years, and will contin- ue to serve on the board.

Ippin™ previously CEO

Albert Fisllpr, the North

American division of Albert Fisher pic, a British-lqpsed diversified food company.

Terpstra Jqrfns HDR

John Terpstra has joined HDR

Engineei/ng, Inc. as national director />f Ports in the company's

Seattle/)ffice. A registered profes- sional mvil engineer, he was previ- ously employed as executive direc- tor of tm^Port of Tacoma, Wash., the sixth la?gȤt containerport in

North America.

HDR has completed gNnumber of major ports projects, \cluding design work and studies ®r ports in Seattle, Tacoma, Lonl Beach and Anchorage. HDR Engineering is one of a group of thrae compa- nies providing transportation, water, waste and enerSf services.

Norwegian Crfise Line

Announces Mapr

Expansion^

On Marcl 5, Norwegian Cruise

Line (NCI* announced a major expansion o^the NCL fleet includ- ing the purchase of 1,050-passen- ger Royal Majesty (built in 1992) from Kvaerner ASA^NI contract to take over operation of 8$0-passen- ger M/S Crown Majesty (ek-Crown

Dynasty, built in 1993) cmrrently on charter to Cunard Lwie from

Silja Line; and the inyntion to enter into a newbuildijK: contract for a 2,000-passengy ship with

Kvaerner Masa-Y^rds' Turku,

Finland, yard.

The purchase /rice for Royal

Majesty, including business on the books and the /right to call on

Bermuda is $1*0 million, plus a minority interact in NCL's parent company, NCI Cruises Limited.

The ship's delyery is expected this month. :e over the day-to- of Crown Majesty d negotiations. The ;ed to join NCL dur- quarter of 1997. The fer newbuild, to be -ner Masa-Yards, is delivered no later

NCL will tj| day operatioj following fir ship is exped ing the fourtj 2,000-passer built at Kva^ expected to bl than June 1999">

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