VT Halter gets new executive

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine appointed retired Rear Adm. John J. Prendergast III as executive vice president. He’ll be responsible for a range of activities, including government contracts. Upon his retirement after more than 30 years in the Navy, Prendergast was director of sustainment business operations for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with Lockheed Martin. VT Halter Marine operates one ship construction facility in Pascagoula and two others in Moss Point. It designs, builds and repairs a variety of ocean vessels. (Source: Mississippi Press, 12/26/12)