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"The faculty and laboratory facil- ities at the U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy represent great untapped resources for improving the technical and professional expertise of people in marine industries," Adm. Herberger said. "These resources can help the U.S. marine industry become more com- petitive."

Mitsubishi Heavy Starts

Development Of New Diesel

Engine

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has started to develop a new fuel-effi- cient marine diesel engine.

The UEC52LSE reportedly requires only 123 grams of oil fuel to produce one horsepower per hour, compared with the existing model which consumes 126 grams of fuel to produce the same amount of power. The company expects to be able to supply the new engines in one to two years. "BE ST VALUE FOR MONEY"

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Hamburg's Dr. Hans Ludwig

Beth to Head IAPH

Committee

Dr. Hans Ludwig Beth of Port of Hamburg Marketing and Public

Relations department was elected to chair the Committee on

Combined Transport and

Distribution of the International

Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The election was held recently in London at the 20th

World Ports Conference.

The Committee was created to investigate present and future port and port service providers' activi- ties in the fields of distribution and logistics as well as hinterland transport. Special emphasis is being placed on promoting ports as an interface in the transport net- work and as a node in the overall transport chain.

Based in Tokyo, the IAPH is an association of 112 ports from 86 countries. The association's main objectives are: • to develop and foster good rela- tions and collaboration among all ports and harbors of the world; • to promote and increase the efficiency of ports and harbors by exchanging information relating to new technologies in port develop- ment, organization, administra- tion and management; • to facilitate the formulation of common viewpoints, policies or plans on questions of common interest; and • to initiate measures designed to protect the legitimate interests and rights of association members within intergovernmental and other international organizations in order to improve the conditions and efficiency of ports on a world- wide basis.

Maritime Research and

Education Institute

Established at Kings Point

The U.S. Maritime

Administration (MarAd) announced that it is establishing a

National Institute for Maritime

Research and Education at the

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in

Kings Point, N.Y.

MarAd said that the institute will use resources of the academy to support maritime fields by enhancing the technical and pro- fessional expertise of people who work in those industries.

The institute will conduct applied research and provide sup- port with information about inter- modal transportation and logistics, shipbuilding, ship component design and manufacturing, vessel operations and human factors.

Its work will focus on three major areas: engineering research; logis- tics and intermodal transportation research; and continuing educa- tion. To help identify needs and opportunities for research, the institute will seek continuous feed- back from the maritime and trans- portation industries, military ser- vices and government agencies.

The National Institute for

Maritime Research and Education originated under the direction of

Albert J. Herberger, who retired

July 1 from his post as MarAd administratore.

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