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Business Is Booming At (Atlas Marine

I Atlas Marine Services, Inc. [enjoyed a healthy bottom line last year, and has completed the fol- lowing catering area renovations:

During the two week drydocking of

Royal Caribbean Song of America's at NORSHIPCO, the renovation of the ship's Veranda Cafe and the pot wash area in the main galley, replacement of freight elevator doors and frames, and installation of a beverage counter; Renovation of the six main gallley and dining room waiter station on Viking

Serenade; Renovation of the Lido

Cafe on Crown Princess; and

Emergency Galley renovations on

Rhapsody of the Seas and

Noordam.

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MHS Increases Support Of

Vessels At Sea

Maritime Health Services (MHS), a division of AEA

International, USA, has announced an agreement with

Heartstream for the distribution of the ForeRunner Automatic

External Defibrillator (AED).

AEA is a leader in providing med- ical support to vessels as sea, and will market the ForeRunner through its MHS division. The

ForeRunner is used to automati- cally deliver life saving defibrilla- tion therapy to victims of Sudden

Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

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Slater Launches Marine

Transportation Study Effort

In anticipation of a substantial surge in the demand for marine transportation facilities in the 21st century, U.S. Transportation

Secretary Rodney E. Slater has announced a new effort to ensure that U.S. waterways, ports and their intermodal connections meet user needs, public expectations and the nation's need for efficient, safe and environmentally sound transportation. "President Clinton is committed to common sense in government that serves our nation's interests," said Secretary Slater. "This review will help develop compre- hensive strategies to address the dynamic growth in shipping and serve as a means to improve the nation's waterways, ports and their intermodal connections."

A national conference scheduled for this fall will address key issues identified in the regional listing sessions, develop solutions and explore potential strategies. The conference will also develop a vision for an improved and more cooperative approach to the deliv- ery of federal services. Marine transportation currently carries 95 percent of U.S. overseas trade, and projections show that U.S. for- eign ocean borne trade is expected to more than double by 2020.

Joining agencies of the depart- ment in the review effort are the

Army Corps of Engineers and

National Imagery and Mapping

Agency from the Department of

Defense; the Interior

Department's Minerals

Management Service; the

Commerce Department's National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration; and the

Environmental Protection Agency.

Participating Transportation

Department agencies include the

U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime

Administration, St. Lawrence

Seaway Development Corp. and the department's Offices of Inter- modalism and Transportation

Policy.

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