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Lykes Bros. Request To

Act As General Agent For

Foreign Company Denied

The Maritime Administration has denied Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. permission to act as general agent for Di Gregorio Navegacao Ltda (Di

Gregorio), a Brazilian company, in trade between the east coast of South

America and the United States.

In denying Lykes' request, the agency said that Lykes had failed to demonstrate the required special circumstances and good cause re- quired by section 804(a) of the Mer- chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.

A notice of the application, as- signed Docket S-882, appeared in the Federal Register on August 3.

The closing date for comments sub- sequently was extended to Septem- ber 10 and October 8, 1991.

Crowley Maritime Corp., together with its subsidiaries responded to the notice. Crowley noted that it operates non-subsidized U.S.-flag liner services on essential Trade

Route 2 and, said that under the agency arrangement described in

Lykes' application, Lykes would pro- vide cargo solicitation and other marketing service for foreign-flag liner vessels competing directly with

Crowley's U.S.-flag service.

Section 804 precludes subsidized

U.S.-flag operators or their affili- ates from operating foreign-flag ves- sels which compete with essential

U.S.-flag shipping services unless the Secretary of Transportation waives the provision of this section for a specific period of time.

Zidell Marine Launches 270-Foot Chip Barge

Zidell Marine Corporation re- cently launched Barge 26, the first of two chip barges chartered by Tide- water Barge Lines. Each barge is 270 feet x 42 feet x 16.5 feet. Ex- pected completion date for the sec- ond chip barge is March, 1992.

For more information about the services of Zidell Marine Corpora- tion,

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ACS Industries Awarded

Contracts To Equip

Sixteen Vessels

ACS Industries, Inc. has been awarded contracts for the supply of oil water separator systems from the Trinity Marine Group and

Bender Shipbuilding and Repair

Company. Two of ACS's oil/water separator systems will be used on each of the sixteen boats that Trin- ity and Bender are constructing for the Marine Spill Response Corpora- tion (MSRC). MSRC is an indepen- dent, nonprofit organization created by the oil industry in response to many of the requirements of the Oil

Pollution Act of 1990, as passed by the U.S. Congress.

The MSRC is setting up and staff- ing response centers around the country with a mission of providing best effort response to major oil spills. The oil recovery vessels with

ACS oil/water separators will be deployed at various ports and har- bors around the United States to assist in clean-up operations.

The ACS units were developed and tested at its Houston facility along with testing at sea. The speci- fied requirement for the MSRC oil/ — water separator units is a discharge no greater than 100 ppm oil in wa- ter. the ACS units meet or exceed this requirement with discharge as low as 15 ppm under ideal condi- tions.

ACS Industries, Inc., headquar- tered in Rhode Island, with manu- facturing facilities in Woonsocket,

Rhode Island, Houston, Texas, and

Monterrey, Mexico, has been in busi- ness for over 50 years with more than 30 years' experience.

For additional information about the ACS oily water separation sys- tem or any of the products manufac- tured by ACS Industries,

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The world's top shipbuilders turn to New Zealand for waterjets

With waterjets the preferred propulsion system for new age fast ferries, work and patrol boats, commercial influences demand reliability and engineering excellence. That's why more and more shipbuilders are turning to New Zealand, the home of Hamilton Jet.

For Japan, a nation leading the way in advanced technology and quality assurance techniques, the only choice when it came to selecting the propulsion system for a new ferry was Hamilton Jet. A 33 metre, 35 knot passenger ferry built by Goriki Shipyard, "Nyenufabushi" was commissioned to carry passengers quickly between offshore islands. Crucial design factors were high speed, reliability, passenger comfort and outstanding manoeuvrability. Construction had to be certified to NKK standards. All these were met using the advanced technology and innovative features found only in Hamilton waterjets, adding "Goriki Shipyard" to an impressive and ever growing reference list of satisfied customers worldwide.

Hamilton Jet has built its reputation on providing the best marine jet propulsion systems anywhere in the world. That's why designers from the most technically advanced nations recognise New Zealand quality and expertise and have confidence in specifying Hamilton Jet.

I Highly Specified. Hamilton

Manufactured In New Zealand by CWF Hamilton and Co Ltd. P.O. Box 709, Christchurch, New Zealand. Ph: +64-3-3484-179, Fax: +64-3-3486-969.

Worldwide Distributors — Italy, Spain. UK. USA. Canada. India. France. Germany, Holland, Australia. Finland. Hong Kong,

Indonesia. Korea. Norway. Singapore. Sweden. Taiwan, Japan. Malaysia. Thailand. Denmark. Phillipines, Panama. CWF0034

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