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Container Tax Introduced To

Fund Maritime Reform

A tax of up to $15 per 20-foot container may be levied on export- ers and importers of ocean transpor- tation commodities beginning in 1997, to fund U.S. maritime revital- ization under a plan announced by

House maritime leaders.

A new 10-year subsidy reform initiative was introduced that in- cludes new taxes on containers and on cruise vessel passengers.

The proposals are expected to raise $200-250 million annually.

The taxes would pay for $1.9 bil- lion in subsidies over a 10 year pe- riod, beginning in FY '96 and cover- ing 90 U.S.-flag vessels.

To study the efficiency of the sub- sidized U.S.-flag fleet and to benefit shippers hit by the new tax, the proposal is apparently responsible for creating a new office at MarAd.

The container tax will be mod- eled after the harbor maintenance tax, a tax paid by shippers on the value of U.S. import and export car- goes. The fee of $10 to $15 for each 20-foot cargo container they ship could rise to $30 for containers of 40 feet or larger.

Ports apparently support efforts to preserve the U.S. fleet but urge legislators to be "very careful" about adding another trade tax, according to Eric Stromberg, president of the American Association of Port

Authorities (AAPA).

Proposed Bill Requires Navy

To Repair At U.S. Yards Only

Legislation requiring the Navy to do all regular maintenance and repair work on its vessels solely in

U.S. shipyards was introduced by

Rep. Randy Cunningham (It-

Calif.). This measure would elimi- nate the implication of the current law that leads to speculation that while ships with home ports in the

U.S. must be repaired in the U.S., a vessel with a foreign home port may be repaired abroad. However, the measure would provide that emer- gency repairs on Naval vessels may be permitted abroad.

Rep. Cunningham thinks that the bill is necessary because the

U.S. ship repair industry is "on the verge of economic collapse." Rep.

Cunningham went on to say that there is not enough work to save the industry from extinction, owing to the decline in the domestic mer- chant marine, continued unfair trad- ing practices, foreign shipyard sub- sidies and proposed cuts in the Navy fleet.

Danyard Offers New

Monohull Ro/Ro Concept

In recent months, the design team at Danyard of Frederikshavn have been working on a "new gen- eration" of Ro/Ro vessels, based on a slender, monohull design, powered by a medium speed diesel engine.

The company believes this design concept, known as the "Cargo

Cruiser" concept, will offer consid- erable advantages over conventional

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Ro/Ro ships working in a shortsea environment.The company claims that the concept has reached the stage where preliminary discussions with potential customers are in progress, and a new "Ro/Ro era" at

Danyard could begin in the near future.

Danyard is reportedly now mov- ing into the marketing for the Ro/

Ro's, attempting to re-assert itself in the freight Ro/Ro market.

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First Thermal Expands U.S.

Operations

First Thermal Systems, Inc. an- nounced that it has expanded its

U.S. operations by opening a new business office located at 13231

Champion Forest Drive, Suite 110,

Houston, Texas 77069; tel: (713) 537- 5455; fax: (713) 440-6604.

According to J.R. Leak, Jr., ex- ecutive vice president, "This expan- sion is only the first of several planned expansions for fiscal year 93-94."

Paul Coleman will manage the

Houston office. First Thermal is a

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based manufac- turer of thermal fluid systems and vaporizers. For more information on First Thermal products and ser- vices,

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