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James P. Colie Refurbishes

Crown Princess At

Norshipco

James P. Colie & Associates, Inc. began various refurbishment work on the Crown Princess in late April at Norshipco (Norfolk, Va.).

The majority of the work included remodeling portions of the ship's

Dome Casino, Pizzeria, Cafe Ca- bana, Stage Door Lounge, Interna- tional Show Lounge, and Beauty

Salon, making A.D.A. modifications to cabins and adding wheelchair ramps to outer decks. President and founder James P. Colie said a crew of up to 50 worked to complete the two-week project.

James P. Colie & Associates, Inc. is a marine general contracting firm that specializes in cruise ship interi- ors and renovations. The company has completed more than 700 reno- vation projects on 38 vessels throughout the world and has re- portedly never missed deadline.

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Lexus To Import Cars

Through Jacksonville Port

Lexus will start importing and processing vehicles through the Port of Jacksonville, Fla. (JAXPORT) be- ginning in September, a move that could add about 100 jobs to the area, the luxury division of Toyota an- nounced recently. Lexus has con- tracted with Joyserv Company, Ltd. to handle the unloading and pro- cessing of vehicles including clean- ing, quality checks, preparation for delivery and installation of some accessories. About 15,000 vehicles will be processed each year.

JAXPORT Managing Director C.

Cliff Mendoza said the new busi- ness would benefit the local economy to the extent of about $2.7 million annually in direct economic impact.

MarAd OKs Israel's Use Of

Foreign Flag-Ships For U.S.

Grain Shipments

The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has given Israel permis- sion to use foreign-flag ships to carry

American grain from U.S. Great

Lakes ports to U.S.-flag ships an- chored in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The cargoes will be transferred to the U.S.-flag vessels for shipment to

Israel. The permission applies to grain purchased by Israel under a cash transfer program administered by the U.S. Agency for International

Development (AID). In a side letter to its cash transfer agreement, Is- rael has agreed to ship 50 percent of

American grain purchases on U.S.- flag vessels. Mar Ad's approval was given for FY '94 only. It is condi- tioned on limiting use of foreign- flag vessels on the movement of cargoes from Great Lakes ports to

Gulf of St. Lawrence transshipment points. Israel plans to ship 800,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. grain on

U.S.-flag vessels during FY '94. It is reportedly contemplating shipping 180,000 to 240,000 MT through

Great Lakes ports under the trans- shipment arrangement.

MarAd's action permits the U.S.

Great Lakes ports to handle the cargoes, even though U.S.-flag ves- sels are not directly available. It also makes it possible for U.S.-flag ships to handle the cargoes, which cannot transit the Seaway system to carry the cargoes from North

America to Israel.

U.N. Extends Claim Period

American President Lines (APL) has advised MarAd of the potential to claim compensation from the U.N.

Compensation Commission for losses sustained from the Iraqi in- vasion of Kuwait — such as the payment of higher insurance pre- miums during Operations Desert

Shield/Storm. The cutoff date for submitting claims was April 1,1994, but the U.N. has reportedly granted a three-month extension. For more information, contact the Assistant

Legal Adviser for International

Claims and Investment Disputes at (202) 653-2412.

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