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fresh water makers onboard!

Beaiid

A TRINITY INDUSTRIES COMPANY

SCA: OECD Talks Fail On Jones Act, European Export Credit Issues

The most recent round of the

Organization for Economic Coop- eration and Development (OECD) talks on shipbuilding subsidization have broken down, reportedly due to lack of agreement on two remain- ing bones of contention: U.S. Jones

Act policies and European export credit policies.

The postponement of further talks was a mutual decision on the part of the U.S. and the European Union (E.U.).

Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) ChairmanJohn Stocker said the SCA was disappointed by the outcome of the talks, and that the

E.U. had given the impression of true political commitment to settle the remaining issues. However, he said he was not prepared to specu- late on what the next step might be.

According to Mr. Stocker, the

U.S. made it clear that the Jones

Act was too sensitive an issue for it to be repealed and tried to ease

European concerns on the "poten- tial production impact of future

Jones Act orders," but the issue could not be resolved.

The OECD Agreement included government-supported financing programs for export ships until re-

MAXIM " evaporators are "on board" every type of commercial and military ship, offshore platform and fishing vessel around the world. For more than fifty years, we have been providing fresh water wherever it's needed.

A wide range of MAXIM standard designs are available for quick delivery anywhere in the world. Stock sizes range from 200 to 12,000 gal/day. For larger fresh water requirements, we custom design units to meet your needs, whatever the size.

Available in single effect, multi-effect or multi-stage flash type designs, these units can be operated directly on steam as well as jacket water, eliminating any need for a secondary heat exchanger. Our single shell design affords optimum space savings and the 90-10 copper nickel construction provides excellent corrosion resistance.

Dependable, trouble-free operation over the long haul...easy maintenance, even in cold water or heavy silt...few names have ever been better known than MAXIM for quality and dependability and we back it up with service and support anywhere, anytime.

Beaird Industries, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport,

LA71130-1115, Phone 318-865-6351,

Fax 318-868-1701. cently, when the E.U. insisted on exempting them, according to the

SCA. SCA also said the provision of export financing is a major form of shipbuilding assistance within the

E.U., and that U.S. yards have not had access to export credit financing for ships until the expanded Title XI loan guarantee program was autho- rized for fiscal year 1994.

Drew Ameroid Marine Forms

CFC Conversion Alliance

With York Marine Systems

Drew Ameroid Marine, based in

Boonton, N.J., and York Marine

Systems, headquartered in York,

Pa., entered into an alliance to pro- vide shipboard CFC refrigerant con- version, as well as repair and main- tenance service to commercial ma- rine customers worldwide.

Drew Ameroid Marine's product line includes welding and refriger- ant products, specialty chemicals and sealing products. York Marine Sys- tems is a manufacturer and supplier of heating, ventilation, air-condition- ing and refrigeration equipment to the marine industry.

The initial focus of the joint effort is the conversion of shipboard re- frigeration and air-conditioning sys- tems presently using CFCs to one of the leading alternative refrigerants, such as HFC-134a. CFCs are chlo- rofluorocarbons linked to ozone depletion. HFC-134a, favored by many fleet owners and operators, is a hydrofluorocarbon which contains no chlorine atom; it therefore has zero potential to deplete strato- spheric ozone. The Drew/York alli- ance extends to all major brands of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, including York, Carrier,

Sabroe and Stal.

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Neuman Cruise & Ferry

Christens Ferry Emerald

Empress

Neuman Cruise & Ferry Line, christened the newest vessel in its fleet, the $2.7 million-plus Emerald

Empress, on May 21.

The vessel, 150 feet (46 m) by 33 feet (10 m), has three decks to handle 600 passengers for cruising on the

Great Lakes, specifically the Lake

Erie Islands. The Emerald Em- press, featuring a bulbous bow and powered by two 960-hp Caterpillar diesel engines, can attain speeds up to 17 mph.

The Emerald Empress was de- signed in Boston, Mass. by naval architect John Gilbert and built by

Washburn & Doughty of East Booth

Bay, Me.

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