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Maritime Administration News
Proposal Would Allow Foreign
Vessels To Carry Preference
Cargoes From Great Lakes
Great Lakes ports will be able to compete for government-generated agricultural community cargoes under a trial program being pro- posed by the Maritime Administra- tion (MarAd).
U.S. cargo preference laws re- quire the use of U.S.-flag vessels for a portion of cargoes generated by the government, but no U.S.-flag ships currently provide service from the Great Lakes to foreign destina- tions.
For a one-season trial period to coincide with the current Great
Lakes shipping season, MarAd pro- poses allowing agricultural commod- ity cargoes subject to preference requirements to be carried by either
U.S. or foreign-flagged ships from
Great Lakes ports along the St.
Lawrence Seaway. The cargoes would then be transferred to U.S.- flag ships for the ocean portion of the shipment. The proposed rule would not establish a preference or set aside for the Great Lakes, and availability of U.S.-flag service would continue to be determined on a national basis. Determination of fair and reasonable rates for U.S.- flag vessels would include through bills of lading for the transportation service. For more information on the proposed rule, contact: John
Graykowski, Deputy Maritime
Administrator for Inland Waterways and Great Lakes, Room 7206, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C., tel: (202) 366-1718.
New Toil-Free Importer/
Exporter Help Line
MarAd has a new toll-free help line number to assist exporters and importers with information on do- mestic or international cargo ship- ments, including cargo preference requirements.
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MarAd: Golden Monarch
Ineligible For U.S. Cargo
Preference Trade
MarAd has issued a final opinion and order in conjunction with an application filed by Aquarius Ma- rine Co. for a ruling regarding the eligibility of the tankerGo/cfen Mon- arch to carry preference cargoes if converted in a Korean shipyard to a dry bulk carrier. The tanker was constructed with the aid of a con- struction-differential subsidy and delivered in 1975 to Aeron Marine
Shipping Co., which bareboat char- tered the vessel to Aquarius. It was reconstructed in 1981, also with the aid of subsidy. According to
Aquarius, the vessel arrived in a
South Korean shipyard Feb. 1, the date of its request to MarAd. In its opinion, the agency found that the proposed conversion constitutes a rebuilding within the meaning of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, and that the vessel's rebuilding in a foreign shipyard triggers a three- year waiting period for cargo pref- erence eligibility.
MarAd Approves Vessel Sales
MarAd has approved three ap- plications filed under section 9 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended. Atlantic Pacific Ma- rine Corp. of Houston, Texas, re- ceived approval to sell the barges
Nicor Drilling Co. No. 202 and
APMC Rig 12. The purchaser of barge No. 202 is Jupiter Drilling
Corp. SA, a Panamanian corpora- tion. The barge was built in 1981 in
New Iberia, La. The purchaser of
APMC Rig 12, built in 1982 in Or- ange, Texas, is Mercury Drilling
Corp. SA, also of Panama. Both barges will be transferred to Pana- manian or Venezuelan registry.
Neptune International received approval to sell the tanker Falcon
Countess to Neter Navigation SA, a
Panamanian corporation, for resale to M/S Lalchand Jain & Sons, an
Indian corporation, for scrapping in India. The tanker was built in 1972 in Pascagoula, Miss.
Penn Barge Seeks Tugs &
Barge Loan Guarantee
MarAd has received an applica- tion from Penn Barge, Inc. of Stam- ford, Conn., for a Title XI loan guar- antee to help finance the construc- tion of two integrated double-hull tank barges and tugs that will meet
OPA '90 requirements. The two 122,000-barrel, double-hull barges would be built by Alabama Ship- yard, Inc., and the tugs would be built by Halter Marine, Inc., a Trin- ity Group yard.
The loan guarantee is for $26.25 million on a total cost of $35 million, with a term of 20 years. The sched- uled delivery dates on the barges are Jan. 21 and June 21, 1995; for the tugs, the dates are Feb. 24 and
April 24, 1995.
Kinsman Lines Applies To Sell
Bulk Cargo Ship
MarAd has received an applica- tion from Kinsman Lines, Inc. of
Cleveland, Ohio for permission to sell the bulk cargo vessel Henry
Steinbrenner for scrapping in
Canada. The proposed purchaser is
International Marine Salvage, Inc.,
Port Colborne, Canada. The 7,051- gt vessel was built in 1925 in River
Rouge, Mich.
MarAd Updates Brochure On
U.S.-Flag Shippers
MarAd has updated its brochure,
Vessel Service Guide — Support
American Ship U.S.-Flag. The 11- page brochure, previously titledSAip
Your Cargo on U. S. -Flag Ships, lists
U.S.-flag liner companies serving ocean trade, the areas they serve and the types of service provided.
Copies are available from the office of Market Promotion, Room 7209, 400 Seventh St. SW, Washington,
D.C. 20590. Tel: (202) 366-5508.
MarAd Extends Subsidies For
Stella Lykes
MarAd and the Maritime Sub- sidy Board have approved a request from Lykes Bros. Steamship Lines to extend the subsidizable life of the
Stella Ly&esbeyond its 25-year statu- tory life for approximately 2.5 years until November 25, 1996.
To approve the application, the board required a reduction in the previously extended subsidizable lives of seven Lykes vessels, and applied the reduced amounts to the extension of the Stella Lykes.
Therefore, the approval is budget neutral.
The board determined that pur- suant to section 605 (b) of the Mer- chant Marine Act, it is in the public interest to grant financial aid for tht vessel beyond its 25-year life or until otherwise withdrawn from the con- tract, whichever is earlier.
Vessel
Thompson Lykes
Velma Lykes
Genevieve Lykes
James Lykes
Leslie Lykes
Louise Lykes
Elizabeth Lykes
Previously
Subsidized
Until 8/17/94 2/1/95 3/8/95 5/26/95 8/11/95 8/20/95 1/29/96
Now
Subsidized
Until 2/1/94 5/30/94 1/8/95 2/28/95 4/30/95 5/30/95 7/30/95
MarAd Receives Application
To Refinance Title XI Debt
MarAd has received an applica tion from First Tug/Barge Corpora tion, on behalf of Shawmut Ban!
Connecticut, National Association
Hartford, Conn, (as successor owne trustee) for refinancing the existin
Title XI guaranteed debt on the inte grated tug/barge vessel Groton.
The existing period of guarante would remain the same as under th current financing; the obligation mature on December 31, 2006. Th vessel operates in the St. Croix, U.E
Virgin Islands and ports on the Ui
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. 102 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News