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Title XI Applications (Continued from page 8) of the vessels have not been deter- mined. The estimated guarantee amount is for $665 million of the total actual cost of $760 million for

Phases I and II.

American Classic Voyages

Great Constitution, Chicago, a subsidiary of American Classic Voy- ages Co. of Chicago, has asked

MarAd for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the reconditioning/reconstruc- tion of one existing passenger ves- sel. The proposed yard has not been determined. The area of operation is the Hawaiian Islands.

It is anticipated that the drydocking of the vessel, the Consti- tution, will commence with her de- parture from service on June 26, 1995. The vessel is expected to return to service on Nov. 17, 1995.

The estimated guarantee amount is $35.6 million of the total esti- mated actual cost of $40.6 million, with a term of 20 years.

Great Independence Ship Co.,

Chicago, another subsidiary of

American Classic Voyages Co., has also asked MarAd for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the recondition- ing/reconstructing a deep sea pas- senger vessel, the Independence.

The work was done at Newport News

Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., New- port News, Va. The estimated guar- antee amount is for $42 million of the total estimated actual cost of $48 million.

MarAd Report Released

The Maritime Administration has released U.S. Export and Imports

Transshipped Via Canadian Ports — 1993. The report was prepared by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the result of a joint project between the Port Authority and MarAd. The report shows that 4.3 million metric tons of U.S. ex- ports and imports were transshipped via truck or rail through Canadian ocean ports to/from overseas desti- nations/origins. This represents four percent of the total U.S. liner trade and one half of one percent of the total U.S. waterborne trade. Re- quests should be addressed to Rob- ert G. Christensen, Data Coordi- nation and Evaluation Group, tel: (202) 366-5507.

Comments Sought On

Preference Cargo Trial

The Maritime Administration published in the Federal Register an amendment which would allow

Great Lakes ports to compete for agricultural commodity preference cargoes during an entire season trial period. MarAd previously issued a final rule, assigned Docket R-153, on Aug. 8, 1994, that adopted the policy for the 1994 Great Lakes ship- ping season that had been in progress since April that year.

MarAd proposes allowing agri- cultural commodity cargoes subject

March, 1995 to preference requirements to be carried by either U.S. or foreign- flag ships from U.S. Great Lakes ports along the St. Lawrence Sea- way. The cargoes would then be transferred to U.S.-flag ships for the ocean portion of the shipment.

Interested parties must file three copies of their comments with the

Secretary, Maritime Administra- tion, Room 7210, 400 Seventh St.

SW, Washington, D.C. 20590, tel: (202)366-1718.

Far East Yards Invest In

Technology

TTS International of Norway re- cently signed three contracts with

Far East shipyards for delivery of production lines for steel assembly, contracts which amount to approxi- mately $ 11 million. Halla Engineer- ing & Heavy Industries of Korea ordered a new high capacity profile cutting line. Singapore-based

Sembawang Bethlehem ordered a panel production line — aline which includes one side welding of plates and mechanized mounting and weld- ing of stiffeners and webs. China's

Dalian New Shipyard contracted with TTS for the design and delivery of a large panel production line.

TTS is an established leader in production technology for shipbuild- ing.

For more information on TTS

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