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result of the performance of the DP system on the Chickasaw, which

Nautronix also supplied.

The DCCS system is an automatic instrumentation monitoring system that keeps track of all instrumenta- tion points of the vessel and allows remote control of ballast and safety features. Crewingrequirements are decreased, as the system automates many vessel stations that previously required crewmembers.

The thruster control system will enhance the ASK4000 position keep- ing system, providing transit capa- bilities with autopilot features, of- fering the user worldwide naviga- tional capabilities.

In addition to the Swath contracts, the company was awarded a con- tract for an Automatic Station Keep- ing ASK4000JS DP and joystick backup system for the Oceaneering

International Remotely Operated

Vehicle/Atmospheric Diving System (ROV/ADS) vessel Ocean Service.

Featured in this system is a dual redundant computer configured for immediate activation in case of main computer failure, retaining joystick control. The system was specially designed to ensure the safety of

WASP divers working below. A por- table joystick and remote CRT dis- play offer added flexibility in vessel control and ROV monitoring.

For more information on Nautronix

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New Acting Seaway Head

After Parris Resigns

Stanford E. Parris, the sixth administrator of the St. Lawrence

Seaway Development Corporation, has announced his resignation as head of the agency to pursue other interests. In his place now is Sea- way Corporation Acting Adminis- trator David G. Sanders.

Mr. Parris, a former U.S. Con- gressman from Virginia, took the position at the Corporation in 1991, and has been commended by Trans- portation SecretaryFederico Pena for his leadership and dedication in keeping commercial trade through the Great Lakes Seaway System safe, competitive and reliable. "Under his direction, the Seaway has re-emerged as a leading inter- national trade route for North

America. Stan was successful in negotiating the first Seaway toll freeze on the binational waterway in nearly a decade, and international tonnage has been on the rise for three years," said Secretary Pena.

The Saint Lawrence Seaway De- velopment Corporation recently re- leased 1994 results for the "New

Business" portion of the Seaway

Incentive Tolls Program, showing increases in tonnage shipped and toll amounted discounted to carri- ers.

During the 1994 navigation sea- son, more than 1.7 million metric tons of cargoes qualified for toll dis- counts under "New Business," amounting to $1.1 million. In 1993, toll incentives were $535,000 on 1.6 million metric tons.

Corporation Acting Administra- tor Sanders noted that the incen- tive program clearly demonstrates what effect a reduction in tolls has on Seaway trade. "The Incentive Tolls program, es- pecially the New Business portion, has been extremely successful in generating new trade on the Great

Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system,"

Mr. Sanders said. "It proves that when Seaway tolls are reduced in any form, including through dis- counts, that tonnage will rise."

Prior to the 1994 navigation sea- son, the "New Business" portion was expanded to offer toll discounts in- stead of a rebate to entice traffic with immediate cost savings. To qualify under the "New Business" category in the program, carriers must ship commodities which have not moved between one of five geo- graphical regions within the Sea- way System and a particular coun- try in quantities totaling five per- cent or more of the total traffic be- tween the two locations for the prior three seasons. Qualifying cargoes receive an immediate cargo discount of 50 percent.

Since the program began in 1991, more than 6.9 million metric tons of cargoes have qualified, with toll re- bates/discounts of more than $2.7 million under "New Business."

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