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COMPANY & PEOPLE NEWS

McDonald Resigns From St. Lawrence

Seaway Administration Post

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney

Slater announced in early April that Gail C.

McDonald will resign from her post as admin- istrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway

Development Corp. effective May 1. According to statements released by the DOT to press members, Ms. McDonald is retiring after 15 months at her post "to pursue other interests."

She is a former commissioner and chairwoman of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Herberger To Retire

Maritime Administrator Radm. Albert

Herberger will retire from his post on July 1, after 40 years of service to MarAd and the U.S.

Navy. "Serving under President Clinton has been an honor and a privilege. Under his leadership, the American shipbuilding industry is once again building ships both for American owners, and, for the first time in many years, for export.

The new Maritime Security Program is in place, ensuring that American flag ships will continue to serve America's commercial and

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Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater commended the MarAd administrator for his service. "A1 Herberger made important con- tributions to the United States in his service with MarAd. He set a course that will help guide the American maritime industry, the department and the nation well into the 21st century."

IMO Launches Safety Campaign In

Caribbean

On March 10, the International Maritime

Organization (IMO) launched a new public awareness campaign to protect the waters of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from pol- lution. The campaign aims to bring into effect "Special Area" status under an international treaty to afford the waters of the wider

Caribbean protection from pollution caused by ships.

The campaign — being developed by the

Center for Marine Conservation under contract from IMO — resulted from a request submitted by countries in the wider Caribbean to IMO in 1993 to designate such a status under Annex V of the MARPOL treaty. The wider Caribbean joins only seven other water bodies in world designated under "Special Area" protection.

Once the designation takes effect, any vessel transiting the area will be prohibited from dis- charging any garbage into the sea other than ground food waste.

Cruise Industry and USCG Join In

Quality Partnership

On March 12, the International Council of

Cruise Lines (ICCL) announced that it had entered into a new quality partnership with the

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to further enhance communications and relations between the agency and the industry. According to the agreement, ICCL and USCG will establish a joint Partnership Action Team (PAT) consisting of both industry and government representa- tives at the highest levels of leadership, which will coordinate all partnership efforts. "The partnership will create a forum for continued dialogue on our common goals of promoting passenger safety, security and environmental protection," said ICCL President Cynthia

Colenda.

New Remote Intervention Company

Formed

Canyon Offshore Inc., a newly formed remot intervention company based in Houston, offi daily opened for business in March. The com pany provides ROVs and remote systems engi neerine to clients Drimarilv in the Gulf i 3-way

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