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International

Representatives

EDITOR'S NOTE

Hog Heaven L ast month industry leaders convened in a Senate com- mittee room to testify regarding the merits of changing or maintaining the Jones Act. The measure to alter the

Jones Act was formally raised via The Freedom to

Transport Act, S.2390, which was introduced by Senators Sam Brownback and

Jesse Helms primarily at the request of North Carolina pork producers, who are evidently seeking more economical means to receive shipments of U.S. grown corn to feed their thriving business.

As with any law — particularly one that has been around for more than seven decades — talk regarding the Jones Act rarely ends in "talk," as the issues debated often elicit heated, passionate and compelling exchanges, both pro and con.

While the conclusion of this latest effort to alter the Jones Act — specifically the attempt to eliminate the "U.S.-build" stipulation — was unclear at press time, this much was crystal clear ... the majority of the U.S. maritime market, i.e. mid-size yards and inland and coastal tug and tow operators .. will seemingly fight the pro- posed changes to the last breath. Read coverage of the proceedings, starting on page 85.

While a new Jones Act fight is just starting, another U.S. story has reached its conclusion. A project to develop advanced, optimized commercially viable engine room solutions — ERAM — has drawn to a close at the David Taylor Model

Basin.

The ERAM project, which included an international consortium of experts on the shipbuilding, CAD/CAM and shipowning sides has been chronicled by

MR/EN since September 1997. This month's installment is the last in a four-part series which delivered not just the black and white findings of this major R&D effort, but the "gray areas" including the assembling, steering and running of an internationally diverse, talented team. I would like to thank all members of the

ERAM teams for their persistence in keeping MR/EN's 32,000 readers apprised of the project's progress. The story starts on page 48 and serves as the perfect prelude to this year's SNAME coverage.

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