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  • Ten guidelines for evaluating Federal waterway user charge proposals have been issued by the New York Towboat & Harbor Carriers Association. In announcing the guidelines, Daniel B. Curll, the Association's president, said: "Numerous proposals are surfacing in Washington to charge the maritime industry for use of Federal channels and the expenses of the Coast Guard. By developing a set of guidelines, we are providing criteria against which we can test each proposal that is made." The guidelines are: • Is the tax or charge simple to administer?

    • Do all beneficiaries pay their share of the costs?

    • Are those who do not benefit exempted?

    • Is safety recognized as a benefit to the entire nation?

    • Does each region pay only its own costs?

    • Do Federal user charges and subsidies treat all transportation modes equitably?

    • Has the legislative branch retained oversight on the activities of agencies like the Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers?

    • Is the productivity of Federal agencies that charge for services equal to that of the private sector?

    • Do those who pay have a voice in how the funds are spent?

    • Will projects progress from conception to completion faster than at present?

    H i s t o r i c a l l y , navigation and channel maintenance costs have been funded out of general revenues.

    According to Mr. Curll, the Association, which represents the tugboat and barge operators in the New York and New Jersey port area, supports the objectives of the Reagan Administration, but it is concerned about some of the user charge implementation mechanisms that the Administration and others have suggested.

    Anthony J. McAllister Jr., the newly elected chairman of the Association, stated: "Governments have had a major role in transportation since ancient times. An efficient transportation system is a public good that benefits all citizens. Many transportation facilities are used by such diverse interests that governments are the logical central point for planning, funding, and operation. In this country, the Federal Government has had a major role in Western rail expansion, the Interstate Highway System, aviation flight control, and waterway navigation aids and channel maintenance.

    "The President has made a forceful argument," said Mr. Mc- Allister, "that better economic decisions will be made if waterway costs are paid for directly by those using the facilities rather than subsidized from general taxes paid by users and everyone else. This Association does not object to our shallow-draft portion of the marine industry paying for the specific costs incurred for its benefit. But we would object, and the Reagan goal would not be achieved, if we paid for services we did not want or need." By issuing guidelines, the Association is showing a good faith interest in discussing the user charge concept. Most members are convinced, however, that user charges will be found inappropriate for financing certain government services such as those related to safety. Other costs may be recoverable through user charges if equity among modes, ports, and users is assured.

  • The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has published a new brochure containing detailed descriptions of all containership terminals in America's Container Capital. Virtually all of these f a c i l i t i e s f o r intermodal freight handling have been built during the last 15 years to give the

  • Exercise in Bayonne, NJ. The Green Apple Spill Response exercise was established specifically for the tugboat and towing vessel industry operating in New York Harbor. In its third year, the focus of the Exercise remains committed to providing tugboat & towing vessel operators, such as this year’s participants

  • ; keep debt low and prepare for the rainy day which is sure to come. And if the luck of one of the few remaining flag carriers of the “Irish Navy” in New York Harbor holds, Brian McAllister will see a sixth generation –  his grandchildren and perhaps their cousins – run the family flag up the mast pole and

  • from TNT Hydrolines, Inc., Wayne, N.J., for an 80-foot, 265- passenger, high-speed passenger ferry, which will be used for commuting and excursions in New York Harbor. The announcement was made by George Duclos, president, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, and John R. Arwood, chairman, TNT Hydrolines,

  • A new emergency oil spill control organization for the Port of New York has been formed at Perth Amboy, N.J. The company, Clean Venture, Inc., will provide quick-strike coverage of the entire harbor from bases in New York and New Jersey for oil spills of any size. This first-of-a-kind effort represents

  • interests, are: Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels—federal budget of $12 million, local interest recommendation of $50 million (construction); New York Harbor Collection and Removal of Drift—federal $4.6 million, local interest $5 million (construction); New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels—federal

  • New York Harbor has a new facility dedicated to berthing and servicing tugboats, barges and other commercial craft. The Erie Basin Marine Terminal was recently sold by the Port Authority of NY/NJ to Erie Basin Marine Associates, a joint venture of two tug and barge companies affiliated with Hughes

  • The U.S. Coast Guard has completed the installation in New York Harbor of the Inogon Leading Mark, a single station, short-range optical guidance system that directs vessels safely and accurately through narrow channels. The system, which had previously undergone testing by the Coast Guard's Research

  • , the eldest son of Capt. James P. McAllister who founded the Mc- Allister company in 1864 and put the first McAllister tugboat to work in New York Harbor. The tugboat fleet of the company, distinguished by red and white smokestacks, has long been a familiar sight in the Harbor. Mr. McAllister

  • as continuing in its importance as the location of major world ports." Among the most powerful and maneuverable docking tugs ever to operate in New York Harbor, the three new additions to the McAllister fleet achieve their power through twin diesel engines with Kort nozzles, which develop a thrust

  • from Ireland to New York, shortly thereafter purchasing a small sail lighter which he employed carrying freight between ships and piers in New York Harbor, the company has built an enviable reputation as a leader in the procurement and operation of advanced technology vessels. This adherence to arming

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