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Korean Yards Prepare For Likely Subsidy Fight With Clinton White House The South Korean shipbuilding in- dustry is predicting tough times ahead as new ship orders dwindle and the incumbent U.S. Administration seems likely to support legislation that could hurt foreign shipyards. Last summer, Congress over- whelmingly approved a bill intro- duced by Rep. Sam M. Gibbons (D- Fla.) that would have barred or heavily penalized ships enteringU.S. ports that were built with foreign shipyard subsidies. During his elec- tion campaign, President-elect Bill Clinton promised that he would sup- port legislation to combat foreign shipyard subsidies, while President Bush threatened to veto the Gibbons Bill. The South Korean Shipbuilder's Association believes that there is a good chance that the bill will be passed under the Clinton Administration. Korean shipbuilders received 1.44 million tons of overseas orders in the first 10 months of 1992, down 57.6 percent from last year. According to the shipbuilding association, South Korean yards will manage this year because of the amount of orders they received in the first few months of the year. However, by mid-1993 the lack of orders will become more evident. Ingalls Wins $34.5 Million Destroyer Support Contract The U.S. Navy has awarded Litton's Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pascagoula, Miss., a $34.5 million contract to continue providing engi- neering and support services for the Navy's Spruance (DD 963) and Kidd (DDG 993) class destroyers. The new award includes options for four additional years of services, which could bring the total potential value of this contract to $188.9 mil- lion. Ingalls has been providing plan- ningyard support for these ships since 1981. The shipyard built all 35 of the ships, which were delivered to the Navy between 1975 and 1983. Under the ongoing program, Ingalls provides engineering, design, scheduling and logistic support services and plan- ning for the maintenance, upgrading and overhaul of the 31 Spruance and four Kidd class destroyers in the fleet. For more information about Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Circle 167 on Reader Service Card C. Baxter Receives Two New Contracts, Completes RRF Ship Reactivation C. Baxter, Jr. & Associates Inter- national, Inc., of Mobile, Ala., has recently been selected for two new marine consulting assignments, one as the project manager for the con- struction of a new sulfur tanker and the second to design an ocean ser- vice tug. The firm has also success- January, 1993 15 fully completed a Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessel reactivation. International Shipholding Corpora- tion has selected C. Baxter, Jr. as its owner's representative and project man- ager for the construction of a 24,000-ton, molten-sulfur tanker, to be operated by Freeport McMoran Resource Partners. The 524-foot tanker is being built at McDermott International's Morgan City, La., shipyard, and is currently the only deep draft merchant vessel under construction in the U.S. The ship is scheduled for delivery in 1994. C. Baxter, Jr. has also been chosen by Dana Marine Services, Inc., to de- sign a 96-foot by 28-foot by 12-foot ocean service tug. The vessel will be operated under the U.S. flag. The RRF vessel S.S. Corpus Christi was successfully reactivated by C. Baxter, Jr. after an eight-year lay-up. The 10-week reactivation was carried out at Bethlehem Steel's shipyard, in Port Arthur, Texas, for AFRAM Lines (USA), Ltd. C. Baxter will continue as operating port engineers for the owners. C. Baxter, Jr. is a full service marine consulting firm with extensive experi- ence in design, new construction and conversion projects. For additional information about C. Baxter, Jr. & Associates, Circle 145 on Reader Service Card SIEMENS Putting the North fleet on course American As one of the world's leading manufacturers of marine automat- ion and electrical equipment, Siemens can provide the com- prehensive answer to all of your system reliability questions. Siemens delivers on-time project management, integrated system design, local manufacturing and reliable service. This combination makes us your optimum single system vendor for all your on- board electrical needs. Siemens supplied the electrical system including propulsion, power plant and automation for the mid-life modernization of the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker "Louis S. St. Laurent". For more information, call: Siemens Marine Systems Alpharetta, GA, Tel.: (404) 740-3290 or 3292 Fax: (404) 740-3293 Integrated Electrical Systems from Siemens Circle 243 on Reader Service Card
