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End Of Subsidies May Push APL To Foreign Flag The decision by the Clinton Ad- ministration to end operating subsi- dies to U.S. ship companies by 1997 may cause Oakland, Calif.-based shipping company American Presi- dent Lines to reflag. APL, which reportedly received more than $69 million in operating subsidies last year, depends on the funds to offset the costs of remaining a U.S.-flag carrier, including higher crew costs and taxes. Offshore Systems To Outfit Bulk Carriers With ECPINS Offshore Systems International (OSI) of Vancouver, B.C. and Se- attle, Wash, concluded a deal for outfitting 11 bulkcarriers of Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) with ECPINS (Electronic Chart/Precise Integrated Navigation System). The Montreal-based shipowner has an option to buy 20 additional ECPINS systems within a year. CSL reportedly owns the largest fleet of belt self-unloading bulkcarriers in the world. CSL op- erates vessels in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the U.S. coasts and worldwide. 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For more information on Of shore Systems Intl., Circle 90 on Reader Service Card SeaArk Delivers Vessel To Corp of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers Cape Cod Canal Station, recentl; took delivery of a new 40-foot alumi num Patrol Boat, named Cataume and built by SeaArk Marine o Monticello, Ark. The vessel will b< used to patrol the canal and the Buzzard's Bay approach channel. Sperry Introduces RASCAR Clutter Reduction Sperry Marine of Charlottesville, Va. has introduced a new clutter- reduction feature for its family of RASCAR Radar/ARPA's. The new device, dubbed Superscan, is now standard on all new Sperry Marine RASCAR systems and is available in kit form for upgrading existing sys- tems. For more information on the new Sperry product, Circle 94 on Reader Service Card Schat Watercraft Appoints W.B. Arnold Co. As East Coast Reps Schat Watercraft Inc. has ap- pointed W.B. 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