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The President's Plan (Continued from page 11) of the policies of nations toward their shipbuilding industries in re- sponse to specific complaints and the imposition of sanctions, at the President's discretion, where there are adverse effects on the U.S. ship- building industry. Improving Commercial Com- petitiveness with MARITECH Under MARITECH, DoD, through its Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) will partic- ipate in an industry-driven program to accelerate technology transfer and process change. The principal thrust of this effort will be (1) to provide a near-term infusion of technology that would allow yards to be more cost-effective in the design and con- struction of ocean-going vessels and to enable entry into the commercial market by improving manufactur- ing and information technologies for the design and production of ships and (2) to foster continuous product and process improvement through collective efforts. ARPA will match funds from in- dustry for research and develop- ment projects they propse in these areas. Yards will propose Focused Development Projects that deter- mine an actual market need, devel- op an innovative design, and define a competitive construction approach You can work and go further between refueling stops when you reduce your fresh water tankage with a MAXIM® evaporator. MAXIM evaporators are available in a range of sizes that provide an ample, continuous supply of pure, good tasting, soft water for drinking, cooking, washing or cleaning gear. And because you convert large water storage space to fuel, you increase work range, and run faster with a lower ship weight. Ask your shipyard about MAXIM evaporators. Write or call Beaird Industries, MAXIM Evaporator Division, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130-1115 U.S.A. Phone 318-865-6351. Fax 318-868-1701. Beaird INDUSTRIES, INC. 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The goal of MARITECH is to: • Strengthen the ability to perform proactive product development and marketing by encouraging firms to perform proactive market analysis and develop ready ship product de- signs for specific markets, thereby eliminating the need for time-con- suming preliminary design work prior to bid submission. • Develop libraries of designs en- abling yards to respond to customer requests, using a library of designs tailored to the specification require- ments. • Engage in continuous process and product improvement, reducing the time it takes to produce a ship. This will help further lower both direct labor costs and financing costs, thereby leading to an overall reduc- tion in price. MARITECH will be funded at $30 million in FY '94, $40 million in FY '95 and $50 million each year in FY '96 through FY '98 — a total of $220 million over five years. With match- ing funds, it would thus generate $60 million in new R&D invest- ments in FY '94 and $440 million over the period. In-kind matching would be allowed. ARPA will exe- cute the program in collaboration with the Department of Transporta- tion. The shipbuilding industry also will remain eligible to compete for funds in the Technology Reinvest- ment Program (TRP). The TRP is a collaborative inter-agency effort to support technology development and deployment. All proposals require 50 percent cost sharing. Shipbuild- ing infrastructure is one of 11 tech- nology focus areas identified as TRP priorities. If an agreement is con- cluded in the ongoing international negotiations on subsidies, future spending under MARITECH and TRP would have to comply with its rules on the proportion of govern- ment matching funds allowed. Eliminating Unnecessary Government Regulation All government agencies having regulations that apply to the ship- building industry will review them and revise or eliminate any that impose unnecessary burdens on the industry. Major examples of agen- cies whose regulations affect this industry are the Department of De- fense, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Department of Justice. • Procurement Regulations. Acqui- sition reform is being given high priority within DoD and is intended to reduce or eliminate barriers to the integration of military and com- mercial production, which will ben- efit shipbuilding along with other industrial sectors. Near term ef- forts that will benefit this industry include (1) removing legislative im- pediments to the purchase of com- mercial items, (2) prohibiting the (Continued on page 16) Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
