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FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK FOR U.S. SHIPBUILDING February 1994 A 225 page study completed by IMA in mid-February • profiles the existing inventory • identifies key owners and builders • examines underlying business trends • and forecasts construction in each of 18 business sectors over the next five years. More than 135 exhibits and 18 statistical tables document the findings and conclusions. OUTLINE OF REPORT GENERAL BUSINESS SETTING Analysts Views on Future Ship Construction • AWES, ASIS and World Bank forecasts • Accuracy of past forecasts The Competitive Situation • Key players in commercial ship construction a Trend in competitive position Future Market Role for U.S. Shipbuilding • A time to think global • Assistance from the government INTERNATIONAL MARKET Product Tankers • Future petroleum product supply and demand • Import substitution for U.S. refinery products • Future product tanker orders Crude Carriers • Block obsolescence • Future crude carrier orders Liquefied Gas Carriers • Underlying demand for LNG and LPG a Future LNG and LPG ship orders Chemical Tankers • Underlying chemical transport demand • Future chemical tanker orders Cruise Ships D Underlying cruise trade demand • Future cruise ship orders Containerships • Underlying container transport demand • Future containership orders Floating Plants • Why floating plants? • Power, methanol and desalination barges DOMESTIC MARKET Construction Requirements for Domestic Ships • Legal background • Impact on market access Coastal Tankers • Impact of OPA 90 on tanker retirements • Future coastal tanker requirements • Outlook for coastal tanker construction Domestic Containerships • Underlying containerized transport demand • Ship construction requirements Offshore Support Vessels • Underlying offshore vessel demand • Outlook for offshore vessel construction Ferries And Small Passenger Vessels • Major operators and locations • Outlook for vessel construction Tugboats • Demand for escort tugs Floating Prisons o Spending for prison construction • Outlook for prison barges U.S. NAVY MARKET Overview of Navy Ship Construction • Decline of the last five years D Navy force plans Combatant Ships and Submarines • Seawolf and Centurion construction • Carrier and Aegis ship construction Amphibious Ships • Planned LPD 17 acquisition Sealift Ships and Support Ships • Outlook for new orders Five Year Outlook for U.S. Shipbuilding (report number 7124) is available for $610. To order, please contact IMA Associates, Inc. — 600 New Hampshire Ave., NW — Suite 140 Washington, DC 20037 USA — Telephone: 202-333-8501 — Fax: 202-333-8504 106 Circle 339 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News IGBE Special Supplement page 11