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lion to $289 million. An additional $70 million is budgeted for RRF fleet acquisitions. Although the RRF funds will now be budgeted in DOD, DOT's Maritime Administra- tion will continue to manage the program. Continued funding at current levels for Title XI loan guar- antees for shipbuilding will help fi- nance modern ships and shipyards and keep current our shipbuilding capacity, the Secretary said. DOT Selects Winners For University Transportation Center Grants Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has chosen the 10 institu- tions of higher learning that will receive grants totaling $30 million to establish and operate regional University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in fiscal years 1995 through 1997. The mission of the UTC program is to advance U.S. expertise and technology in the many fields com- prising transportation through in- vestment in education, research and technology transfer. Now in its sev- enth year, the program supports activities at the 10 regional centers and at three national centers which were added to the program in 1991. The UTC program is adminis- tered by the department's Research and Special Programs Administra- tion (RSPA), whose administrator, Dr. D.K. Sharma, selected the win- ning proposals after consultation with the administrators of the Fed- eral Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, joint sponsors of the UTC program. This is the first time that the UTC grants have been open for com- petition since the current centers were selected in 1988. The depart- ment received proposals represent- ing more than 90 universities across the U.S. A technical evaluation team rated each proposal on the basis of its quality, leadership capa- bility, availability of resources, and ability to disseminate results. These are the universities se- lected to receive UTC grants: U.S. DOT University Transportation Cantors Fiscal Y< •ars 1995-1997 REGION ONE Massachusetts Institute of Technology REGION TWO City College of New York New York, N.Y. REGION THREE Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pa. REGION FOUR University of Tennessee Knoxville.Tenn. REGION FIVE University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. REGION SIX Texas A&M University College Station, Texas REGION SEVEN University Of Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. REGION EIGHT North Dakota State University Fargo, N.D. REGION NINE University of California Berkeley, Calif. REGION TEN University of Washington March, 1995 7 MurAd Grants Approval For Sea-land Service To Reflag Five Vessels Sea-Land Service Inc. has re- ceived approval from the Maritime Administration (MarAd) to reflag five U.S.-flag vessels under foreign registry of the Marshall Islands. "Sea-Land appreciates MarAd's decision and we will now move ahead with this process," said Sea-Land CEO John Clancey. The carrier plans to complete the reflagging within three months, he said. All five ships now operate in highly competitive services between ports in foreign countries. Three of the ships, the Sea-Land Price, the Sea-Land Value and the Sea-Land Motivator (SL-31s), sail in Sea- Land's Asia/Middle East/Europe service. The other two vessels, the Sea- Land Freedom and Sea-Land Mari- ner (D9-Js), sail in the company's Asia-Europe express service. Sea- Land said the five ships will be managed by Intersea Operations Limited (IOL), and will be operated and maintained to the highest in- dustry standards. The new crews will complete com- prehensive training in operating procedures before assuming com- mand of the vessels, the company said. Sea-Land, reportedly the larg- est U.S.-flag ocean carrier, applied in June of 1993 to reflag 13 of its U.S.-flag ships. Those applications "When I started building barges in 1964r I had long hair and drove a '51 Chevy with a '56 Packard rear end. Hair's gone. Car's gone, isf A lot of those barges are =2 still around." af-Tv GarroldWyne ^^ JKh.. t 'f% Yard Manager Not everybody at Jeffboat has been around as long as Garrold Wyne. But, it's not at all uncommon for our barges to be in active service for up to three decades. We think it's the little things that count. Like heavier welds, uniform production methods, wheel- abrated steel and superior coatings. Even with all this quality, our prices JEFFBOAT are extremely competitive. If you're looking for the very best value in your barges, please give us a call at (812) 288-0130. Whether you want a standard design or one customized to your specific needs, we'll build you one that you can depend on to last for decades - which is something you can't say for most cars. America's largest inland shipbuilder. Circle 245 on Reader Service Card
