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Internationa I ' Representatives EDITOR'S NOTE G lamourous is not a word used to describe the shipbuilding industry. However, like any rule, there are exceptions, and in this case the cruise industry injects a healthy dose of flair and style. Cruise com- panies have maintained a steady market expansion for nearly the past two decades, and have for the past five years been filling the newbuild coffers at yards in Italy, Finland, Germany and France with a steady stream of expensive ships. According to statistics from CLIA, there is the potential to add upwards of 47,000 new berths by the end of 2001, should all current contracts and options come to fruition. The ramifications of such an expansion are many, and extend well beyond the confines of traditional shipbuilding, repair and equipment supply. In an effort to foster legions of new cruisers, the cruise shipping companies are expanding their bases of operation up and down the East and West coasts of the U.S., as well as inter- nationally, although Florida still remains the Cruise Capitol of the world. However, the fleet of newer, bigger and more sophisticated ships is undoubtedly helping to re-shape the ship repair and supply business in the U.S., as U.S. companies will increasingly compete to garner a larger piece of this cash pie. In addressing a recent MarAd-sponsored conference on challenges facing the ship repair and con- version industry in the U.S., Newport News Shipbuilding's Rebecca Stewart noted that the evolution of cruise ship design and outfitting continues to tax the physical facilities and technical know-how of shipyards and equipment suppliers. Specifically, she noted the increasing usage of advanced propulsion systems (such as the Azipod); the increased usage of advanced materials (to make ships lighter and faster); and the usage of fiber optic communications onboard as areas where a shipyard must be tech- nically capable, to ensure a job is completed correctly and on time. Something as innocuous as the tools which a shipyard uses can even become problematic, when one realizes that most cruise ships are built outside of the U.S., but most operate in and/or around, and are thus serviced, maintained and repaired in the U.S. (This could change soon, however, pending the finalization of a contract to build a pair of cruise ships at Ingalls Shipbuilding). This month's cruise coverage (starting on page 24) is designed to provide a balanced view of the cur- rent market and future potential, as well as provide insights regarding cruise ship design, repair, man- agement and outfitting. 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