Express Marine Tug-Barge Unit Added To AMO Fleet       A new integrated tug-dry bulk barge have been added to AMO's inland fleet. New Tug For McAllister Towing       The tug Z-One is operated by McAllister Towing. The 94-foot tug has a beam of 32 feet and is driven by two 16-cylinder Caterpillar diesel engines, totaling 4,200 hp. MSP Fully Funded By Congress, $30 Million Dedicated To Title XI       In one of its last acts before adjournment Dec. 15, the 106th Congress approved full funding for the Maritime Security Program in fiscal 2001 and increased the amount for shipbuilding loan guarantees over what the President had requested. Dot-Commentator Quartel Surfaces With Remarks On Cabotage Law, Maritime Policy       Is Rob Quartel back in the U.S. maritime policy debate? Possibly. AMO Signs Up Seabulk Tankers       The Seabulk America is one of two ships operated by Hvide subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, which was recently organized by AMO. The union is filling the licensed positions on both ships. AFL-CIO: Trade Pact Could Harm Jones Act       The AFL-CIO Dec. 19 warned that a provision in a proposed U.S.-Singapore free trade agreement could harm the U.S. shipbuilding industry and its workforce and compromise the Jones Act. DOT Revises Drug Testing Rules For Transport Employees       The Department of Transportation has revised its drug and alcohol testing rule for workers in the maritime, airline, railroad, trucking and pipeline industries. Shipyards Oppose Preference Pass For Foreign-Rebuilt 'Sea Princess'       The Maritime Administration should continue to deny foreign-rebuilt U.S.-flag ships immediate access to Department of Agriculture food aid exports, a Washington-based trade association of U.S. shipyards has argued.

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