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The hull for one of two coastal cruise vessels nears completion at Atlantic Marine in Jacksonville, Fla. The U.S. shipyard is building the vessels for Delta Queen Coastal Voyages, a subsidiary of American Classic Voyages. Delta Queen is plannings a series of up to five such vessels for operation along U.S. coastlines, inland waterways and on the Great Lakes. Here in bold type are the five most frequent but most fundamentally flawed arguments against the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, along with our comments. SeaAmerica Cruise Line and Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding on March 27 announced an agreement that will lead to additional U.S. construction of ocean-going American-flag cruise ships for service in domestic markets. Ronald R. Spencer, the brilliant force behind the license upgrading and training programs in AMO for nearly 35 years, died in a South Florida hospital on April 3. He was 73. Top lawmakers have launched a bipartisan drive for additional funding of the shipbuilding loan guarantee program in fiscal 2001. |
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