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The Roles of Government and Industry in Research and Development for the Maritime Industries An Interim Report (1986) / Chapter Skim
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3. U.S. Maritime Industries: Status, Trends, and Needs
Pages 10-14

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... The mounting losses incurred by the shipowners has hit the international lending institutions particularly hard. Recent difficulties of several major shipowners have sent shock waves through the banking industry.
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From page 11...
... The most competitive shipbuilding and ship operating companies will certainly survive. The surviving ship operators, in particular, will become part of a highly competitive international industry, but much of their expansionary efforts will be in the intermodal land transportation systems so that the ship itself will continue to be Reemphasized.
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From page 12...
... Ship Operating Improved utilization of the seagoing work force leading to more effective manning and possibly crew reduction offers a real opportunity for future savings and is being undertaken with the cooperation of some of the U.S. labor unions and the U.S.
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From page 13...
... Tn spite of this disadvantage, terminal operators have continued to innovate, albeit with a resultant squeeze on profitability. In contrast to other economic sectors of the maritime industries, there is healthy competition in the marine terminals industry between ports, between terminals, and between labor unions.
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From page 14...
... Opportunities for improving the productivity of vessel operations are to be found in advances in the engine room, hull design and materials, improved maneuvering, personnel safety and health, training of personnel, better communications, and eliminating burdensome regulations. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Given the depressed earnings in the maritime industries, any real interest in technology development and application on the part of the industry will only be to identify short-term opportunities for cost saving or market segment enhancement.
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  • freight rates
  • terminal operations

  • inland waterways
  • shipping companies
  • foreign trade
  • cost differential
  • effective manning

  • overseas developments
  • surviving ship
  • competitive land
  • tax incentives
  • increasingly competitive

  • burdensome regulations
  • labor union
  • significant technological
  • future savings
  • major currencies

  • competitive international
  • increased efficiency
  • private collaborative
  • jones act
  • world price

  • existing overtonnaging
  • future developments
  • international lending
  • transportation capacity
  • limitations impede


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