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The acting administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration says the
industry and urges shipping companies to market their strengths.

John Graykowski, MARAD's acting administrator, says the IC-CN
merger threatens barge and ship operators.

 He told a meeting of the Canadian Shipowners Association and the Lake
 Carriers Association that the merged railroad could steal away traffic
that
 could go down the Mississippi or through the Great Lakes.

 Graykowski told the groups that the maritime industry lacks creativity.
He
said it should be marketing its strengths.

He called on all facets of the industry, from shipyards to maritime
unions,
to unite and tell the public that water is economically and
environmentally
"the best way" to move bulk cargoes.

The railroad industry has needed an image campaign for over 10 years. 

Not only have railroads failed to tell the public how important they are
to
intercity transportation, the Association of American Railroads has
failed
as well to let people know that trains are more friendly to the
environment, especially from the standpoint of fuel savings, and they
are
more economical than trucks.

 There was a time only a couple of decades ago when the railroads were
viewed as a major factor in American society.

It would be ironic if the waterways people heeded Graykowski's advice,
got their act together and started creating the very image the railroads
have abandoned by neglect.

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