The Maritime Administration recently released a 46-page publication containing estimated vessel operating expenses for 41 vessels of various types selected to represent a cross section of the American merchant fleet. The expenses, shown as of July 1980, are intended for use for broad-based estimating purposes only.

Copies of the pamphlet "Estimated Vessel Operating Expenses," are available through MarAd's Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590.