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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. LAN local area network LNG liquid natural gas (carried by special ships) LOTS logistics over the shore MANTECH Manufacturing Technology program MARAD Maritime Administration MARITECH Maritime Systems Technology program (ARPA program) MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSNAP Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program NA&ME naval architecture, marine engineering, and ocean engineering NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command NC numerically controlled NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NMEI National Maritime Enhancement Institute NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPV net present value NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSRP National Shipbuilding Research Program OBO oil, bulk, or ore carriers ODS Operating Differential Subsidy (federal ship operation assistance program) OECD Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development ONR Office of Naval Research R&D research and development RO/RO roll-on/roll-off unitized cargo ship SBD system-based design SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers SSC Ship Structure Committee SSTDP Sealift Ship Technology Development Program SWATH small waterplane area twin hull TAG Technical Advisory Group TRP Technology Reinvestment Project (ARPA) UNO University of New Orleans VLCC very large crude carrier WAN wide area network
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