"Table 5-3 
Maritime Security Program Participants, 2001",
Participants,Number of vessels
"American Ship Management, LLC",  9 containerships
"Automar International Car Carrier, Inc.",  3 roll-on/roll-off vessels
"Central Gulf Lines, Inc.",  3 roll-on/roll-off vessels
"E-Ships, Inc.",  3 containerships
First American Bulk Carrier Corp.,  2 containerships
"First Ocean Bulk Carrier-I, II, III, LLC",  3 containerships
"Maersk Line, Ltd.",  4 containerships
"OSG Car Carriers, Inc.",  1 roll-on/roll-off vessel
"U.S. Ship Management, Inc.",15 containerships
Waterman Steamship Corp.,  3 LASH (barge-carrying ship) &
,  1 roll-on/roll-off vessel
Total,47 vessels
NOTE: Liner regularly scheduled service provider.,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Sealift Support, 2001.",
"• The Maritime Security Act of 1996 (MSA) established the Maritime Security Program (MSP) under Title VI, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. The MSP replaced the operating-differential subsidy (ODS) program for liner operators.",
"• The MSP has been authorized through fiscal year 2005, and provides for $100 million annually, subject to annual congressional appropriations.",
"• The MSP supports 47 ships in international trade at a cap of $2.1 million per ship per year, which is less than half the cost of the ODS program. As of May 1, 2001, 12 U.S.-flag carriers were receiving MSP payments.",
"• The MSP fleet’s average ship age is less than 14 years old. Fourteen foreign-flag vessels, all less than 10 years old, have been changed to U.S. registry and entered in the MSP. One newly built vessel was substituted for a 25-year old MSP vessel in 1999.",