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have employed this advantage to gain foothold in the .. market. The .. market for extremely large marine gears is highly dependent on .. Navy contracts. 2 USITC staff conversations with .. Department of Transportation official, September 1. 2 Diesel Progress, August 1, . 4. as There were no new merchant-type vessel contracts with .. private shipyards during 1-8. In early 1, an order for $1 million container vessel was placed with San Diego, CA shipyard. However, industry sources report that the design minimizes the use of marine gearing. The countries having the largest merchant orderbooks are South Korea and Japan, with 3 and 2 percent of the world by deadweight tonnage (DWT), respectively. Asia as whole had 3 ships on order for over 2 million DWT in 1, whereas Europe had 4 ships on order for just over 9 million DWT in 1. In fact, 2 percent of domestic , gear manufacturers' products go to defense prime contractors. The .. Navy contracts for shipbuilding through the prime contractor, shipbuilder, that in turn purchases the necessary gearing from number of manufacturers that may include some foreign sources. During the early 1s, Navy ship design, cost, and operational requirements changed, necessitating the use of hardened and groundreduction gears as opposed to the through-hardened gearing used in older vessels. Hardened and ground gearing facilitates transmission of higher shaft horsepower through smaller, lighter gear boxes, which last longer and run quieter. The noise pattern of ship engines is important to naval sonar detection and identification. During the mid-1s, .. large marine gear producers did not have the necessary technology, experience, and production machinery and facilities to produce such gears. Consequently, the .. Navy purchased some foreign marine gears from major West German gear manufacturers such as RENK, ZF, and Lohmann und Stolterfoht GmbH for incorporation in ..-built vessels. .. marine gear pr