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Coast Guard medevacs ailing crewman from ship 300 miles offshore

4/18/2013

A San Diego-based air crew medically evacuated a 46-year-old crewman from a bulk carrier ship 300 miles from San Diego on Tuesday.   Continued »

 

Freight transportation panel members named

4/18/2013

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) announced the members of a special panel tasked with examining the current state of U.S. freight transportation.   Continued »

 

Barge leaders say they’ll pay more for inland waterways

4/18/2013

Barge operators canvassed Capitol Hill this week asking Congress to raise the taxes that they pay on diesel fuel in order to beef up spending on the nation’s crumbling inland navigation infrastructure.   Continued »

 
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USGS to receive new Great Lakes research vessel

4/16/2013

USGS to Receive New Great Lakes Research Vessel Ann Arbor, Mich. – The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis.  The vessel will replace the  38-year-old  Gra   Continued »

 
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Washington State's newest ferry makes its inaugural voyage overland

4/16/2013

Washington State's Newest Ferry Makes Its Inaugural Voyage Overland GRAND COULEE, WA - April 16, 2013 - Eleven prefabricated vessel modules were successfully transported overland from Foss Maritime's Rainier Shipyard in Rainier, Ore. to an assembly yard in Grand Coulee, Wa. Partnering with Washing   Continued »

 
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Three WorkBoat Questions for Miki G. Rieth

4/16/2013

Three WorkBoat Questions for Miki G. Rieth Senior Editor Ken Hocke talks to Miki G. Rieth, vice president, corporate development, for ES&H after both played in the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) Golf Tournament in Mandeville, La. ES&H specializes in helping companies prevent and clean   Continued »

 

$9.4 million available in shipyard grants

4/16/2013

The Maritime Administration has $9.4 million available in its Small Shipyard Grant Program.   Continued »

 
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Obama’s budget would cut Corps budget, impose user fees on inland industry

4/15/2013

Obama’s budget would cut Corps budget, impose user fees on the inland waterways industry.   Continued »

 
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Port of LA dredging completed

4/11/2013

The $370 million channel deepening project at the Port of Los Angeles has been completed.     Continued »

 

WCI endorses Senate waterways bills

4/11/2013

Waterways Council comes out in support of waterways bills introduced by Illinois senators.   Continued »

 
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