News and Features List

$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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Inadequate preparation cited by NTSB in Gulf liftboat accident

4/11/2013

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the 2011 liftboat accident in the Gulf of Mexico was the failure of the vessel owner and charterer to plan and prepare for a rapidly developing hurricane.   Continued »

 
The new vessel is an enhanced version of the T-AGS 60.

Navy launches new oceanographic survey ship

4/9/2013

The Navy christened and launched its newest oceanographic survey ship, the USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), at VT Halter Marine on March 27.   Continued »

 
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Coast Guard intercepts over three tons of marijuana

4/9/2013

Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot cutter homeported in Astoria, Ore., offloaded more than 3.3 tons of marijuana in San Diego on March 31 after the cutter crew recovered the narcotics from the water.   Continued »

 

Man missing after accident at BAE Systems

4/5/2013

One man is missing after an accident at BAE Systems shipyard in Mobile, Ala.   Continued »

 

Coast Guard seeks comments on medical evaluations

4/4/2013

The Coast Guard is soliciting comments on its merchant mariner medical evaluation program.   Continued »

 

EPA issues final vessel general permit

4/4/2013

The EPA has issued a final vessel general permit regulating discharges from commercial vessels, including ballast water, to protect the nation’s waters from ship-borne pollutants and reduce invasive species in U.S.   Continued »

 
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