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The Harvey Liberty. Shell Offshore photo.

Harvey Liberty LNG OSV delivered to Shell

A missing barge workeru2019s body was discovered beneath the Speers Bridge. Creative Commons photo/Pghpenna23.

Body of missing barge worker pulled from PA river

Mississippi River Locks &amp; Dam 27. USACE photo.

Upper Mississippi corn barge movements hit six-year high

Dong Energy wind turbines. Dong Energy photo.

Is Big Oil truly embracing clean energy?

Tanks at Cheniere Energy&#039;s Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Creative Commons photo/Roy Luck.

Cheniere Energy names new CEO

Stockton University&#039;s research vessel Petrel. Kirk Moore photo.

Stockton University dedicates Maine-built research vessel

The Oceanus. Eastern Shipbuilding photo.

Eastern launches third escort tug for Suderman & Young

The Barry before it was towed out of Washington D.C. American Waterways Operators photo.

Photos: Farewell to Navy destroyer

The Noble Tom Madden. Noble Corp. photo.

Freeport terminates contracts on two Noble drillships

The Michelle Sloan. Harley Marine photo.

Harley building a pair of new tugs at Diversified Marine

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Coast Guard investigates two confined space deaths on Alaska barge

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