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Austal gets $18.5 million materials contract for 12th EPF

Shannon Airport photo.

Plane sailing

Shell, others abandon $2.5 billion in US Arctic drilling rights

The littoral combat ship Fort Worth. U.S. Navy photo.

Navy cites Lockheed over LCS quality control failures

The Lawrence Campbell. Eastern Shipbuilding photo.

Eastern delivers 63rd 90’ towboat to Florida Marine

A rendering of the Jensen-designed tractor tug for Vessel Chartering. Jensen Maritime photo.

Jensen designs tug to meet Tier 4 emissions, use no ballast water

A rendering of the polar research ship Cammell Laird is building for the British government. NERC photo.

Boaty McBoatface loses to David Attenborough for UK ship

Crowley Maritime photo.

Crowley christens third LNG dual-fuel capable tanker

Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter Margaret Norvell operating in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo.

Bollinger awarded new Coast Guard FRC contract

A rendering of the floating landing for New York&#039;s new citywide ferry service. New York Economic Development Committee image.
A rendering of the floating landing for New York’s new citywide ferry service. New York Economic Development Committee image.

Floating landings fabricated for NY ferry service

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