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Dann Marine Towing expands engine program

Global LNG-powered fleet expected to quadruple by 2020

The Liberty Ship John W. Brown received a 2015 maritime heritage grant. Project Liberty Ship photo.

Federal maritime preservation grants continue — for now

A rendering of a DG Jack jack-up platform. Damen image.

Damen, GustoMSC team to build jack-up platforms

The Dan Reeves. Richard Dollison photo.

Subchapter M cleared for publication

Photos: Carnival’s Adonia arrives in Cuba

A high-power green laser. Creative Commons photo by Andrew &quot;FastLizard4&quot; Adams.

Are maritime laser strikes on the rise?

Dong Energy wind turbines. Dong Energy photo.

The one state that could jump-start a US offshore wind boom

How do you insure your employees?

Chinau2019s Peopleu2019s Liberation Army-Navy Luhu-class destroyer Qingdao (DDG 113) on a visit to Pearl Harbor in 2013. U.S. Navy photo.

Report: Nations must resist China's maritime flexing

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