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offshore-platforms-boem — Offshore platforms. BOEM photo.

BOEM postpones Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale

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The USNS Burlington. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Conner Foy

Navy awards Boston Ship Repair $14 million Military Sealift Command contract

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock now has a backlog of approximately $1.1 billion. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock photo

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock adds $177 million to backlog

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The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., has been ranked as the nation’s top regional college in the Northeast for the last nine years in leading college rankings. U.S. Coast Guard Academy photo

Coast Guard Academy ranks #1 among Northeast regional colleges

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Commissioned in 2012, the cutter is one of four Coast Guard legend-class national security cutters homeported in Alameda, Calif. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard cutter returns to California following 118-day deployment

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Small Shipyard grants under $500,000 may be subject to waivers. Ken Hocke photo

Senator presses Biden not to weaken Small Shipyard Grant Program

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The statutory mandate was enacted after the sinking of the Stretch Duck 7 on July 19, 2018. NTSB photo

Coast Guard issues interim rule for duck boats

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Professional mariners deploy equipment used to measure the seawater’s salinity, temperature and depth from NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker. NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations/Maideline Sanchez photo

NOAA holding job fairs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

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The towing vessel Karen Koby (left) and crane barge Ambition (right) are pictured before the capsizing and sinking. LA Carriers photo (left) and Rigid Constructors photo (right)

Failure to maintain crane barge results in $6 million loss, NTSB report says

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The construction of these modules is the result of the strategic partnership formed in 2022 between Austal USA and Electric Boat, supported by the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics Electric Boat web site image

Austal USA to build three Virginia-class submarine modules

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The delivery of the 8,487 dwt. Empire State, which has a running speed of 18 knots, marks the delivery of the first government ship built using the VCM contract model. TOTE Services photo

Philly Shipyard delivers first national security multi-mission vessel

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The contract also includes options for nine additional craft and associated support efforts. Austal USA rendering

Navy awards Austal USA $91.5 million landing craft contract

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U.S. Navy photo by mass communication specialist 1st Class Zac Shea

U.S., Moroccan navies conduct joint firing exercise

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