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Friday, April 1, 2011
Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities
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Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities

Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing

April 1, 2011
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USCG Praises Foss Maritime for Safety, Compliance Leadership
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USCG Praises Foss Maritime for Safety, Compliance Leadership

Photo: Foss Enhanced Tractor Tug Lindsey Foss awaits a tanker in the Puget Sound courtesy Foss Maritime SEATTLE, WA, March 31, 2011 — U.S. Coast Guard

April 1, 2011
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UN Maritime Agency Commissions Kenya Piracy Information Center
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UN Maritime Agency Commissions Kenya Piracy Information Center

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The first of three information-sharing centers, or ISCs, has been commissioned in Kenya, to facilitate practical measures to suppress

April 1, 2011
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Transocean Workers Refuse To Testify At Deepwater Horizon Investigation
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Transocean Workers Refuse To Testify At Deepwater Horizon Investigation

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Employees of Transocean Ltd. (RIG), the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded last April, are refusing to

April 1, 2011
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Dredger strikes subsea gas pipeline in Gulf of Mexico, El Paso production platform shut in
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Dredger strikes subsea gas pipeline in Gulf of Mexico, El Paso production platform shut in

Image (c) Lisa Haug CAMERON, LA – The Dredge Bayport, operated by Manson Gulf, LLC, was dredging in the Calcissieu Ship Channel on 30 March when they

April 1, 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 24 Mar 2011
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Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 24 Mar 2011

Global Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary (source: Office of Naval Intelligence): ARABIAN SEA: A product tanker was robbed 25 Mar at 2215 UTC while anchored

March 31, 2011
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Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims
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Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims

According to a report from the Associated Press, Transocean is planning a memorial at the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion next month for relatives of

March 31, 2011
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API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction
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API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction

Erik Milito, API’s upstream director, this week called on the administration to abandon its policies “to defer, delay and deny access to domestic

March 31, 2011
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports an environmentally successful 2010
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports an environmentally successful 2010

CO2 Emissions in grams/tonne km Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) this week released a series of metrics highlighting its environmental activities for the

March 31, 2011
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April

U.S. regulators said Wednesday oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB, RDSA.LN, RDSB.LN) has received approval to drill a new well in the deep-water

March 31, 2011
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Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells
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Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells

Image: Helix’s HRFS diagram courtesy Helix (click image to enlarge) HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The Helix Well Containment Group will nearly double the

March 31, 2011
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules
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Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules

On Tuesday, March 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued several refinements to deepwater drilling rules and

March 30, 2011
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Pacific Maritime Association honors Foss’ outstanding safety record
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Pacific Maritime Association honors Foss’ outstanding safety record

A major maritime employer group has recognized the outstanding safety record of the Foss Maritime workers who tie up and release ships at Puget Sound ports.

March 30, 2011
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Chinese Navy Sails to Another First Off Somalia
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Chinese Navy Sails to Another First Off Somalia

A Chinese warship has completed its first escort of a World Food Program shipment along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia in another milestone for the

March 30, 2011
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Horizon Lines could face bankruptcy
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Horizon Lines could face bankruptcy

Image credit: Flickr user JAXPORT NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Shares of Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZ) plunged as much as 48% Tuesday after the company said it

March 30, 2011
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Military Sealift Command civilian mariners trained on weapons handling and transfer procedures
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Military Sealift Command civilian mariners trained on weapons handling and transfer procedures

USS Frank Cable (AS 40) sailors trained Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMARS) on weapons handling and transfer procedures for the first

March 30, 2011
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Republican Bills Require New US Offshore Leases, Faster Permitting
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Republican Bills Require New US Offshore Leases, Faster Permitting

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Obama administration would be required to hold new offshore lease sales and to issue drilling permits within a set time frame

March 30, 2011
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BP Laptop With Gulf Spill Claimant Information Goes Missing
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BP Laptop With Gulf Spill Claimant Information Goes Missing

BP PLC (BP) said Tuesday that a company laptop containing the personal information of thousands of people who filed claims with the oil giant related to the

March 30, 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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US Navy and MSC Lead In Japan Relief Efforts

In the efforts to provide relief services to Japan it’s no surprise, with continued presence in and close ties to the country, that  US military forces

March 29, 2011
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DOI report shows two-thirds of offshore leases in Gulf of Mexico lie idle
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DOI report shows two-thirds of offshore leases in Gulf of Mexico lie idle

A report requested by President Obama and released today by the Department of the Interior shows that more than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of

March 29, 2011
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