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Aug 24, 2007
From the Navy News Service
1814 - British invasion of Maryland and Washington, D.C.; Washington Navy Yard and ships burned to prevent capture by the British.
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Aug 24, 2007
U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Customs and Border Protection crews interdicted and boarded a self-propelled, semi-submersible vessel loaded with an estimated $352m of cocaine on Sunday, August 19.
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Aug 24, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Coast sponsored a successful port security exercise today in the Port of Philadelphia to evaluate preparedness,
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Aug 24, 2007
The Manitowoc
Company, Inc. has reached an agreement
with Valcovna profilov a.s. for the development of a crane manufacturing
facility in Saris, Slovakia.
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Aug 24, 2007
Cenac Towing has become the launch customer for Jeppesen Workboat Navigator – A Professional Information Service. Jeppesen Marine recently announced this new
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Aug 24, 2007
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration said that it has made arrangements to remove the last of several high-priority vessels from the James River Reserve Fleet.
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Aug 24, 2007
Aker Kvaerner has signed a letter of intent with Statoil ASA to enter a five-year frame agreement for the delivery of subsea production systems and related operational services.
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Aug 24, 2007
The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program is overly complex and could create the same delays for the maritime industry that recent
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Aug 24, 2007
According to the World Trade Club of New Orleans, Louisiana realized more than $13.4 billion in exports during the first six months of 2007, a 20.7 percent increase
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Aug 24, 2007
The U.S. Minerals Management Service, which manages federal offshore leases, said a record number of drilling rig are working in ultra-deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Aug 24, 2007
Houston-based BHP Billiton Petroleum reported two company-operated drilling vessels set new benchmarks for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico recently.
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Aug 24, 2007
J. Ray McDermott, S.A., a subsidiary of Houston-based McDermott International Inc., has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Secunda International Ltd.
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Aug 24, 2007
From Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs
Two Coalition ships from Combined Task Force (CTF 150), French Warship Commandant Blaison (F 793) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51),
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Aug 24, 2007
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael A. Lantron, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen.
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Aug 24, 2007
Aker Yards ASA reported an EBITDA result of NOK -153 million for the second quarter of 2007. The EBITDA result for 2007 is estimated to be about NOK 900 million,
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Aug 24, 2007
Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd and Wan Hai Lines are to cooperate to enhance their already extensive intra-Asia networks with the launch of the Japan-Thailand Express Service (NSE/NS6).
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Aug 24, 2007
APL ordered eight MAN B&W 14K98ME-C7
The giant order follows on the heels of that for the gigantic MAN Diesel engine that entered service early last year. Rated at over 100,
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