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Napolitano expands scope of Jones Act waiver

NOVEMBER 4, 2012 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano yesterday announced the expansion of the temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act, issued Friday, to also facilitate the transportation of feedstocks,

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Kvichak Marine delivers Louisiana pilot boat

NOVEMBER 3, 2012—Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA,  recently delivered the second 52 ft x 15.5 ft pilot boat M/V River Pilot  to the Crescent River Port Pilots (CRPPA) of Louisiana.  The River

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US Fab to build split hull dump barge

NOVEMBER 3, 2012— US Fab, Seattle, WA, a Vigor Industrial company, recently won the contract to build a 242 ft x 54 ft,  4,050 cubic yard, split hull dump barge for American

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Three crew member whistleblowers get $67,000 each

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Three crew member whistleblowers will collect $67,000 each in a “magic pipe” case that saw two German shipping companies plead guilty today in federal court in Houston to

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Huntington Ingalls promotes Tom Stiehle

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has promoted Tom Stiehle to chief financial officer and vice president of business management for the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. In this role, Mr.

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Jones Act waivers issued to aid in gas flow

NOVEMBER 2, 2012—In a move to ease the flow of gasoline to the U.S. Northeast in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet

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U.S.-flag interests not opposed to Jones Act waivers

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has written President Obama saying that the U.S. Maritime Industry will not oppose Jones Act waivers that are necessary to facilitate the delivery of petroleum

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Navy scientists look to reinvent the gas turbine

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — The U.S. Navy is looking to reinvent the gas turbine and make it less fuel thirsty. Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are studying the complex physics