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Eastern Gulf of Mexico to Be Opened

By The Maritime Executive

March 8, 2006

Florida House lawmakers went on the attack over the Department of the Interior's five-year leasing plan (2007-2012) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Department of the Interior new le...

U.S. Offshore Oil Rigs Being Fixed

By The Maritime Executive

March 1, 2006

Dozens of engineers onshore have been controlling two subs nicknamed "Mil-28" and "Mag-77" that are replacing sections of pipelines that were severely dented in Hurricane Katrin...

Towards a Short Sea Shipping Strategy for the North American Continent

By The Maritime Executive

March 1, 2006

Please join me in Vancouver, British Columbia this April for an important discussion of short sea shipping services in the North Americas. International trade is projected to reach two billion...

NOAA Awards Major Hydrographic Survey Contracts

By The Maritime Executive

February 21, 2006

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today that it has awarded five-year contracts, with a total ceiling of $50 million each, to five hydrographic services providers includin...

Strong Winds and Waves Hamper China Rescue of 31 Seamen

By The Maritime Executive

February 21, 2006

Rescuers fought strong winds and waves, as they searched for 31 sailors missing after the sinking of a Panama-registered freighter off China's south-eastern coast, the government said. Four sa...

California Legislators Want Permanent Ban on Coastal Drilling

By The Maritime Executive

February 21, 2006

While Congress addresses high energy prices and has tried to ease the 1981 offshore exploration and drilling ban off the U.S. coastline, California Democrats have initiated a counteroffensive....

U.S. Dependence on LNG Carries Risks

By The Maritime Executive

February 16, 2006

The United States is increasingly going overseas to meet its natural gas needs, setting in motion a significant shift that could put the world's largest energy consumer in trouble. As America...

Captain Did Not Respond For Fear of Own Passengers

By The Maritime Executive

February 8, 2006

The captain of a ship near the sinking "Al Salam 98" heard calls for help while the Egyptian ferry sank in the Red Sea last week, but he did not respond because he feared his own passenge...

Red Sea Ferry Captain First to Escape

By The Maritime Executive

February 7, 2006

It was a story told over and over by survivors of the sunken ferry. As passengers gathered on deck looking for life jackets and lifeboats, the crew did not help. From the captain on down, no one ga...

U.S. Gets a D+ on Ocean Policy Reform

By The Maritime Executive

February 6, 2006

Opportunities still abound for fundamental changes to protect and restore our nation's oceans and coasts, according to the bipartisan Joint Ocean Commission Initiative with the release of its U.S....

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