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MarAd notes jobs created by Small Shipyard Grants program
5/17/2013
The U.S. Maritime Administration issue a press release feature highlighting job created by the Small Shipyard Grants program

Tidewater agrees to acquire Norway's Troms Offshore for $395M
5/17/2013
Tidewater Inc. has agreed to buy Troms Offshore from HitecVision for $395 million to increase its PSV fleet in the North Sea, Arctic

Coast Guard highlights Top 10 deficiencies found during towing vessel exams
5/17/2013
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a list of the Ten Most Frequently Observed Towing Vessel Deficiencies

Videotel launches catalogue of interactive STCW training products
5/15/2013
Videotel is offering a new catalogue of updated video and interactive STCW training

NTSB: Delta Mariner crash at Ky. bridge was caused by failures involving navigation, contract pilot, bridge lighting
5/15/2013
The National Transportation Safety Board said the 2012 accident at a Kentucky bridge involving the vessel Delta Mariner was a result of poor planning, insufficient use of navigation tools, a contract pilot's error and poor oversight of the bridge lighting

Senate passes bipartisan bill to reform harbor maintenance funding
5/15/2013
The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would reform the way harbor maintenance tax dollars are spent by focusing more of the funds on waterways projects

Guide to Maritime Labor Convention provides information tailored to mariners
5/14/2013
A Guide to the Maritime Labor Convention for Maritime Professionals is now available with information about compliance, documents and inspections

Matsuda resigns his U.S. Maritime Administrator post
5/14/2013
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Maritime Administrator David Matsuda is stepping down

Maersk, other major container lines meet to discuss piracy threat
5/14/2013
The largest containership operators, including Maersk Line, held a meeting to discuss the current state of the piracy threat

Army Corps: Lock repairs will close Illinois River for a week
5/14/2013
The Army Corps of Engineers said the Illinois River must be closed to commercial traffic while water levels are lowered to accommodate Marseilles Lock repairs