Brit Overboard in Round the World Race
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A sailor in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was rescued after being thrown overboard
Andrew Taylor, 46, is rescued after being thrown overboard after the Derry-Londonderry-Doire yacht battled 'monstrous' storms
Port of Long Beach to Test New Clean-air System
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Posted by Eric Haum February 12, 2014
The Port of Long Beach will fund testing of a new air pollution-control technology for docked cargo ships, thanks to an agreement approved Monday by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Great Barrier Reef Protection: Australia Approved Sand Dumping
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Reuters – Australia approved coal port expansion plans that involve dredging and dumping millions of cubic metres of sand near the Great Barrier Reef despite earlier warnings from an independent agency that the work could damage the reef.
New Legislation Aims to Help American Ports
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Photo: Jim McDermott
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced The Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4105) legislation that would replace the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), designed to fund the operation and maintenance of American ports.
LoBiondo Opens Hearing on Maritime Transport Regs
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Photo: Frank LoBiondo visits USCG training center in Cape May, August 2013
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) chaired today's Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hearing on "Maritime Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs, and the Environment; Part II" in place of Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter.