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Muscogee Creek officials joined in the March 21 keel signing for the USNS Muscogee Creek Nation, the fifth T-ATS ship being constructed by Bollinger Shipyard. Bollinger photo.

Keel laying for 5th Bollinger-built T-ATS

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U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard commandant outlines service’s challenges and reforms in annual address

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Ørsted video image.

Interior Department proposes second offshore wind sale in Gulf of Mexico

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Amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool (LPD 29) in the Gulf of Mexico during builder's trials in February 2024. HII photo.

Ingalls Shipbuilding completes successful acceptance trials for LPD 29

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Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 2,900 hp each. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger delivers another FRC to U.S. Coast Guard

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Yard, repair, berthing, and messing (YRBM) barge for the U.S. Navy. Conrad Shipyard rendering

Conrad building second berthing barge for Navy

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Overall, the bill provides $8.7 billion for the Corps through Sept. 30, an increase of $1.27 billion over what the Biden Administration had proposed for FY24. Waterways Council photo

Biden signs strong budget for inland waterways construction

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In Washington, the Port of Tacoma's Husky Terminal Expansion Part One is in line for $54.2 million in Marad funding to reconfigure the terminal for better truck circulation, reefer racks, related power supplies, and relocate on-terminal structures. Port o

Marad to fund $500 million in port infrastructure

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The Saildrone Surveyor SD-3000 uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) sails in Mobile Bay during initial testing. The vehicle was launched on March 4, 2024, at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Saildrone photo.

First production Saildrone launched from Austal USA

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Dredging the Atchafalaya River Port of Morgan City. Doug Stewart photo

Video: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging Port of Morgan City

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The LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments. Austal USA photo

Austal USA delivers future LCS 36

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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Bollinger Shipyards CEO Ben Bordelon, RADM Tom Anderson, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Assistant Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney tour Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding.

Top Navy, Marine Corps commanders tour Bollinger Mississippi yard

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Vessel operators could face new federal regulations aimed at preventing cyber security attacks against the maritime industry. U.S. Coast Guard photo

New rules proposed to address cyber security in maritime industry

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