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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2014
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Second National Maritime Strategy Symposium

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will publish a Federal Register Notice on March 24, 2014 inviting the public and Marine Transportation System stakeholders to participate in the agency’s second symposium intended to develop a robust national maritime strategy. The purpose of this second public meeting is to gather ideas to improve the utilization, vitality and competitiveness […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2014
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Announcements from the Western Dredging Association

Please find attached some information about an excursion to Niagara Falls and a continuing education short course to be held in association with the upcoming DREDGING SUMMIT & EXPO 2014, June 15 through 18 in Toronto, Canada. In addition, the Embassy of Brazil invites WEDA members to participate in Discussion/Meeting on their National Dredging Program […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2014
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, March 21, 2014

    Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION March 2014 Issue    US Energy Markets: Transforming the Shipping Industry   By Darrell Conner and Nickolas Milonas   It was not too long ago that the focus of energy debates in the United States was on importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil. The […]

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  • onMarch 21, 2014
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Perkins Coie Update: Ninth Circuit Upholds 2008 Biological Opinion Restricting Operations of California Water Projects

Perkins Coie Update Update   Environment, Energy & Resources March 21, 2014 Ninth Circuit Upholds 2008 Biological Opinion Restricting Operations of California Water Projects On March 13, the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in the latest round of the delta smelt litigation, upholding the 2008 Biological Opinion prepared by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service […]

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  • onMarch 21, 2014
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March 21 ACWA News Now Available Online

  The March 21 edition of ACWA News  is now available online. This issue’s top story details how the association is working on a bipartisan basis to build support around water bond measures that can succeed in the Legislature and with the electorate. Ten water bond bills currently are alive and ACWA remains firmly engaged […]

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