McCain seeks to open US domestic routes to foreign ships
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By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press
By KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, Feb. 06, 2015
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FILE - In this May 24, 2012, file photo the lower bow section of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is lowered into position at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who seems to revel in the occasional lonely crusade, this time is taking on America’s maritime industry and the longstanding law barring foreign-built ships from transporting goods within the United States. McCain’s opposition to the 1920 Jones Act isn’t new, but his status as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is.
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Adjudicado de nuevo a Astilleros Gondán por 344.850 euros la construcción del barco de la Diputación
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La Mesa de Contratación de la Diputación Provincial de Toledo resolvió el día 13 la nueva licitación para la construcción del buque turístico.
A la segunda licitación solo han concurrido dos empresas, la que resultó adjudicataria en septiembre y la que recurrió esa resolución y logró anularla.
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Harland & Wolff lays shipbuilding days to rest as lucrative oil rig contracts come sailing in
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Harland & Wolff’s latest multi-million pound oil rig contract is evidence that is continuing to evolve from its shipbuilding history.
Irving reaches shipbuilding deal with federal government
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Deal guarantees Halifax yard 5 ships with ceiling of $2.3B
By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 16, 2015 10:47 AM AT Last Updated: Jan 16, 2015 3:50 PM AT
Workers at Irving's Halifax shipyard gathered two years ago to hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper announce an agreement in principle for the company to build six Arctic offshore patrol ships for the navy. It was announced Friday that a deal has now been signed. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)