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...“A mix of vessels, large coastal barges and a bulk carrier were observed here on multiple occasions, with an increasing number of these vessels in July . . ....
...In addition, the port is examining the possibility of starting a barge service carrying containers to a new terminal on the Thames at Hurlingham, west London....
...Given the country’s landlocked geography, the vessels he refers to are a fleet of commercial barges....
...The vessels were ordered under a fixed-price design-and-build contract. But Mr McColl blamed the delays and increased costs on substantial late changes by CMal to the ferries’ original specifications....
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...Buoys for mooring vessels bob unused....
...Meanwhile, Aberdeen’s expansion will allow it to accommodate larger vessels, whether commercial cargo boats or barges used for decommissioning....
...The US fleet of Jones Act tankers and tugboat-barge units totals 94 vessels, according to Overseas Shipholding Group, one of the biggest operators in the sector....
...It got stuffed in every available storage vessel, such as rail cars or oil barges, which really don’t make a lot of sense,” Mr Dauphinais recalls....
...Wood Mac estimates that output has risen to 1.7m bpd, up from 1.5m bpd last May, when the militant attacks were at their peak....
...The sea is used by fishing vessels and tugs pulling barges carrying up to 5,000 tonnes of coal or palm oil, which are “sitting targets” for faster pirate ships, Mr Mukundan said....
...Nobody would believe that Iran could be the first in the world to produce LNG from a floating production vessel (FLNG) in 2017,” he added....
...SapuraKencana is the world’s biggest supplier of tender rigs — semi-submersible barges that support the main drilling platform in exploration fields....
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...“I still get a rush of excitement when vessels come under the bridge,” he says....
...“No one should be under the illusion that a handful of technology breakthroughs, even if they come, are going to guarantee our dominant position for many years ahead,” says Mac Thornberry, the Republican...
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