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January 2012
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Panic and chaos onboard after Italian cruiseship runs aground and capsizes
The Italian-flag cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground on the island of Giglio in the Tyrrenian Sea on Friday, January 13, nine miles off Italy’s Tuscan coast — capsizing and beginning to sink.
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December 2011
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Matson slated to depart Alexander & Baldwin
On December 1, Alexander & Baldwin, the Hawai’i-based land company with interests in real estate development, commercial real estate and agriculture, announced it will spin-off its wholly owned subsidiary—Matson Navigation Company.
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November 2011
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Maritime Administration needs new leadership
Tasked by Congress over a year ago to produce a report identifying ways to boost American-flag shipping, the Maritime Administration has issued a report, written by Price Waterhouse Coopers, that does the opposite.
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October 2011
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Transparency sought in MarAd Jones Act waiver procedures
Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 14, that would require MarAd to publish the availability of U.S.-flag, U.S.-built, U.S-crewed (Jones Act) vessels when another federal agency asks to use non-U.S.-flag vessels.
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September 2011
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Jones Act waivers draw fire from industry and Congress
Notwithstanding the availability of U.S.-flag, Jones Act-qualified tonnage, the Maritime Administration recently issued a series of non-availability rulings that have resulted in more than 45 waivers of the Jones Act.
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August 2011
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Matson’s foreign-flag fleet flops
Matson Navigation Company pulled the plug on August 8, on its five ship foreign-flag liner fleet after hemorrhaging millions of dollars.
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