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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Lakers' Cargo Up 5% in July U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 11.1 million tons of dry- bulk cargo in July, an increase of 10.9% compared to June, and an increase of 5.2% compared to a year ago. The July ?float? was also 2.1% above the month?s 5- year average. Iron ore cargos for the steel industry increased 17% compared to a year ago, but coal for power generation and steel production fell by 11.4%. Aggregate and fluxstone for the construction and steel industries slipped by 3.8%. Through July U.S.-flag cargos stand at 44.8million tons, an increase of 3% compared to the same point in 2010. Iron ore has increased 9.6%, but coal and limestone are down by 5.1% and 4.6% respec- tively. Compared to the 5-year average for the first seven months of the year, U.S.-flag cargos are down 2.1%. Milestone for Cheoy LeeShipyards Ltd. and RAL In the summer of 2011, Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. and Robert Allan Ltd. will celebrate a majormilestone in their joint collabo-ration. Since first working together on the construction of the very first Z-Tech tug (Indee, seen above) for BHP Billiton Iron Ore in 2004, Cheoy Lee will have been responsible for the construction and delivery of a total of 50 tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd., an average of over seven tugs per year. WWII Liberty Ship Demolition CompletedThe final section of a onceproud WWII Liberty Ship was removed from the Columbia River today by Ballard Diving & Salvage under the direction of the United States Coast Guard and unified command consistingof both Washington and Oregon Department of Ecologies. This concludes a massive and carefully engineered effort to pre- vent more than 32,000 gallons of bunker oil from escaping into the river from the various double- bottom tanks and other holdscontaining the decades oldbunker fuel harboring the stickyblack substance. During the 211-day operation, crews from the prime contractor Ballard Diving & Salvage removed 4.45 million pounds of steel, and another 824,822pounds of debris, including wire, bricks and oiled sorbent materi-als and 1.6 million gallons of oiland or otherwise contaminated water. Inland Waterway Vessels Focus for new GL AppointeesGermanischer Lloyd has appointed a new Business Development Manager (BDM), Tom Dorsman, and a dedicated Technical Coordinator, Ruben Roeleveld, specializing in Inland Marine. Mr. Dorsman will pro- vide a dedicated sales specialistfor the inland waterway vessel (IWV) market. Mr. Roeleveld will be responsible for coordinat- ing activities between plan approval surveyors, field survey- ors, business development man- agers and clients. Mr. Roeleveld will also be GL's contact with theIVW (Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat), the Dutch Shipping Inspectorate. www.gl-group.com Marad Delivers $9.98m inGrants to Small Shipyards U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to help modernize facilities, increase productivity, and help make the country?s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace. The U.S Maritime Administration?s (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grants Program provides money to help this vital segment of America?s mar- itime industry invest in production equip- ment, provide technical skills training for employees, and maintain and create well- paying jobs by keeping these businesses competitive. MARAD received over 118 grant applica- tions requesting $105 million in assistance. A detailed list of grantees follows: Alaska Ship and Drydock, Inc. - Ketchikan Shipyard - $1,018,314.75 BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama, LLC (Mobile, AL) - $1,008,838.00 Bay Ship & Yacht Co. (Alameda, CA) - $405,789.00Brownsville Marine Products, LLC (Brownsville, PA) - $877,940.25 C&C Marine Maintenance - Congo Shipyard (Newell, WV) - $1,232,135.00 Hendry Corporation (Tampa, FL) - $1,000,000.00 Ice Floe, LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (Freeland, WA) - $519,761.00 Jamesbuilt, LLC (Calvert City, KY) - $882,150.00 Marinette Marine Corporation (Marinette, WI) - $604,394.00 MBLH Marine, LLC dba Vessel Repair (Port Arthur, TX) - $525,000.00 Senesco Marine, LLC (North Kingstown, RI) - $279,677.00 Southwest Shipyard, LP (Channelview, TX) - $664,325.00 Yank Marine, Inc. (Tuckahoe, NJ) - $961,676.00 www.marinelink.com MN53MN#9 (50-57):MN 2011 Layouts 9/6/2011 3:55 PM Page 53