Page 23: of Marine Technology Magazine (May 2017)

Underwater Defence

Read this page in Pdf, Flash or Html5 edition of May 2017 Marine Technology Magazine

been challenged and reaf? rmed over the years—culminating in the latest, the

Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016—it is clear that imports from deepwater West

Coast ports act as the primary fund- ing for the improvements in underkeel clearance along the Gulf of Mexico and

East Coast ports.

The revelation that ports are contribut- ing funds disproportionately generally results in discussions of how to best at- tain full usage of money by more equi- table distribution. This is an American

Association of Port Authorities talking point, and it is a positive step toward ad-

The value of imports at major

U.S. shipping ports for the year 2014.

Image: ESRI www.marinetechnologynews.com

Marine Technology Reporter 23

MTR #4 (18-33).indd 23 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 23 4/27/2017 10:13:31 AM4/27/2017 10:13:31 AM

Marine Technology

Marine Technology Reporter is the world's largest audited subsea industry publication serving the offshore energy, subsea defense and scientific communities.