MarAd scraps ships faster than anticipated
Monday, October 15, 2012
   The U.S. Transportation Department said it's scrapping obsolete ships in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in California at a faster than anticipated pace.    In 2010, the Maritime Administration said it would remove 28 ships from the fleet by Sept. 30, 2012. To date, 36 ships have been removed, and three more vessels are scheduled for removal by the end of the year.    “Three years ago, the Department of Transportation promised to get rid of the ships that posed a threat to the...
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