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OPA 90, the legislation enacted after the Exxon Valdez incident mandated double hull technology, essentially wrapping a second hull around the first, on all newly built tankers. While this has been mostly effective and (had it been mandated for use on container ships) would have prevented last year’s San Francisco Oil Spill, it fails to protect the environment during catastrophic groundings.

View to the harbor where the container ships are docked, waiting for their unload and uploads. Entrance for the workers only The dock ship After a long time out on the sea, there is always something to paint, something to repair The ship tower, overlooking all the activities I did a stroll

US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has cancelled the competition for the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract. Gates told the House Armed Services Committee today that he decided the contract cannot be awarded by January, and that rather than award a contract that will be contested, the better idea is to let the next administration make its decision.

By Dana HedgpethThe Washington Post . The Pentagon said it plans to push back the decision to award a lucrative contract to build new aerial refueling tankers until the next administration — a move that is a significant shift from its earlier decision to move at lightening speed to pick a new winner by the end of the year.

Pentagon delays $35B Air Force tanker decision Newsvine - business Wed, 09/10/2008 - 08:56 The Defense Department will wait until the next administration to award a disputed $35 billion contract to build a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers.

Pentagon Expected to Delay Tanker Decision NYT > Business Wed, 09/10/2008 - 08:44 Congressional aides said that the Pentagon would delay a decision about new refueling tankers for the Air Force until the next administration.

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Gustav has literally shut down the petroleum industry in the Gulf for the next three to four weeks, depending on how bad this thing really gets. It may only affect it for a few days, but no doubt it is having an affect. Suppose we had ANWR or the Babbin(?) Field in Montana online and pumping.

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TOP Ships Announces Posting of Annual Report on Its Corporate Website August 27th, 2008 TOP Ships Inc. announced today that, pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 4350(b)(1)(A), it has posted on its website the Annual Report to Shareholders that it filed on Form 20-F with the U.S.