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March 26, 2013 -- Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. today announced that the American Arbitration Association has ruled in its favor regarding a request from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. to change the hearing venue to Houston in a $300 million claim filed against the energy company by Ecosphere Technologies. More
February 06, 2013 -- The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council will hold a series of public engagement sessions in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida throughout the month of February. More
January 08, 2013 -- The Port of Tampa Authority recently commemorated 30 years of serving as home port to the Holland America Line of cruise ships. More
December 27, 2012 -- Carol Whitmore has been elected chair of the Manatee County Port Authority. More
November 30, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy today unloaded 3,060 pounds of cocaine and 3,767 pounds of marijuana at Naval Station Mayport, Florida that was seized while on a recent deployment. More
August 29, 2012 -- The United States Geological Survey today reported that Hurricane Isaac is expected to impact beaches and barrier islands along the northern Gulf of Mexico that are vulnerable to beach and dune erosion. More
August 28, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard is conducting a search for a missing jet skier off the coast of Pensacola Florida as Hurricane Isaac approaches the Gulf Coast. More
August 27, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard is conducting patrols of security zones in Tampa, Florida during the Republican National Convention. More
August 26, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard has urged the maritime community to monitor Tropical Storm Isaac’s progress and take early action to protect themselves and their property. More
July 28, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet August 20 - 23 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana. More
July 23, 2012 -- Scientists with the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment, a project funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, have embarked on an expedition to waters near the site of the Deepwater Horizon incident to understand how surface ocean currents influence the transport of oil and dispersants like those in the 2010 oil spill. More
July 17, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene its Reef Fish Advisory Panel August 6 and 7 at its office in Tampa, Florida. More
July 03, 2012 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday welcomed the arrival of the agency's first space-bound Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be prepared for a launch in 2014. More
June 29, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council recently met to consider various issues. More
June 29, 2012 -- The Secretary of Commerce has named five appointments to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. More
June 29, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard on Thursday welcomed the return of two boaters who were rescued by a tug boat crew 90 miles northwest of Tarpon Springs, Florida after their barge sank. More
June 28, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has issued a reminder that the recreational harvest of gag opens in the Gulf of Mexico's federal waters on July 1. More
June 06, 2012 -- The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has published a report providing details on how states can improve their building code systems to better protect homes from hurricane damage. More
June 04, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet June 18-21 in Tampa, Florida. More
May 30, 2012 -- The United States Geological Survey has released a report finding that 70 percent of the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is vulnerable to erosion during weaker Category 1 hurricanes. More
May 01, 2012 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has rescheduled the second SpaceX demonstration launch of its Dragon capsule to May 7, and has provided information on media coverage of the event. More
April 19, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard today is responding to a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 120 miles west of Tampa, Florida. More
April 18, 2012 -- The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council today announced that $60 million in early restoration projects will soon begin along the Gulf Coast in efforts to mitigate damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More
April 05, 2012 -- Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour today spoke at a gathering of harbor pilots from states along the Gulf of Mexico, calling for increased investment in waterways infrastructure and a national strategic policy to prepare ports for increased cargo and container volume anticipated following the expansion of the Panama Canal. More
February 01, 2012 -- The Manatee County Port Authority recently approved the extension of a berth and construction of the South Port Container Terminal. More
January 19, 2012 -- Port of Galveston Director Steve Cernak has confirmed to Guidry News Service that he has been offered the position of Chief Executive/Port Director for Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. More
January 09, 2012 -- The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety today released a new report which provides an analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast. More
December 22, 2011 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Shrimp Advisory Panel on January 17. More
December 22, 2011 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Red Snapper Advisory Panel will meet on January 13. More
December 14, 2011 -- The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees today released the Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, the first in a series of plans for the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, for public comment. More
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