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Boat Show expands for 2013 event
The Rhode Island Boat Show is expanding to five venues for its third year, its organizers announced Wednesday, in a move to increase its showcasing of the Ocean State as a recreational boating destination that also houses a varied group of boating businesses, facilities and products. more
Portsmouth boatyard to reduce emissions, pay penalty in EPA settlement
Portsmouth-based boatyard, New England Boatworks Inc. will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce air emissions at its facility under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA announced Wednesday. more
| 5/1/13
Students get SeaPerch kits from Brandaris
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Brandaris Maritime, a local provider of marine-related educational-enrichment programs, has partnered with St. Mary’s Home for Children on the “SeaPerch” program, which equips students to build an underwater Remote Operated Vehicle. more
2/11/13
KVH sales and profit up in second quarter
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc.’s profit soared 138 percent in the second quarter, to $453,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, from $190,000, or 1 cent per diluted share, during the same period in 2011. more
8/6/12
Electric Boat lands $20M for sub services
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $20 million contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat for nuclear-maintenance work for submarines. more
| 4/23/13
While others contract, EB is ramping up for growth
It’s a strange and wonderful time at Electric Boat. While most of the American defense sector contracts under federal budget cuts, the Groton, Conn.-based submarine builder is starting its largest expansion in a generation. At the company’s North Kingstown plant, Electric Boat is scaling up from 2,500 workers to potentially twice that number over the next eight years to develop the nation’s next ballistic-missile submarine. After years of cutbacks at Electric Boat, President Kevin J. Poitras is drawing on his 40 years of experience, which included the submarine arms race against the Soviet Union, to manage this new growth period. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/22/13

State creates guidelines for seizing vessels
To understand why Rhode Island recently approved a set of local admiralty rules for disputes on the high seas, it helps to know the story of the British-flagged freighter M/V Lamma Forest. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

Report: R.I. can compete for major sailing events
Summer may be the season for sailing in Rhode Island, but winter is shaping up to be prosperous as well. Two major February announcements – that Newport will be the only United States stop on the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race and that last summer’s America Cup World Series Event brought a total of $52.7 million to the state - bring promises of continued industry success. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

Fishing for coverage norm for some
Lindalee Jordan has diabetes. She has no health insurance. Still, she considers herself pretty lucky. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Smooth sailing for firm’s remote boat monitors
When you sell remote boat monitors, your market covers the waterways of the world. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/6/13

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