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HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Oct 14, 2014) - The Port of Houston's Pilot Board Investigation Recommendation Committee (PBIRC) by a vote of 8-0 has cleared the Houston Pilot aboard the bulk carrier...

NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwired - Sep 5, 2013) - One year after Hurricane Isaac scattered more than a hundred ships and vessels in the Lower Mississippi River, the United States Coast Guard honored...

FREEPORT, TX--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2013) - Captain Daniel Lee Blanton, an unlimited master mariner, completed all requirements of a Deputy Pilot and has been certified by the Pilot Commission of...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 1, 2013) - San Francisco Bar Pilot Guy Kleess, a professional mariner for more than 35 years, looks forward to resuming his career of guiding ships, said Rex...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2013) - Today's action by the Board of Pilot Commissioners enables San Francisco Bar Pilot Guy Kleess, the pilot involved in the January 7, 2013 Overseas...

PORT ARTHUR, TX--(Marketwire - Jan 21, 2013) -  Captain Mark Taylor, President of the Sabine Pilots Association, presented a $10,000 check from the Sabine Pilots to Rev. Sinclair Oubre,...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 9, 2013) - Continued speculation and news reports that "pilot error" was a cause in the allision of the Overseas Reymar with a tower of the San...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Sep 5, 2012) - As the economy continues to struggle to gain traction and recover from a deep recession, businesses likewise struggle with uncertainty and the challenges of...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2012) - Attorney Jeffrey L. Dorrell has joined the Houston law firm of Hanszen Laporte, announced Kent M. Hanszen. "Mr. Dorrell is a proven leader and...

DEER PARK, TX--(Marketwire - Jun 22, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused $5B in commercial damage and warns that severe hurricanes packing winds...