Industry would also welcome any law that would make it easier to win approval for construction of marine terminals for the import of liquefied natural gas.

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The State Department has done a review, and these funds will be used to expedite construction of Marine security guard posts at overseas facilities, and to build secure embassies.

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"Foreign workers complement the resident workforce in certain sectors, such as the construction and marine sectors, by taking on lower-skilled jobs that support higher-tier professional jobs held by Singaporeans, " the Ministry of Manpower's National Population and Talent Division said in a report.

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In a speech in Victoria, he came out against the construction of a marine terminal in Kitimat, raising the spectre of a Gulf of Mexico-style disaster off the British Columbia coast.

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Sgt Meyer, who now works in construction and is in the Marine reserve, was on his lunch break when he took a call from the president informing him of the honour.

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The company makes more than 5, 000 products, which are used by virtually all major industries and markets including transportation, technology, medical, agricultural, energy, telecommunications, packaging, consumer, commercial construction, home building, industrial manufacturing and marine.

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The marine unit contains three shipyards focused on separate segments of the naval ship construction business, and in each of those segments GD is the dominant, most respected player.

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