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After lean years, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is hopping

With the 115,000-ton crude-oil tanker Liberty Bay soon to be launched and construction begun on a second 820-foot-long vessel, times are flush at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.

Governor Tom Corbett, right, talks with Scott Clapham, senior vice president at Aker, as he tours the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard in Philadelphia on October 24, 2013. (David Maialetti / Staff Photographer)
Governor Tom Corbett, right, talks with Scott Clapham, senior vice president at Aker, as he tours the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard in Philadelphia on October 24, 2013. (David Maialetti / Staff Photographer)Read more
    by Linda Loyd, Inquirer Staff Writer
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