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Casey Conley

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Casey Conley has reported on the maritime industry since 2010, primarily covering shipbuilding and the towing industry. He grew up in southern Maine and now lives in Seattle. 

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Western Towboat’s Titan-class oceangoing tug Northern Titan is currently under construction. Western Towboat photo.

Tugboat operators face build or repower

San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Sea Change, built by All American Marine, Bellingham, Wash., is the first hydrogen-powered vessel operating commercially in the U.S. San Francisco Bay Ferry photo.

Next-gen marine fuels power progress, yet challenges remain

Bay-Houston Towing celebrated a major milestone with the christening of the George M and May Louise—two powerful, next-generation tugboats designed to boost operational capabilities along the Houston Ship Channel and surrounding ports. Bay-Houston Towing photo.

Fleet renewal programs keep steady stream of tug orders, deliveries

The NOAA research ship Discoverer in transit prior to launch in late winter 2025. Thoma-Sea photo.

Next-gen research vessels embrace efficient hulls, cleaner propulsion

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SoundWaters' new 50'x23' aluminum catamaran, to be named Brewer, was designed by Chartwell Marine Ltd. Derecktor Shipyards image.
December 5, 2025

Derecktor to build research vessel for Long Island Sound

WorkBoat photo.
December 5, 2025

SAFE Boats brings full cabin patrol craft to WorkBoat Show

Panelists discuss the state of green power on Day 2 of the 2025 International WorkBoat Show. The session, moderated by Erik Derecktor, featured (from left) David Tyler, Minh Tran, Joe Hudspeth, and Elias Van Sickle. Doug Stewart photo.
December 5, 2025

The state of green marine power

A welder burns the initials of NOAA's next research vessel's sponsor — NOAA Corps Rear Adm. Evelyn Fields (ret.) — into a steel plate that will become part of the new ship. The ceremony took place on the show floor of the International WorkBoat Show. Doug Stewart photos.
December 5, 2025

NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for second new charting, mapping vessel

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