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This year’s record-breaking WorkBoat Show was just the beginning—stay connected to learn what’s next in 2025.

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Volatile pricing limits towboat construction, but new boats are still needed

Eric Haun

May 28, 2026

Rising costs are impacting businesses across the board, and it’s no exception in the towboat sector.

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Marquette Transportation’s 189'x50' towboat John Paul Eckstein is among the largest and most powerful in the United States. Todd Qualls / TZachTowboats photo.

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Matt Woodruff, newly elected AWO board chairman, speaks at the organization's 2026 spring convention. AWO photo.

Woodruff elected chairman of American Waterways Operators

WorkBoat Staff

May 27, 2026

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Members of the American Waterways Operators have elected Matt Woodruff, vice president of public and government affairs at Kirby Corporation, as the organization's new board chairman.

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A towboat pushes barges toward a staging area on the Ohio River at sunrise in Pittsburgh. Army Corps photo by Michel Sauret.

AMP launches campaign against Jones Act waiver

Ben Hayden

May 27, 2026

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The American Maritime Partnership has launched a national advertising and outreach campaign urging President Donald Trump to end the administration’s ongoing 150-day Jones Act waiver, arguing the measure is harming U.S. maritime jobs, investment, and shipyard activity.

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Harbor Breeze Cruises' new hybrid passenger vessel will offer harbor tours, whale watching cruises, and special event dining operations. AAM photo.

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All American delivers hybrid passenger vessel to Harbor Breeze Cruises

May 28, 2026

ABS's nuclear-ready notation is intended to help marine and offshore assets incorporate future nuclear conversion considerations into vessel design. Crosby Tugs image.

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ABS releases nuclear-ready framework for marine and offshore assets

May 28, 2026

Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel speaks at a May 21 'Innovation Cafe,' hosted by the U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation.

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‘Innovation Café’ focuses on small modular reactors

May 28, 2026

Marquette Transportation’s 189'x50' towboat John Paul Eckstein is among the largest and most powerful in the United States. Todd Qualls / TZachTowboats photo.

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Volatile pricing limits towboat construction, but new boats are still needed

May 28, 2026

Matt Woodruff, newly elected AWO board chairman, speaks at the organization's 2026 spring convention. AWO photo.

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Woodruff elected chairman of American Waterways Operators

May 27, 2026

A rendering of the Wrangell, Alaska shipyard. Pearlson Group image.

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Alaskan shipyard selects Pearlson Group for wire rope shiplift project

May 27, 2026

A rendering of Elliott Bay Design Group’s concept for a 28,900-bbl. e-methanol hydrogen fueling barge developed for the Port of South Louisiana during a shipyard RFP released August 2025. EBDG image.

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Maritime Blue launches RFP for methanol bunker barge design

May 27, 2026

A towboat pushes barges toward a staging area on the Ohio River at sunrise in Pittsburgh. Army Corps photo by Michel Sauret.

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AMP launches campaign against Jones Act waiver

May 27, 2026

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MobileOps partners with Baron Weather on maritime forecasting integration

May 26, 2026

One of Alcatraz City Cruises’ four ferries, the 800-passenger Alcatraz Flyer, underway prior to Sunday’s docking incident at San Francisco’s Pier 31. The company has not identified which vessel was involved in the allision. Alcatraz City Cruises photo.

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Alcatraz ferry strikes San Francisco pier during docking incident

May 26, 2026

In July 2025, OpenTug secured a $2.2 million strategic investment led by venture capital firm TMV, New York. OpenTug photo.

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OpenTug, Telegraph partner on barge-rail visibility platform

May 26, 2026

Ring Power Strengthens Cox Marine Network Across the U.S. South

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s Facility Response Team (FRT) conducted its annual training exercise several miles upriver from the shipyard. U.S. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian

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Expanding environmental aspects of your business

May 21, 2026

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with a container ship. Jay Fleming photo.

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Strict timetables for limitation of liability

May 18, 2026

“Capt. Oscar,” the Columbia River Bar Pilots’ man overboard training dummy, sits on the bow of the pilot boat Columbia ahead of a joint man overboard exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard on the Columbia River Bar. All photos taken by Ben Hayden/WorkBoat.

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Inside a Columbia River Bar pilot rescue drill

May 14, 2026

Students training on a lifeboat davit. The AB endorsement is one of the gateways to joining the professional mariner workforce. Photo courtesy of Paul Hall Center.

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AB sea time reductions are here to stay

May 13, 2026

A U.S.-flag ATB unit docked in the Port of Los Angeles. Shutterstock photo.

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The Jones Act waivers aren’t achieving their stated purpose

May 12, 2026

The Edmund Fitzgerald underway on the Great Lakes. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

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Men against the sea: Duncan's definitive account of the Edmund Fitzgerald

May 11, 2026

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“Capt. Oscar,” the Columbia River Bar Pilots’ man overboard training dummy, sits on the bow of the pilot boat Columbia ahead of a joint man overboard exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard on the Columbia River Bar. All photos taken by Ben Hayden/WorkBoat.

Inside a Columbia River Bar pilot rescue drill

An unarmed Blue Ops Variant 7 USV underway at speed. Blue Ops photo.

Red Cat's Blue Ops launches Variant 7 USV, eyes rapid scaling for military market

Boats operated by Advanced American Construction navigate the log field on Spirit Lake to access the Army Corps of Engineers’ outlet infrastructure. All photos courtesy of AAC and taken by Andrew Cox.

Advanced American Construction enters third season of Spirit Lake outlet works rebuild

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