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August 4, 2022

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

Dominion turbine install June 20 2020 — The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

August 9, 2022

Senate bill passage buoys offshore wind developers – and oil

Kirk Moore

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August 9, 2022

WorkBoat stocks rebounded in July, gaining 8%

David Krapf

August 1, 2022

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The combined businesses complement each other’s technical and engineering capabilities, which creates greater value for the customer base. Jeremiah Karpowicz photo

MSHS acquires Pacific Power Group

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The Monjeb 2 will feature two Jason fire pumps, spewing 5,000 gpm each through telescopic monitors that extend 40' above the deck. MetalCraft Marine photo

MetalCraft to deliver multimission vessel to Kuwait

Ken Hocke

Dominion turbine install June 20 2020 — The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

Senate bill passage buoys offshore wind developers – and oil

Kirk Moore

The vessel will feature a prominent breakwater and elevated wheelhouse with nearly 360-degree visibility. Metal Shark rendering

Metal Shark building new 115' patrol boat for Guyana

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Virginia and North Carolina hope to obtain new renewable energy from the Dominion Energy project (top) and the Kitty Hawk development. Tufts University School of Engineering image.

Dominion Energy gets nod from Virginia for its offshore wind project

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WorkBoat stocks rebounded in July, gaining 8%

David Krapf

Transportation Workers Identification Credential — Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Fairchild, with the U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Division, checks a port security guard's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) at Young Brothers in Honolulu. U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Luke Clayton

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Capt. Alan Bernstein

Crew and guests should always try and ensure that their ears are drained after being in the water by gently tapping or shaking a tilted head. Incat Crowther image

It’s not all fun and games aboard superyachts

Ken Hocke

Maine Maritime’s current training vessel T/S State of Maine. Maine Maritime photo.

A ship’s homeport is usually the place where it actually resides; Uncle Sam thinks otherwise

Pamela Glass

Cody Foster photo

Don’t be a galley creature — Part I

Joel Milton

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Washington State Ferries’ Journey to Hybrid Electric

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What made this Mitsubishi engine the 'perfect fit' to power a new tug?

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Southern Thrusters, LLC Board of Directors Expands Operations

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Imtra’s Systems & Solutions for Inland Towboats

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Dominion turbine install June 20 2020 — The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

Senate bill passage buoys offshore wind developers – and oil

Kirk Moore

Virginia and North Carolina hope to obtain new renewable energy from the Dominion Energy project (top) and the Kitty Hawk development. Tufts University School of Engineering image.

Dominion Energy gets nod from Virginia for its offshore wind project

WorkBoat Staff

Plans for the Ocean Wind 1 project off New Jersey could be modified for a power export cable route across Barnegat Bay to the Oyster Creek site. BOEM graphic.

BOEM extends public comment on New Jersey wind project

Kirk Moore

The Ocean Wind offshore wind project (green square) amid a fishing grounds chart based on federal and New Jersey state data. Ørsted image.

Seven fisheries surveys for New Jersey offshore wind project

Kirk Moore

BOEM is proposing new wind energy areas totaling 1,148 square miles off Lake Charles, La., and Galveston, Texas. Some potential lease blocks are being excluded for shrimp fishing. BOEM graphic.

BOEM seeks public comment on two draft wind energy areas in the Gulf of Mexico

Kirk Moore

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Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

North Atlantic right whale #3230 "Infinity" and her calf were struck off the coast of Florida in February 2021. The calf pictured died from the strike. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission/NOAA permit 18786.

NOAA wants stricter vessel speed limits to protect right whales

Kirk Moore

The LCS Sioux City was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in November 2018, the first combat ship ever commissioned at the Naval Academy. U.S. Navy photo

First LCS to operate in the Middle East arrives in Bahrain

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A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of Oceanographer's sponsor, Linda Kwok Schatz, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship in keeping with maritime tradition. (NOAA) NOAA photo

Thoma-Sea Marine holds keel-laying ceremony for oceanographic research ship

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Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s eco-friendly dredge Carolina is working on the ship channel project. Port Houston photo

Houston port begins $1 billion ship channel expansion

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