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June 6, 2023

Congress hears arguments on vessel speed limit to protect whales

Kirk Moore

Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

Casco Bay Lines' new ferry will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. Elliott Bay Design Group rendering

June 7, 2023

Casco Bay Lines' hybrid ferry fleet update

Benjamin Hayden

Kirby towboat and its tow on the Atchafalaya River in South Louisiana. Doug Stewart photo.

June 6, 2023

Inland operators survive another historic drought

Pamela Glass

The Imperial River Transport towboat Hailey Nicole at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Bowser Fort Frick Photography

June 5, 2023

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Casco Bay Lines' new ferry will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. Elliott Bay Design Group rendering

Casco Bay Lines' hybrid ferry fleet update

Benjamin Hayden

Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

Congress hears arguments on vessel speed limit to protect whales

Kirk Moore

Kirby towboat and its tow on the Atchafalaya River in South Louisiana. Doug Stewart photo.

Inland operators survive another historic drought

Pamela Glass

Bulk carrier Bunun Queen. NTSB photo

Distracted bridge watch officers responsible for vessel collision, NTSB report says

WorkBoat Staff

No sale price was announced, WorkBoat file photo

Greenbrier completes sale of Gunderson Marine

WorkBoat Staff

Viewpoints

opec-hq-cc-priwo — OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Creative Commons photo by Priwo.

Saudi Arabia’s prickly prince seeks greater oil price stability

G. Allen Brooks

From June 1-Sept. 30, 2023, the Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locks are closed to navigation for critical repairs and maintenance. Corps of Engineers graphic

Illinois Waterway locks closed for repairs through Sept. 30

Pamela Glass

USCG conducts passenger vessel inspections in Long Beach harbor — A Coast Guard vessel inspector examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif., in 2016. Coast Guard photo

Improving vessel inspections

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Crowley Maritime is spearheading the next phase of sustainable practices in the industry with the development and operation of eWolf. This innovative harbor tugboat will be powered entirely by electricity and is designed to carry out tasks without using any fuel. Crowley rendering

Maritime Innovations: Energy storage and battery logistics

Benjamin Hayden

WorkBoat file photo

Are oximeters in your onboard medical kit?

Joel Milton

Shipbuilding

Casco Bay Lines' new ferry will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. Elliott Bay Design Group rendering

Casco Bay Lines' hybrid ferry fleet update

Benjamin Hayden

No sale price was announced, WorkBoat file photo

Greenbrier completes sale of Gunderson Marine

WorkBoat Staff

Haisea Wamis harbor tug. ABS photo

Sanmar Shipyards delivers electric harbor tug to Canada

WorkBoat Staff

The boat will be a major upgrade from the department’s current 2010, 30' dive boat. Moose Boats rendering

Moose Boats to build new 46’ dive boat for Boston

WorkBoat Staff

The vessel is provided with all necessary equipment to be remotely connected via the Damen triton system and is technically suitable for two man operation. Damen photo

Damen unveils new compact ASD tug

WorkBoat Staff

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Wind

Tugdock submersible platforms. Image courtesy of Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd.

Crowley makes another investment in offshore wind

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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.

Environmental analysis for New Jersey offshore wind project completed

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The Atlantic Shores offshore wind project would build up to 200 turbines, rated at a maximum 1,510 megawatts, off Long Beach Island, N.J. BOEM graphic.

BOEM analysis considers fish habitat, visual mitigation for New Jersey wind project

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Bubble curtains, generated using large, perforated hoses and specialized air compressors, are designed to absorb and dampen sound during foundation installation. Vineyard Wind image.

Vineyard Wind, ThayerMahan partner on ‘bubble curtain’ noise mitigation

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A dead humpback whale is removed from the beach at Manasquan, N.J., before a Feb. 14 necropsy at the Monmouth County Landfill. Michael McKenna/Marine Mammal Stranding Center photo.

Poll finds whale strandings drive down New Jersey support for offshore wind

Kirk Moore

Offshore

Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

Congress hears arguments on vessel speed limit to protect whales

Kirk Moore

Tugdock submersible platforms. Image courtesy of Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd.

Crowley makes another investment in offshore wind

WorkBoat Staff

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Oil and gas spending increases on security concerns, Rystad says

WorkBoat Staff

Caley Ocean Systems specializes in offshore lifting and handling solutions. Caley Ocean Systems photo.

Fairbanks Morse, Caley Ocean sign partnership agreement

WorkBoat Staff

Troy Naquin, an inspector with the BSEE New Orleans District, observes as a capping stack is carefully lowered onto the deck of a ship to be transported more than 100 miles offshore for a drill designed to test industry’s ability to successfully deploy it in case of an emergency, in Houston, May 8, 2023. (BSEE Photo/Bobby Nash)

BSEE oversees two capping stack drills in the Gulf of Mexico

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