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April 8, 2021

Tugs most recognized vessel in workboat industry

Ken Hocke

Tugs, such as the Wyatt Moran under construction at Washburn & Doughty Associates, have put up consistently big numbers in WorkBoat's annual Construction Survey for more than 20 years.Mark Gay, Moran Towing photo

April 10, 2021

Interior Department reverses offshore wind legal opinion

Kirk Moore

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

April 6, 2021

Comment period extended for passenger vessel safety management systems

WorkBoat Staff

March 31, 2021

WorkBoat — April Issue — 2021

WorkBoat Staff

Latest News

Interior Department reverses offshore wind legal opinion

Kirk Moore

The Harvey Champion is the second of 10 vessels Harvey Marine is upgrading with new battery power systems. Harvey Gulf photo

Harvey Gulf converts second PSV to dual fuel vessel with battery power

WorkBoat Staff

Barge grain — David Krapf photo

First quarter 2021 grain inspections rebound from 2020, USDA reports

WorkBoat Staff

A screenshot of the virtual Women’s History Month meeting held Mar. 24, 2021. Pictured is the Moderator and Memphis District Counsel and Senior Legal Officer Suzy Weil (top row, fourth from left). Also shown are (not in order) Equal Employment Opportunity Chief Donnell Wright, Rock Island District Outreach and Customer Relations Specialist Angie Freyermuth, Memphis District Mechanical Engineer Erica Thomas, Memphis District Readiness and Contingency Operations Chief Kandi Waller, Memphis District Procurement Analyst TiJuana "TJ" Harris, and Memphis District Government Purchase Card Program Coordinator Carla Wells, as well as the people that joined to listen in on the discussion. USACE screenshot by Donnell Wright

Celebrating the valiant women of the Corps of Engineers

WorkBoat Staff

The Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 before the Nov. 14, 2019, collision with the Mariya Moran/Texas. shipspotting.com photo

Erratic steering led to 2019 Sabine Pass collision

WorkBoat Staff

Viewpoints

Installation einer Windturbine / Installing a wind turbine — A wind turbine under construction. Siemens photo.

Offshore wind to boost demand for diesel technology

Guest Author

Drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford in south Texas. ConocoPhillips photo

Will operators control production growth?

Jim Redden

Legal-Talk-Generic-Gavel-CC-Blogtrepreneur — Creative Commons image by Blogtrepreneur.

When able-bodied seamen are not seamen

Daniel J. Hoerner

Coast Guard re-establishes navigation aids in Little Egg Inlet, NJ — Members of the Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo

Disappearing buoys — Part II

Joel Milton

brunswick_10_year_safety_milestone — Brunswick Commercial & Government Products celebrates their safety milestone with an employee gathering in April 2017. Brunswick photo

Maintaining a safety culture in the maritime industry – Part II

Richard McCann

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Lignum vitae bearings, The only natural water-lubricated solution with decades of continuous, reliable performance.

WorkBoat Staff

How Lopolight used the learnings from creating solutions for autonomous vessels and made them the best choice for the everyday application

WorkBoat Staff

How are Webasto HVAC marine applications enabling new opportunities for SAR crews?

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Building an NMEA 2000 network has never been as simple or cost effective

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The ATB barge RTC 108 was built for Reinauer Transportation — Senesco Marine photo

Senesco Marine: A leading East Coast shipyard

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Wind

Interior Department reverses offshore wind legal opinion

Kirk Moore

DEME Offshore will provide wind turbine installation for the Vineyard Wind energy project off southern New England. DEME Offshore image.

Vineyard Wind to use DEME Offshore, Foss Maritime for installation

Kirk Moore

Ørsted Gode Wind farm turbines off the coast of Germany. Ørsted photo

NOAA signs data-share agreement with offshore wind developer Ørsted

Guest Author

Blount Boats delivered the Endeavor, the second crew transfer vessel for Atlantic Wind Transfers. Blount Boats photo.

WorkBoat to host offshore wind webinar tomorrow

WorkBoat Staff

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management identified almost 800,000 additional acres that could be offered for wind energy lease sales in the New York Bight. BOEM image.

Biden administration aims for vast offshore wind expansion

Kirk Moore

Bluewater

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IMO publishes greenhouse gas emissions study's highlights

WorkBoat Staff

Image courtesy of Martin Vorel

How is AI and big data transforming the maritime industry?

Jon Foster

Crowley Maritime photo

Crowley's Jensen Maritime combined into new engineering group

WorkBoat Staff

USS Kidd Covid 19 — U.S. Coast Guard photo

Webinar to be held on Covid-19 vaccines for marine transportation system workers

WorkBoat Staff

International Liquid Terminals Association photo

ILTA chief wants full use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

WorkBoat Staff

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