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From payphone to shipyard: the Brett Snow story

Ben Hayden

June 11, 2026

From a payphone on a Seattle dock to a 110-employee shipyard building Navy workboats and electric tugs, Brett Snow's path has been anything but conventional.

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Snow & Co. founder and president Brett Snow sits in the boiler room of the shipyard's 1942 steam-powered crane. Doug Stewart/WorkBoat photo.

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The Nathan E. Stewart lies partially submerged where it ran aground near Bella Bella, B.C. in October 2016. Heiltsuk Nation photo by Tavish Campbell.

Heiltsuk Nation reaches $12.2 million settlement in Nathan E. Stewart spill case

Ben Hayden

June 10, 2026

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The Heiltsuk Nation has reached a $12.2 million settlement with Kirby Corp. and the former second mate of the tug Nathan E. Stewart for damages stemming from the vessel's 2016 grounding and fuel spill in the nation's traditional territory near Bella Bella, British Columbia.

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The Falcon completed sea trials prior to delivery and has entered service on the route between Fisher Island, Fla., and mainland Miami. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo.

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers ferry Falcon to Fisher Island

WorkBoat Staff

June 10, 2026

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Eastern Shipbuilding Group has delivered the vehicle-passenger ferry Falcon to the Fisher Island Community Association in Florida.

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The towboat Josset underway in 2013. Photo by Captain Jeff L. Yates via NTSB.

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Bridge tender miscalculated before 2024 Louisiana barge strike

June 10, 2026

A towboat and barges move through St. Louis harbor. FreightWeekSTL photo.

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FreightWeekSTL panel highlights Corps, industry collaboration

June 10, 2026

The Falcon completed sea trials prior to delivery and has entered service on the route between Fisher Island, Fla., and mainland Miami. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo.

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Eastern Shipbuilding delivers ferry Falcon to Fisher Island

June 10, 2026

The Nathan E. Stewart lies partially submerged where it ran aground near Bella Bella, B.C. in October 2016. Heiltsuk Nation photo by Tavish Campbell.

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Heiltsuk Nation reaches $12.2 million settlement in Nathan E. Stewart spill case

June 10, 2026

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Downed US helicopter crew rescued by Navy sea drone

June 9, 2026

The Port of Gulfport handles container trade and breakbulk cargo. Port of Gulfport photo.

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Port of Gulfport channel deepening clears key federal hurdle

June 9, 2026

Workers at Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing’s facility in Slidell, La., fabricate structural components for HII’s Romulus unmanned surface vessel program. Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing photo.

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Bayou Metals opens dedicated line to boost HII's USV output

June 9, 2026

Coast Guard cutter Sea Lion transits near a Washington State ferry in Elliott Bay near Seattle. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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Coast Guard sharpens cybersecurity focus for passenger vessels

June 9, 2026

Towboats push loaded barge tows along the Mississippi River system, where the physical movement of equipment is now being tracked and analyzed to forecast freight market conditions weeks in advance. Shutterstock photo.

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Insights can help optimize the productivity of river assets

June 9, 2026

A map of the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Miss., detailing an allision between the m/v Rickey Hughes and the Highway 80 Bridge.

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NTSB: Loss of all steering led to allision with Vicksburg bridge

June 8, 2026

Gene Miller has been named president of Austal USA, a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal. Austal USA photo.

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New leadership at Austal USA

June 8, 2026

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

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Snow & Co. founder and president Brett Snow sits in the boiler room of the shipyard's 1942 steam-powered crane. Doug Stewart/WorkBoat photo.

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From payphone to shipyard: the Brett Snow story

June 11, 2026

U.S. ship- and boatbuilders are pursuing both established and emerging opportunities across commercial and government vessel construction. Shutterstock photo.

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US shipbuilders are cautiously optimistic

June 8, 2026

Bunker oil discharged from tanker into Lower Mississippi River near Almedia, La. NOAA photo.

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Who is liable if something goes wrong during bunkering?

May 29, 2026

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

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USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211) was christened June 6 at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. General Dynamics NASSCO photos.

Sealift Command christens oiler Thurgood Marshall

Titan, the second vessel in an eight-tug series being built by Master Boat Builders for Maritime Partners, is launched at the Coden, Ala. shipyard. Master Boat Builders photo.

Master Boat Builders launches second Maritime Partners tug

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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