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Lind Marine sold to infrastructure investment firm

Eric Haun

May 21, 2026

Marine services company Lind Marine has been sold by private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management to infrastructure-focused investment firm Tallvine Partners.

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Lind Marine is a full-service marine operations company offering dredging, shipyard, salvage, marine environmental remediation, tug and barge services, and bareboat charters of vessels and cranes. Lind Marine photo.

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From left: Garrett Rice, president, Master Boat Builders; Alison Parker Carmel, wife of Maritime Administrator Stephen M. Carmel; and Bick Brooks, CEO, Maritime Partners. Master Boat Builders photo.

Master Boat Builders christens Marauder, first of eight tugs for Maritime Partners

Eric Haun

May 21, 2026

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The first of eight tugboats Master Boat Builders Inc. is constructing for Maritime Partners LLC was christened at the Gulf Quest National Maritime Museum in Mobile, Ala.

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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

Peter Ong

May 22, 2026

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Red Cat Holdings' Blue Ops division is making its entry into the unmanned surface vessel market with the Variant 7, a 7.2-meter autonomous maritime platform designed for military and government customers.

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U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Elizabeth River, Apr. 20, 2026. Eisenhower departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials. Navy photo.

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard begins $442 million drydock modernization

May 22, 2026

A 7-meter (23') Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel deployed off St. Thomas, USVI. Explorers used for NOAA hurricane missions use a shorter, ruggedized wing, designed for wind and sea state conditions inside a tropical cyclone. Saildrone photo.

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Saildrone USVs to support NOAA hurricane mission

May 22, 2026

The Spirit of 1733 passenger ferry was designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gulf Craft LLC. Incat Crowther photo.

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Louisiana-built ferry starts service in US Virgin Islands

May 22, 2026

Hines Furlong Line's Danny Whitford underway. HFL photo.

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Lawmakers push for centralized oversight of inland waterway projects

May 22, 2026

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) speaks before the House Appropriations Committee voted on the Fiscal Year 2027 Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill.

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House Committee Passes Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill

May 22, 2026

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

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

May 22, 2026

From left: Garrett Rice, president, Master Boat Builders; Alison Parker Carmel, wife of Maritime Administrator Stephen M. Carmel; and Bick Brooks, CEO, Maritime Partners. Master Boat Builders photo.

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Master Boat Builders christens Marauder, first of eight tugs for Maritime Partners

May 21, 2026

Blake Boyd is the new CEO at TowWorks, a maritime software company. TowWorks photo.

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TowWorks names Blake Boyd CEO

May 21, 2026

Lind Marine is a full-service marine operations company offering dredging, shipyard, salvage, marine environmental remediation, tug and barge services, and bareboat charters of vessels and cranes. Lind Marine photo.

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Lind Marine sold to infrastructure investment firm

May 21, 2026

Canal Barge Company towboat Hallie M. Merrick. Laborde Products photo.

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Canal Barge repowers Hallie M. Merrick with Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines

May 21, 2026

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Quartermaster raises $43 million to expand vessel-based maritime sensing network

May 21, 2026

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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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