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WATCH: Coast Guard nabs narco sub near Galapagos

The Polar Star in Antarctica. USCG photo.

Congressman: US faces Arctic 'credibility gaps' with icebreaker plan

Washington State Ferries&#039; Olympic-class Samish. WSF photo.

US DOT offers ferry capital funding

A BOEM map shows the wind research area off Virginia.

Virginia offshore wind energy research lease approved

The Deepwater Horizon ablaze. USCG photo.

'Deepwater Horizon' trailer

The Queen of the Mississippi. American Cruise Lines photo.

Jones Act hurdles not stopping US river cruise growth

The new CAT ferry was previously the Hawaii Superferry Alakai. Creative Commons photo by Christopher P. Becker.

Former Hawaii Superferry to take up Nova Scotia-Maine route

Is global oversupply killing LNG investment?

The site of the Specialist sinking. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Video: Tugboat recovered at scene of Hudson River sinking

Creative Commons photo/Alan Levine.

Oil industry: Low prices cost the U.S. government, too

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New York's waterfront in the early 20th century, when maritime commerce was central to the city's economy. Shutterstock photo.
March 18, 2026

Is the Jones Act really 106 years old?

On March 13, Orsted's 704-MW Revolution Wind project started delivering power to New England’s electric grid. Orsted photo.
March 18, 2026

Offshore wind advocates' hopes rise after year under siege

A thoughtfully designed wheelhouse is vital to workboat safety. Shutterstock photo.
March 18, 2026

The case for knobs and buttons

The crew of the 92’x26’ tug Chukchi Sea had lost contact March 15 with four crew members in a confined space on the barge Waynehoe near Skowl Arm northwest of Ketchikan, Coast Guard officials said. Foss Marine photo.
March 18, 2026

Coast Guard investigates two confined space deaths on Alaska barge

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