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The Conestoga. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo.

Missing Navy fleet tug confirmed off San Francisco

Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo.

Poor participation at Gulf lease sale disrupted by protests

The WindFloat prototype platform off Portugal. Principle Power photo.

800 megawatt floating turbines proposed off California

Stacked oil rigs in Scotland. Creative Commons photo/Michael Elleray.

Major oil executives predict delayed recovery

Carnival&#039;s Adonia will cruise to Cuba. Carnival photo.

Carnival gets Cuba's OK to cruise to island

A rendering of the polar research ship Cammell Laird is building for the British government. NERC photo.

‘Boaty McBoatface’ — Britain’s newest polar research ship?

The Chesapeake 1000. Donjon Marine photo.

Chesapeake 1000 crane to attempt Tappan Zee tug recovery

Turbines at Denmark&#039;s Middlegrunden wind farm. Creative Commons photo/Kim Hansen.

Capacity of NY offshore wind site could rival nuclear plant

Morton S. Bouchard III with SUNY Maritime cadet Kelly Paseka on bridge of tug and barge simulator. Kirk Moore photo.

Bouchard simulator expands at SUNY Maritime

A Hornblower rendering of the catamaran design it will build for New York City&#039;s new ferry routes.
A rendering of the Incat Crowther-designed ferries being built for New York’s Citywide Ferry Service.

Hornblower to build 18 ferries for new NYC routes

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