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Casey Conley

Casey Conley has reported on the maritime industry since 2010, primarily covering shipbuilding and the towing industry. He grew up in southern Maine and now lives in Seattle. 

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Viper will serve many purposes for Leeway Marine, ranging from Arctic ice observations to hydrographic and geophysical surveys to offshore wind support. Leeway Marine photo

Autonomous vessels and startup vibe fuel Leeway Marine’s growth

Western Towboat’s Titan-class oceangoing tug Northern Titan is currently under construction. Western Towboat photo.

Tugboat operators face build or repower

San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Sea Change, built by All American Marine, Bellingham, Wash., is the first hydrogen-powered vessel operating commercially in the U.S. San Francisco Bay Ferry photo.

Next-gen marine fuels power progress, yet challenges remain

Bay-Houston Towing celebrated a major milestone with the christening of the George M and May Louise—two powerful, next-generation tugboats designed to boost operational capabilities along the Houston Ship Channel and surrounding ports. Bay-Houston Towing photo.

Fleet renewal programs keep steady stream of tug orders, deliveries

The NOAA research ship Discoverer in transit prior to launch in late winter 2025. Thoma-Sea photo.

Next-gen research vessels embrace efficient hulls, cleaner propulsion

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The 78'×34'×11' Kieffer E. Bailey, designed by Frank Basile of Entech & Associates and built by Master Marine in 2014, is shown before the 2021 allision. Marquette Transportation photo.
July 29, 2026

Marquette to pay Little Rock $4.3 million for barge allision

The USS Sampson sits inside a containment boom at Vigor Shipyards on Harbor Island in Seattle following a diesel spill during defueling operations. Washington Dept. of Ecology photo.
July 29, 2026

Navy destroyer spills 5,000 gallons of diesel into Elliott Bay

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District plans to dredge Lake Superior harbors (pictured in order) Cornucopia, Wisconsin, Ontonagon, Michigan and Port Wing, Wisconsin this summer through fall. Army Corps image.
July 29, 2026

Corps plans dredging at three Lake Superior harbors

The Richard L. Brooks, built by SAFE Boats International, was funded through a U.S. Department of Homeland Security port security grant. Town of Babylon photo.
July 29, 2026

Long Island patrol boat enters service

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