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Ken Hocke

Senior Editor

Ken Hocke has been the senior editor of WorkBoat since 1999. He was the associate editor of WorkBoat from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that, he was the editor of the Daily Shipping Guide, a transportation daily in New Orleans. He has written for other publications including The Times-Picayune. He graduated from Louisiana State University with an arts and sciences degree, with a concentration in English, in 1978.

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Golding barge tow — A Golding Barge Line towboat and its tank barge tow. Golding Barge Line photo

Barge shipments of oil drop almost 50%

Weeks Marine Keel Laying PR-Plain — (l-r): Benny Bramblette ESG, Matt D

Eastern Shipbuilding lays keel for new trailing suction hopper dredge

default — The new Metal Shark M48, named Magnet, is the first build in the company

Metal Shark debuts 48-meter catamaran expedition yacht

50016790153_36e9abd1b3_c — Littoral combat ship Oakland. Savannah will look just like this upon its delivery. Austal USA photo

Austal USA christens 14th littoral combat ship

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel on new Weeks dredge

H226BissoDeliveryPR_EDIT — This new Robert Allan RApport 2400 design tugs have been customized by the designer, the builder, and owner to provide specific operational features.

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers new Z-drive tug to Bisso Offshore

2011_November_OTW_DSC_6466-640x336 — Austal USA held christening ceremonies in September 2011 for the U.S. Navy’s first Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV) — the Spearhead. At that time the vessel was called the Joint High-Speed Vessel until the Navy changed it to Expeditionary Fast Transport so

Austal USA completes sea trials for Navy fast transport vessel

Burger - CHICAGO'S EMERALD LADY — This is the third passenger vessel Burger has built for Chicago

Burger Boat launches new cruise vessel for Chicago

Arcosa Marine E2MS 314 — Arcosa Marine launched its first tank barge in July 2019 after reopening its Madisonville, La., facility. Arcosa Marine photo

New tank barge deliveries on pace to beat 2019

C&C Marine delivers new dredge to Texas