Bluewater

A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of Oceanographer's sponsor, Linda Kwok Schatz, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship in keeping with maritime tradition. (NOAA) NOAA photo

Thoma-Sea Marine holds keel-laying ceremony for oceanographic research ship

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Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s eco-friendly dredge Carolina is working on the ship channel project. Port Houston photo

Houston port begins $1 billion ship channel expansion

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'Blue economy' contributed $361 billion to GDP in 2020, Department of Commerce says

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Preventing ship collisions

The Biden administration proposes to create a marine sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon, the undersea gorge that runs from southeast of New York Harbor through the outer continental shelf. Graphic does not represent any boundary line. NOAA image.

Biden administration proposes Hudson Canyon marine sanctuary

Kirk Moore

Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in and operates a fleet of 37 mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of 27 ultra-deepwater floaters and 10 harsh environment floaters. Transocean web page photo

Transocean signs $181 million extension for harsh environment semisubmersible

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WorkBoat travels near the top of the world to witness new hybrid technology

Jeremiah Karpowicz

The APL containership President Eisenhower operating near San Francisco in 2019. Source: San Francisco Bar Pilots, MarineTraffic.com

NTSB determines cause of 2021 containership fire

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Despite many initiatives, women are still under-represented in the maritime industry and make up just 2% of the world’s estimated 1.2 million seafarers. IMO photo

Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers

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Women are climbing the maritime career ladder, Caribbean port official says

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Maersk is planning a new class of methanol-fueled 16,000 TEU container vessels. Maersk rendering.

Maersk, buoyed by high ocean freight rates, reports record earnings

Pamela Glass

Shipping containers were piled at Terminal 46 in Seattle as the container vessel CMA CGM Gemini waited nearby. Kirk Moore photo.

Another $234.3 million added to boost U.S. port infrastructure

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West Coast container terminals like the one here in Seattle are seeing an increase in retail volume. Kirk Moore photo.

U.S. ports set new record for imports

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