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An orca surfaces as a Seattle ferry passes through Elliott Bay off Seattle. Washington State’s Quiet Sound program is working to cut noise pollution, including that of large ships, in orca habitats like the Salish Sea. NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Quiet Sound project tries slowing Puget Sound shipping to protect whales

Kirk Moore

Matson has contracted with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build three 3,600-TEU Aloha-class container ships for $1 billion. Matson image.

Matson contracts with Philly Shipyard for three ships at $1 billion

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Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission staff hold Sofar buoys at a co-production workshop. James Kendall/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo

Improving ocean data access for indigenous and other coastal communities

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Doug Stewart photo

WorkBoat names its 10 Significant Boats of 2022

Ken Hocke

The El Faro Salute monument pays tribute to the 33 crewmembers who lost their lives in Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1, 2015. It was dedicated Sept. 24 in Rockland, Maine. Photo by Robin Coles

El Faro Salute memorial dedicated in Maine

The Pacific Coast Port Access Route Study is the first comprehensive evaluation of vessel traffic patterns that use Pacific coastal waters off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. Coast Guard image

Coast Guard seeks comments on West Coast navigation study

U.S. Coast Guard

Doug Stewart photo

Registration open for the 2022 International WorkBoat Show

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port-of-nola-krapf — Port of New Orleans. David Krapf photo

FMC seeks comments on whether congestion has created an emergency situation

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Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

North Atlantic right whale #3230 "Infinity" and her calf were struck off the coast of Florida in February 2021. The calf pictured died from the strike. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission/NOAA permit 18786.

NOAA wants stricter vessel speed limits to protect right whales

Kirk Moore

The LCS Sioux City was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in November 2018, the first combat ship ever commissioned at the Naval Academy. U.S. Navy photo

First LCS to operate in the Middle East arrives in Bahrain

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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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