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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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WorkBoat file photo

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

Photo courtesy of BMT

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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