Coastal & Inland Waterways

The WEVA project is a joint effort by Concordia Damen Shipbuilding in collaboration with CCM3, Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology, Nobian, Energy TransStore, NRPC and client Lenten Scheepvaart, among others. Concordia Damen Shipbuilding photo

World’s first hydrogen-fueled inland shipping vessel receives provisional approval

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Grain barges. USDA photo

Marad awards $57 million for grain-related port improvements

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Washington ports in 2022 handled the import and export of 15.6 billion tons of containerized cargo and 55.5 billion tons of non-containerized cargo such as automobiles, timber and grain worth $36.5 billion. Port of Seattle photo.

Washington State maritime industries near $46 billion in annual revenue

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The Maritime Innovation Center project at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle will transform a building from 1911 into "the greenest building in the world," says Maritime Blue president Joshua Berger. Miller Hull Partnership rendering.

Port of Seattle moves forward on electrification

Kirk Moore

NOAA says there were record-low water levels along parts of the Mississippi River for the second year in a row. SmartPort photo

Mississippi River hits record low-levels in October, NOAA says

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With an estimated population of fewer than 100 individuals, scientists were lucky to sight Rice's whales during a summer 2023 vessel survey in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Fisheries photo/ Felipe Triana (Permit #21938).

NOAA denies activists’ call for Rice’s whale speed limits

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A dead North Atlantic right whale washed ashore in Virginia Beach Feb. 12, 2023, apparently the victim of a ship strike. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Stranding Response Program photo/NOAA Fisheries permit #24359

Speeding ships and whales: NOAA sees progress, advocates not so much

Kirk Moore

Lyman-Morse landing craft are being used as research, rescue, and workboats for universities, fire and rescue departments, and municipalities. Lyman-Morse Fabrication photo

Lyman-Morse launches new landing craft series

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Built in 1926 by American Boiler Works, Erie, Pa., Tender 4 measures 40'x11'. New York State Canal Corp. photo

New York donates workboat for educational purposes

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Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

Right whale speed limits: NOAA imposed $1.1 million fines for busting 10 knots since 2021

Kirk Moore

The Signet Sirius before leaving the Signet shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. Doug Stewart photo

Signet Marine is changing with the times

Ken Hocke

Re-siding older hopper barges has become the industry’s most cost effective way of trying to maintain a stable fleet size. C&C Marine & Repair photo

Building new is not a barge owner’s only option

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Maritime Partners acquires US Marine Management

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