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A fire boat directing water onto the Grande Costa D’Avorio. NTSB.

NTSB urges fire departments to better prepare for ship blazes in port

WorkBoat Staff

Shutterstick photo.

ACBL applies for barge fleeting permits

Ken Hocke

The new towboat David North was christened on April 3 in Nashville. Ingram Marine photo.

Ingram christens latest towboat

WorkBoat Staff

Moose Boats photo.

Moose Boats delivers new catamaran to Santa Barbara harbor patrol

WorkBoat Staff

North Atlantic right whales 'Koala' and 'Curlew' swimming off Stuart, Fla., on Jan. 12, 2025. Blue World Research Institute photo/Joel Cohen/NOAA permit #26562.

Right whales make rare appearance off Florida Panhandle

WorkBoat Staff

The Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse stands as an active aid to navigation at the end of a 2,000'-long breakwater located off the coast of Oswego, New York. USACE/Amy Schneider photo.

USACE awards $9.1 million contract for Oswego breakwater repairs

WorkBoat Staff

An aerial drone view of the ship Grande Costa D’Avorio as fire fighting continued at Port Newark, N.J., July 8, 2023. Coast Guard video image.

NTSB plans hearing on probable cause of fatal July 2023 Newark ship fire

WorkBoat Staff

OpenTug image.

OpenTug secures $2.2 million investment to advance barge logistics

WorkBoat Staff

Crew of the TX-10,00. Xenos Marine photo

Largest heavy-duty vessel ever built in the U.S. christened in Galveston

WorkBoat Staff

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, officially launched its 67th navigation season on Tuesday. Chamber of Marine Commerce photo

A new season begins: St. Lawrence Seaway opens for 2025

WorkBoat Staff

M/G Transport Services operates a fleet of covered and open hopper barges. M/G Transport Services photo from its web site.

M/G Transport Services makes changes to its leadership team

WorkBoat Staff

Increased port fees will curb China’s unfair maritime trade practices and the use of Chinese-built ships, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office. Kirk Moore photo

Will imposing port fees on Chinese-built vessels cause global shipping chaos?

Pamela Glass

A towboat pushes barges of coal into the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Penn. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret.

Make it or break it time for inland waterways construction program

Tracy Zea