Government

A rendering of an SPSH storage park, connected to a substation and floating offshore wind farm. Sperra image.

Department of Energy awards Sperra $4 million for subsea energy storage project

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In 2022, Marad awarded $4.2 million to Tidewater Barge Lines to acquire equipment that expanded regional barge service on the Columbia River. Tidewater Barge Lines image

Marad awards $5 million for five marine highway projects

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The Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star deployed from Seattle for its annual Antarctic mission Nov. 22. Coast Guard photo.

Icebreaker Polar Star en route to Antarctica

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USS Green Bay (LPD 20) — File photo: Amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) transits Java Sea during Super Garuda Shield 2024, Aug. 31, 2024. U.S. Army photo by Evangelos Wilson.

BAE Systems awarded Navy repair contract

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The grant will improve the Port of Oakland's Outer Harbor infrastructure. Port of Oakland photo.

Port of Oakland awarded $50 million Marad grant

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Naval Strike Missile. Kongsberg photo.

Navy awards Kongsberg $900 million missile contract

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DOT announces $580 million in port improvement project awards

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Metal Shark annøunced the Navy has awarded a new seven-year contract for up to 73 patrol boats worth $290 million. Metal Shark photo.

US Navy vessel planners meet builders at IWBS

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A Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors welder etches the initials of Oceanographer's sponsor, Linda Kwok Schatz, onto a steel plate, honoring maritime tradition. NOAA photo.

Future of the NOAA fleet highlighted at International WorkBoat Show

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IWBS Keynote Breakfast to discuss the current state of the Jones Act

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The truckable tug is powered by twin Cummins diesel motors, Schottel Z Drives, with Arcosa deck equipment and winches. All images provided by Silverback Marine.

Silverback awarded DoD tractor tug contract

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Commissioned in November 1944 during World War II, Smilax is the oldest active Coast Guard cutter and has been recognized as the "Queen of the Fleet" since 2011. Coast Guard photo.

Cutter Smilax marks 80th anniversary in Coast Guard fleet

The cargo vessel Pan Viva departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in mid-October, enroute its intended destination in Kalama, Wash., after being beset by heavy weather.  U.S. Coast Guard photo

Vessel beset by weather departs Alaska

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