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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

Ben Hayden

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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One of Suderman & Young's Z-Drive Rapport 2600 Class tugs delivered in 2023. S&Y photo.

Suderman & Young selected by EPA grant program for electric tug

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Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157) stand at attention during the commissioning for the cutter held in Seattle, Oct. 24. All article photos belong to the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter

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San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30). HII photo.

Ingalls Shipbuilding launches first LPD Flight II

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TOTE Services president, Jeff Dixon, at the podium during the christening ceremony of the Patriot State. TOTE Services photo.

Marad transfers NSMV to Mass Maritime

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A Senesco Marine employee works on the bowthruster of the hybrid-electric ferry, Capt. Almer Dinsmore. Ben Hayden/WorkBoat photo.

Small Shipyard Grant Program at a crossroads

Ben Hayden