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Jerry Fraser

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Jerry Fraser is a retired commercial fisherman, journalist, the former editor and publisher of National Fisherman, as well as a 2020 NF Highliner award winner.

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A story of piracy, insurance fraud, and murder

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with a container ship. Jay Fleming Photography.

The Baltimore blame game

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A tale of two bridges

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The full year 2025 is forecast at 24.9 million TEU, down 2.3% from 25.5 million TEU in 2024. Shutterstock photo
November 7, 2025

Imports should see slowdown until year’s end, NRF says

Curtin Maritime's new large clamshell dredge is working its first job in the Port of Houston. Curtin Maritime photo.
November 7, 2025

Curtin Maritime's new clamshell dredge is the largest in North America

First two offshore lease sales connected to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are moving forward. Shutterstock photo
November 7, 2025

BOEM moving forward with two offshore lease sales

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued five people from a life raft after their sailboat, Magic Bus, began taking on water 260 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Nov. 6, 2025. Coast Guard photo/Air Station Elizabeth City
November 6, 2025

Coast Guard rescues sailors 260 miles off Cape Hatteras

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