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Three ways that autonomy is affecting the maritime and offshore service industry

Shelby Huff

John Deere photo

EPA announces $46 million in funding to reduce engine emissions

WorkBoat Staff

deepwater-wind-tower-5-image-2-1024x767 — A Deepwater Wind turbine under construction off Rhode Island with the European jack-up vessel Brave Tern. Deepwater Wind photo.

New Jones Act measure will clarify rules for building offshore wind power

Kirk Moore

rsz_american_duchess_1 — American Queen Steamboat's American Duchess. Ken Hocke photo

Passenger vessel riders are ready to return

David Krapf

rigs-at-dusk-boem — Rigs at dusk. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo.

European majors are top bidders at Gulf lease sale

Jim Redden

Thirty-four passengers and crew died in the dive boat Conception fire. Ventura County Fire Department

USCG may require safety management systems on all passenger vessels

Dale K. DuPont

The vessel is Brix Marine’s third IPS drive catamaran. The first was a 4216-CTC model, the Bob and Betty Beyster, designed and built by Brix Marine in 2019. Bob and Betty Beyster photo

Brix Marine building third IPS-drive catamaran

WorkBoat Staff

Seven of 12 landfalling tropical systems in 2020 each inflicted at least $1 billion in damages along the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coasts, surpassing the old record of four $1 billion storms in both 2004 and 2005. NOAA graphic.

2020 hurricane season shattered U.S. records

Kirk Moore

The ATB is made up of the 4,000-cubic meter, 324'x64'x32'6" liquid natural gas barge Q-LNG 4000 and the 128'x42'x21' 5,100-hp tug, Q-Ocean Service. Q-LNG Transport photo

First U.S. LNG ATB goes into operation for Shell

Ken Hocke

Work Boat Think Tank

A new renewable energy procurement by New York State includes Equinor's planned second phase of developing its 80,000-acre Empire Wind lease in the New York Bight. NYSERDA image.

Equinor wins biggest New York offshore wind procurement

Kirk Moore