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Originally built in 2015 by Main Iron Works, Houma, La., the 78' Capt. Robert J. Banta previously operated with Cummins QSK38 engines. Sewart Supply photo

Repower completes Chem Carriers’ transition to an all Mitsubishi-powered fleet

WorkBoat Staff

Significant rainfall throughout the end of April and early May created high flows and unsafe conditions along the Eastern and Central Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, and Oswego Canal. New York State Canal Corp. photo

High water forces New York to open state canal navigation season in phases

WorkBoat Staff

File photo: A littoral combat ship under construction at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Ala. U.S. Navy photo by Shannon Eve Renfroe.

Steel, subsidies, and second thoughts in US shipbuilding

Craig Hooper

The 65’ Fort Ripley now features a new propulsion system and a gyro stabilizer. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding photo.

Charleston pilot boat upgraded with new propulsion and a gyro stabilizer

WorkBoat Staff

The bulk carrier, owned and operated by American Steamship Co., Buffalo, N.Y., was on its first voyage of the season following its winter layup period. U.S. Coast Guard photo

O-ring material caused bulk carrier to lose steering resulting in allision, NTSB says

WorkBoat Staff

The Ursa platform in the Gulf of Mexico. At levels forecasted by the Energy Information Administration, the Gulf would account for about 14% of U.S. oil production and 2% of marketed natural gas production. Shell photo.

Oil and gas drilling declines in Gulf amid market, policy pressures

Eric Haun

Hanwha Philly Shipyard has cited workforce shortages as a major challenge impacting its shipbuilding projects. Hanwha Philly Shipyard photo.

America’s shipyards are hiring — but where are the workers?

Jonathan Barnes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. pumps dredged material from a scow in Toledo Harbor on Nov. 4, 2020. USACE Buffalo photo.

Army Corps launches largest Great Lakes dredging effort at Toledo Harbor

WorkBoat Staff

Image of President Donald Trump and offshore wind turbines via Shutterstock. Creative direction by Doug Stewart.

Trump administration strikes hard at offshore wind

Kirk Moore

The second 557.6'x91.8' vessel in Crowley’s Avance Class fleet of LNG-powered containerships has begun its inaugural commercial operations from the Port of Jacksonville, Fla.,

Crowley adds second LNG-powered containership to Central America, Caribbean route

WorkBoat Staff

Aquinnah formerly served as an OSV in the Gulf of Mexico and is now a freight and passenger ferry serving the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Steamship Authority photo.

Converted OSV joins the Steamship Authority fleet

Eric Haun