Viewpoints

A visual simulation of what the Ocean Wind turbines would look like from the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. Ørsted image.

BOEM presses wind studies, but U.S. projects may lag

Kirk Moore

Wilderness Adventurer crew bow wearing masks — Crew of the Wilderness Adventurer wear masks during its August Alaska cruise that was cut short. UnCruise Adventures photo

Mask requirement for persons aboard commercial vessels

U.S. Coast Guard

Oil-traders-Houston-CC-oil-industry-news — Oil traders at work in Houston. Creative Commons photo by Oil Industry News.

Oil up on global demand hopes

Guest Author

Seaman SIU — Seafarers International Union photo

Be careful when lifting items

Joel Milton

Passenger vessel operators are faced with a dearth of licensed mariners. David Krapf photo

Where are all the workers?

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Oil-traders-Houston-CC-oil-industry-news — Oil traders at work in Houston. Creative Commons photo by Oil Industry News.

No peaking of oil demand yet

Jim Redden

"Pelican Brand Oysters to PioneerTug and Barge:The Legacy of Cenac Towing Co." by Jason P. Theriot, Page count: 200, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press 2020. $30.00. Ken Hocke photo

A deep dive into Cenac Towing

Ken Hocke

jones-act-tanker-liberty-nassco — The Jones Act tanker Liberty. NASSCO photo.

I'm happy to see the Jones Act strengthened

Guest Author

Belle of Cincinnati — The Belle of Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of BB Riverboats

Should we be optimistic about 2021?

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Installation einer Windturbine / Installing a wind turbine — A wind turbine under construction. Siemens photo.

Offshore wind to boost demand for diesel technology

Guest Author

Drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford in south Texas. ConocoPhillips photo

Will operators control production growth?

Jim Redden

Legal-Talk-Generic-Gavel-CC-Blogtrepreneur — Creative Commons image by Blogtrepreneur.

When able-bodied seamen are not seamen

Daniel J. Hoerner

Coast Guard re-establishes navigation aids in Little Egg Inlet, NJ — Members of the Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo

Disappearing buoys — Part II

Joel Milton