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WorkBoat file photo

WorkBoat stocks rebounded in July, gaining 8%

David Krapf

Transportation Workers Identification Credential — Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Fairchild, with the U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Division, checks a port security guard's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) at Young Brothers in Honolulu. U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Luke Clayton

Customer service and finding employees

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Crew and guests should always try and ensure that their ears are drained after being in the water by gently tapping or shaking a tilted head. Incat Crowther image

It’s not all fun and games aboard superyachts

Ken Hocke

Maine Maritime’s current training vessel T/S State of Maine. Maine Maritime photo.

A ship’s homeport is usually the place where it actually resides; Uncle Sam thinks otherwise

Pamela Glass

Cody Foster photo

Don’t be a galley creature — Part I

Joel Milton

Rendering courtesy of C-Job

Houston: The next hydrogen hub?

Jim Redden

These balloons were left at Harley Franco’s driveway following the reversal of his damage awards from a recent lawsuit trial. Harley Franco photo

Harley wins and then loses lawsuit

Bruce Buls

mardi-gras-tug-working-steiner-shipyard-crescent-towing — Crescent Towing's 5,500-hp, Z-drive ship escort/ship assist tugboat at work. Steiner Shipyard/Crescent Towing photo.

COI phase-in period for Subchapter M towing vessels ends

U.S. Coast Guard

Orsted photo

Defense bill amendment is a 'gut punch' to offshore wind projects

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The Freeport LNG facility in Texas. Photo credit Freeport LNG Development LP

Europe’s power pain arrives earlier than expected

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock photo

Admiralty jurisdiction over Corps' dredging contracts

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towboat-hopper-barges-miss-river-2 — A towboat and hopper barges move down the Mississippi River. Kirk Moore photo.

A boost in demand for barge operators

David Krapf

rowan-jackup — A Rowan jackup drilling rig. Rowan Companies photo

Biden administration must act swiftly to implement a final five-year lease sale program

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