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Bay Mist Casco Lines — Maintenance and cure provides coverage for injury and illness that affects crewmembers while they are signed on and in service to the ship. But what about when a passenger falls ill due to covid-19? This is unchartered territory. Casco Bay Lines photo

Covid-19: What’s covered?

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WSF Olympic class Samish — The Olympic-class ferry Samish. Washington State Ferries photo

Face masks and ferries

Bruce Buls

In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deep-water oil and gas development that is Shell

Deepwater development is holding steady

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danica-crewing-shipowner — The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will continue to disrupt the manning of vessels well in to 2021. Danica Crewing Services website image

Covid-19 measures prove costly for crewing sector

WorkBoat Staff

How could we not see this coming? — Part I

WorkBoat Staff

olga_maersk_cc_glen — APM Terminals, a subsidiary of global shipping company A.P. Moller - Maersk, was affected by a massive cyberattack in June 2017. Creative Commons photo by Glen.

One virus is enough

David Krapf

Seacor AHTS Amelia 2017 — Seacor AHTSes stacked in Amelia, La. IHS Markit photo

Gulf OSV demand continues to fall

WorkBoat Staff

Deepwater Horizon oil spill response — Seacor Holdings' Seacor Lee OSV. USCG photo.

Celebrating the Jones Act on its centennial

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Ursa-HIRES — The Kaikias subsea development sends production from its four wells to the Ursa hub in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

Storms everywhere for the offshore industry

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towboat_coal_old_hickory_lock_usace — An Ingram Barge Company tow boat pushes coal barges through Old Hickory Lock on the Cumberland River Oct. 6, 2016. The lock and dam is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

Keeping vessels working and mariners safe

Pamela Glass

Titanic — A photo mosaic of the Titanic. National Geographic screenshot

Should the Titanic’s iconic Marconi telegraph be salvaged?

Pamela Glass

WB-05-28-2020-blog-jpg — The majority of the information comes directly from the engine manufacturers, and some from engine company websites. Cummins Inc. photo

2020 Diesel Directory: Look for it in the July issue

Ken Hocke

Belle of Cincinnati copy — The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo

Covid-19 confusion is everywhere

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