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towboat_coal_old_hickory_lock_usace — An Ingram Barge Company towboat pushes coal barges through Old Hickory Lock on the Cumberland River. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

Coal prices in the U.S. rise as global demand surges

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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Deepwater Horizon Explosion — Offshore service vessels battle the blazing remnants of the off-shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. USCG photo.

More Gulf of Mexico leasing won’t reduce oil and gas prices

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WorkBoat Stock photo.

WorkBoat stocks post big losses in June, falling 400 points

David Krapf

Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

NOAA seeks to expand protections for ocean and coastal ecosystems

Kirk Moore

OPM deals with cybersecurity breach — U.S. Army graphic.

Cybersecurity: Hope for the best

Jim Redden

Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of the U.S.Coast Guard Atlantic Area, gives remarks at the Atlantic Area change of command ceremony on May 24, 2022, at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Va. Poulin transferred command to Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday and is now headed to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters for service as the vice commandant. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

A message from Vice Commandant Steven D. Poulin

U.S. Coast Guard

WorkBoat file photo

Towing — Part III

Joel Milton

Golding_pic33 — Golding Barge Line photo

Barge lines and Covid

Pamela Glass

The launch vessel Mrs. Nedra, repowered with a pair of OXE Marine 300-hp diesel outboards. Doug Stewart photo

On the road again — Part 4

Ken Hocke

kayakers-and-commercial-traffic-chicago-river-cc-larry-dostal-ntbs-800x606 — Kayakers and commercial traffic on the Chicago River. Creative Commons/ Larry Dostal via NTSB.

Summertime and safe operations

Capt. Alan Bernstein

The BoatUS Foundation offers GPS-enabled, 406-MHz Personal Locator Beacons for rent, as well as EPIRBs. BoatUS photo

Test your emergency beacon knowledge

New U.S. regional sea level scenarios developed by NOAA and partners will help coastal communities plan for and adapt to risks from rising sea levels. This photo shows flooding in Norfolk, Va., on May 16, 2014. (NOAA photo)

The water is coming

Bruce Buls

Photo courtesy of BMT

Preventing ship collisions