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LNG-tanker-Exxon — An LNG tanker. Exxon photo

Russian gas exports to Europe increase

Guest Author

Shell photo

Domestic oil and gas can bring relief at the pump

WorkBoat Staff

Fire is always a concern for operators and mariners. MITAGS Photo.

A strong safety culture will prevent most vessel accidents

Michael Crowley

Bob Denver and Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island (1964), with the S.S. Minnow in the background. Image courtesy of mptvimages.com

Unseaworthiness

Daniel J. Hoerner

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said its environmental assessment foresees 'no significant impact' from up to 800,000 acres of wind energy leases in the New York Bight. BOEM graphic.

BOEM looks at fishermen compensation — but not everyone wants it

Kirk Moore

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

High steel prices curtail hopper barge construction

David Krapf

Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

U.S. Gulf eyeing record year

Jim Redden

Department of Homeland Security image

The negative effects of TWIC

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Freighter-Soo-Locks-USACE-702x336 — A freighter passes through the Soo Locks. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

Infrastructure woes — Part I

Joel Milton

C&C Marine & Repair's 83,350-sq.-ft. facility can accommodate barges up to 320'x75'x20' and is able to blast and paint a standard 30,000-bbl. tank barge or two 10,000-bbl. tank barges in seven-to-10 days. Doug Stewart photo.

On the road again — day 3

Ken Hocke

Steiner Construction's Bubba Steiner standing in front of a soon-to-be-delivered Canal Barge Co. towboat. Doug Stewart photos.

On the road again — day 2

Ken Hocke

Inland towboat for Maritime Partners under construction at Steiner Construction in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Doug Stewart photo

On the road again — day 1

Ken Hocke

MMC — A sample Merchant Mariner Credential. Coast Guard image.

Top five reasons for incomplete MMC applications in 2021

U.S. Coast Guard