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The 2025 International WorkBoat Show is scheduled for December 3-5, 2025, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Is DOGE fever spreading to the oil patch?

G. Allen Brooks

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Shipboard injuries can be hard to understand

Tim Akpinar

A vessel operating on a two-watch system, where crew members stand watches as either six-on/six-off or equivalent, may be eligible for time-and-a-half credit. TOTE Services photo.

How to receive time-and-a-half credit for your MMC

Nate Gilman

The passenger vessel Cathlamet struck a Fauntleroy terminal dolphin on July 28, 2022, causing $10 million in vessel damage. One minor injury was reported. Shutterstock / NTSB Photos.

Mariners can derive valuable lessons from NTSB reports

Michael Crowley

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Trump’s maritime moment: Big promises, bigger risks

Craig Hooper

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California targets maritime industry over emissions

G. Allen Brooks

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North Atlantic whale lifespans dramatically lower

Kirk Moore

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2025 opens with O&G sentiment shift

G. Allen Brooks

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Know when to audible

Joel Milton

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National Working Waterfront Conference heads to San Diego

Carli Stewart

Past WorkBoat Covers January 1965, 1975, 1985.

WorkBoat Looks Back: January 1965, 1975, 1985

WorkBoat Staff

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Sleep deprivation can be deadly

Joel Milton

The official U.S. Coast Guard verification tool HOMEPORT showing the new officer and rating endorsement names which will no longer match hard copy Merchant Mariner Credentials issued before January 17th, 2025. MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software photo.

Coast Guard updates officer and rating endorsement titles

Nate Gilman