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Southern Towing's 3,800-hp, 120-foot towboat Scott Stegbauer. Southern Towing photo

Sleep and the back watch

Joel Milton

A passenger vessel operates on the Mississippi River in St. Louis. David Krapf photo

Covid-19: Spotlight on the mental health of mariners

U.S. Coast Guard

Transocean's Deepwater Asgard drillship has a maximum drilling depth of 40,000 feet. Transocean photo

Back to work in the Gulf

Jim Redden

NOAA Climate.gov image

NOIA adopts new climate change position and principles

Guest Author

Crack in the I-40 bridge, called the Hernando de Soto Bridge, over the Mississippi River at Memphis. Tennessee Department of Transportation photo

Closed bridge idles barges, underscores need for national infrastructure fix

Pamela Glass

The first Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel is currently being built by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard for Dominion Energy. Dominion Energy rendering

Offshore wind analysts temper Jones Act assessment

Kirk Moore

Recreational fishing around the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island. Ørsted says the five-turbine pilot project has shown wind turbine projects can be an "enhanced fishing destination." Ørsted photo.

It's in the Wind

Ken Hocke

A visual simulation of what the Ocean Wind turbines would look like from the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. Ørsted image.

BOEM presses wind studies, but U.S. projects may lag

Kirk Moore

Wilderness Adventurer crew bow wearing masks — Crew of the Wilderness Adventurer wear masks during its August 2020 Alaska cruise that was cut short. UnCruise Adventures photo

Mask requirement for persons aboard commercial vessels

U.S. Coast Guard

Oil-traders-Houston-CC-oil-industry-news — Oil traders at work in Houston. Creative Commons photo by Oil Industry News.

Oil up on global demand hopes

Guest Author

Seaman SIU — Seafarers International Union photo

Be careful when lifting items

Joel Milton

Passenger vessel operators are faced with a dearth of licensed mariners. David Krapf photo

Where are all the workers?

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Oil-traders-Houston-CC-oil-industry-news — Oil traders at work in Houston. Creative Commons photo by Oil Industry News.

No peaking of oil demand yet

Jim Redden