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"Pelican Brand Oysters to PioneerTug and Barge:The Legacy of Cenac Towing Co." by Jason P. Theriot, Page count: 200, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press 2020. $30.00. Ken Hocke photo

A deep dive into Cenac Towing

Ken Hocke

jones-act-tanker-liberty-nassco — The Jones Act tanker Liberty. NASSCO photo.

I'm happy to see the Jones Act strengthened

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Belle of Cincinnati — The Belle of Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of BB Riverboats

Should we be optimistic about 2021?

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Installation einer Windturbine / Installing a wind turbine — A wind turbine under construction. Siemens photo.

Offshore wind to boost demand for diesel technology

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Drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford in south Texas. ConocoPhillips photo

Will operators control production growth?

Jim Redden

Legal-Talk-Generic-Gavel-CC-Blogtrepreneur — Creative Commons image by Blogtrepreneur.

When able-bodied seamen are not seamen

Daniel J. Hoerner

Coast Guard re-establishes navigation aids in Little Egg Inlet, NJ — Members of the Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo

Disappearing buoys — Part II

Joel Milton

brunswick_10_year_safety_milestone — Brunswick Commercial & Government Products celebrates their safety milestone with an employee gathering in April 2017. Brunswick photo

Maintaining a safety culture in the maritime industry – Part II

Richard McCann

Noble Jim Day — The Noble Jim Day is being scrapped in Turkey. Noble Corp. photo

Is the offshore drilling market improving?

G. Allen Brooks

The Alaska fast vehicle ferry Fairweather will now operate out of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea. Bruce Buls photo

Farewell to Alaska’s fast vehicle ferries

Bruce Buls

tow-locks27-miss-river-usace — A tow at Locks 27 on the Mississippi River near St. Louis. USACE photo.

Inland Waterways Users Board has been dissolved, industry wants it back

Pamela Glass

brunswick_10_year_safety_milestone — Brunswick Commercial & Government Products celebrates their safety milestone with an employee gathering in April 2017. Brunswick photo

Maintaining a safety culture in the maritime industry – Part I

Richard McCann

Based on industry analysis, the number of seafarers requiring repatriation after finishing their contracts had declined from a high of around 400,000 in September 2020 to around 200,000 as of March 2021. IMO photo

Crew change crisis is far from over and vaccination issues need to be resolved

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