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Coast Guard Cutter Taney hosts memorial ceremony — The Coast Guard Cutter Taney hosts a memorial ceremony Dec. 7, 2009, commemorating the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack Dec. 7, 1941. Out of the 101 U.S. fighting ships present in Hawaiian waters on the day of the attack, the Taney is the only one .

Dealing with Confederate imagery on vessels

Pamela Glass

Western Towboat — Western Towboat image

Corona crazy

Bruce Buls

WB-02-06-2020-lead-jpg — Ken Hocke photo

Protecting you and your workers

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towboat_under_construction_gulf_island_fabrication — A towboat under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards. Gulf Island Fabrication photo.

Workboat stocks post strong second quarter

David Krapf

MV Champion crew change 2 copy — If the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic emulated the workboat industry’s, the country would be in better shape. Campbell Transportation photo

Covid-19: Workboat industry has been proactive

David Krapf

Dominion Energy CVOW-installation-photo — The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo

Offshore wind in waiting in the Gulf

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Belle of Cincinnati copy — The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo

Covid-19 reopening blues

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N95 PPE — Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) image

How could we not see this coming? — Part II

WorkBoat Staff

Biden VP candidate is inland waterways advocate

Pamela Glass

Empire State SUNY (800x535) — An additional $300 million to replace the aging training ships at New York and Massachusetts maritime academies was appropriated in 2019. SUNY Maritime photo

What is an ordinary vessel?

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Bay Mist Casco Lines — Maintenance and cure provides coverage for injury and illness that affects crewmembers while they are signed on and in service to the ship. But what about when a passenger falls ill due to covid-19? This is unchartered territory. Casco Bay Lines photo

Covid-19: What’s covered?

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WSF Olympic class Samish — The Olympic-class ferry Samish. Washington State Ferries photo

Face masks and ferries

Bruce Buls

In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deep-water oil and gas development that is Shell

Deepwater development is holding steady

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