Viewpoints

The 1993 Big Bayou Canot Amtrak train wreck is the deadliest train wreck in U.S. history. NTSB photo.

The Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge disaster

Ken Hocke

Army Corps of Engineers staff surveyed damage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. ACE photo.

Dali allision looked like a possible cyberattack

Ben Hayden

Corps of Engineers photo

When is a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver?

Tim Akpinar

BOEM photo

A thumb on the energy scales

G. Allen Brooks

WorkBoat file photo

Ship assist work — Part 5 — Less is often more

Joel Milton

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement may help increase business for the offshore oil service industry. BOEM photo

A helping hand from the government?

G. Allen Brooks

Members of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Cooperative talk with students at the Northwest Maritime Center Career day. Bruce Buls photo.

Introducing kids to maritime careers

Bruce Buls

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with a container ship. Jay Fleming Photography.

The Baltimore blame game

Jerry Fraser

In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deepwater oil and gas development that is Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

Is Shell Oil showing how to manage the energy transition?

G. Allen Brooks

NTSB investigators boarded the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024. Peter Knudson/NTSB photo.

Baltimore bridge collapse shows U.S. ports vulnerable

Kirk Moore

ACE photo

A tale of two bridges

Jerry Fraser

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with the 984’x157’ container ship Dali, which was outbound from Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fleming Photography Ⓒ

Key Bridge mistake

Bruce Buls

Legal issues surrounding offshore oil and gas operations are complicated. BP photo

Offshore operations: State, local and federal legal complexities