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November 6, 2024

Southern roots: Steiner Shipyard delivers Maine ferry

Ben Hayden

Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the new passenger/vehicle ferry Charles Norman Shay to the Maine Department of Transportation in Portland. Mike Cohen photo.

The Loper-Bright ruling could impact the maritime industry, possibly offering shipyards and vessel owners "more opportunities to challenge agency actions." WorkBoat photo.

November 6, 2024

Understanding the overturn of the Chevron deference

Ben Hayden

Damen constructed the second phase of Island Class Ferries during the Coronavirus pandemic. Damen photo

November 6, 2024

Damen lays keel for first two of four fully electric ferries for Canada

WorkBoat Staff

October 7, 2024

WorkBoat October 2024

WorkBoat Staff

Latest News

Donald Trump speaks at an event where he addresses his approach to the November election and criticizes the Biden administration’s offshore wind energy plans, emphasizing his stance on traditional energy sources over renewable initiatives. Shutterstock photo.

Trump reversal looms for offshore wind

WorkBoat Staff

The cargo vessel Pan Viva departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in mid-October, enroute its intended destination in Kalama, Wash., after being beset by heavy weather.  U.S. Coast Guard photo

Vessel beset by weather departs Alaska

WorkBoat Staff

One of Suderman & Young's Z-Drive Rapport 2600 Class tugs delivered in 2023. S&Y photo.

Suderman & Young selected by EPA grant program for electric tug

WorkBoat Staff

WorkBoat archive photo.

WorkBoat looks back: November 1964, 1974, 1984

WorkBoat Staff

Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the new passenger/vehicle ferry Charles Norman Shay to the Maine Department of Transportation in Portland. Mike Cohen photo.

Southern roots: Steiner Shipyard delivers Maine ferry

Ben Hayden

Viewpoints

The Loper-Bright ruling could impact the maritime industry, possibly offering shipyards and vessel owners "more opportunities to challenge agency actions." WorkBoat photo.

Understanding the overturn of the Chevron deference

Ben Hayden

Notice of Rejected Incomplete Application form that the Coast Guard will provide to mariners if they have any issues on their MMC application. MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software photo.

Coast Guard to reject all incomplete MMC applications starting in December

Nate Gilman

Shutterstock photo

Oil price drop to temper industry activity?

G. Allen Brooks

The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo.

Drills are an essential part of our lives

Capt. Alan Bernstein

The Central Atlantic call area for future wind energy development would infringe on critical fishing grounds for sea scallop and menhaden, commercial fishing advocates say. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management graphic.

Is BOEM not learning from mistakes with fishermen?

Kirk Moore

Shipbuilding

Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the new passenger/vehicle ferry Charles Norman Shay to the Maine Department of Transportation in Portland. Mike Cohen photo.

Southern roots: Steiner Shipyard delivers Maine ferry

Ben Hayden

Damen constructed the second phase of Island Class Ferries during the Coronavirus pandemic. Damen photo

Damen lays keel for first two of four fully electric ferries for Canada

WorkBoat Staff

The new M/V Claire Ellen towboat was built by Blakeley BoatWorks. Blakeley BoatWorks photo.

Blakeley BoatWorks delivers towboat to Cooper Marine

WorkBoat Staff

A rendering of the Chartwell-designed daughter craft. Chartwell image.

Derecktor Shipyards to build daughter craft for Crest service operation vessel

WorkBoat Staff

The 10 new ships from Chesapeake begin with the delivery of American Legend. ACL photo

ACL to build 10 new U.S. ships in the next three years

WorkBoat Staff

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Wind

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

US offshore wind developers look to higher prices amid election uncertainty

WorkBoat Staff

BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens signed an MOU Oct. 29 at the Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. American Clean Power photo.

Offshore wind agreement signed by BOEM, Department of Defense

WorkBoat Staff

Wind companies bid $22 million for Gulf of Maine leases

WorkBoat Staff

The Central Atlantic call area for future wind energy development would infringe on critical fishing grounds for sea scallop and menhaden, commercial fishing advocates say. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management graphic.

Is BOEM not learning from mistakes with fishermen?

Kirk Moore

Ocean Harvesters says its nine menhaden fishing vessels based in Virginia would not be able to operate around future offshore wind turbine arrays. Ocean Harvesters photo.

Scallop, menhaden fishermen call to cut back Mid-Atlantic wind areas

WorkBoat Staff

Offshore

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China's economy and oil prices

G. Allen Brooks

C-Innovation's subsea construction vessels, C-Constructor and MV Holiday, are set to support a multiyear IMR contract with bp. C-Innovation photo

bp awards multiyear IMR contract to C-Innovation

WorkBoat Staff

Hurricane Milton 'explosively' intensified into a category 5 storm Monday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. NOAA GOES-16 satellite image.

Hurricane Milton ‘explosively intensifies’ to category 5

WorkBoat Staff

As a Coast Guard helicopter hovers, a sailor and his dog abandon ship 25 miles off Sanibel Island, Fla, during Hurricane Helene. Coast Guard video image.

Sailor and his dog rescued during Hurricane Helene

WorkBoat Staff

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Meet the Gulf of Mexico’s private offshore diving contractors

Patrick Zeitler

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