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Why support, not sales, drives marine engine success

Eric Haun

March 9, 2026

WorkBoat sat down with Brian Laborde, president and CEO of Laborde Products, to discuss how his family business has carved out a distinct position in the marine engine market.

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Brian Laborde, president and CEO, explains how focus, support, and simple engines help a family business outcompete giants. Laborde Products photo.

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Responders work to stabilize a capsizing tugboat in Fall River, Mass. Fall River Police Department photo.

Tugboat begins to capsize at dock in Fall River

WorkBoat Staff

March 8, 2026

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A docked tugboat began to capsize south of the Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River, Mass., on Saturday, prompting a multi-agency response.

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The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the campus of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., as the site of a new training center expected to begin operations later in 2026. The existing facilities will support expanded training capacity under the service’s Force Design 2028 initiative. Birmingham-Southern College photo.

Coast Guard selects Alabama campus for new training center

WorkBoat Staff

March 5, 2026

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The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the campus of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., as the location of a new training center intended to support service growth and expand training capacity under the Coast Guard’s Force Design 2028 initiative.

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The aluminum workboat Kaiola. University of Hawaii Hilo photo.

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North River Boats delivers research vessel to University of Hawaii Hilo

March 9, 2026

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo.

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BOEM: Outer Continental Shelf holds 65.8 billion barrels of undiscovered oil

March 9, 2026

Brian Laborde, president and CEO, explains how focus, support, and simple engines help a family business outcompete giants. Laborde Products photo.

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Why support, not sales, drives marine engine success

March 9, 2026

USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), the sixth and final Lewis B. Puller-class vessel in the Navy's Expeditionary Sea Base program, was christened during a ceremony in San Diego on March 7. General Dynamics NASSCO photo.

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Navy's final Expeditionary Sea Base ship christened

March 8, 2026

Responders work to stabilize a capsizing tugboat in Fall River, Mass. Fall River Police Department photo.

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Tugboat begins to capsize at dock in Fall River

March 8, 2026

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers was assigned to Air Station Astoria and working in the rescue of a distressed mariner from a commercial ship offshore, according to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard photo.

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Coast Guard aviator dies of injuries suffered during rescue off Oregon

March 6, 2026

The change is expected to save the industry about $484 million annually in compliance costs, the Interior Department said. Shutterstock photo.

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Interior proposes rollback of offshore financial assurance requirements

March 6, 2026

The State of Maine was christened in August 2025 and officially delivered on March 5, 2026. TOTE Services photo.

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Third NSMV State of Maine delivered

March 5, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the campus of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., as the site of a new training center expected to begin operations later in 2026. The existing facilities will support expanded training capacity under the service’s Force Design 2028 initiative. Birmingham-Southern College photo.

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Coast Guard selects Alabama campus for new training center

March 5, 2026

The new vessel will support targeted water-based missions along the Allegheny River corridor serving Cheswick, Springdale Township, and East Deer Township communities. Friends of the Riverfront image.

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Allegheny Valley Regional Police plan river patrol boat acquisition

March 5, 2026

Interlake Maritime Solutions’ 143' WWII-era tugboat Undaunted. Interlake Maritime Solutions photo.

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Contractor hospitalized by tug’s fire suppression system discharge in Michigan

March 5, 2026

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Wheelhouse design and window placement directly affect operator visibility and situational awareness aboard workboats. Shutterstock photo.

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How’s the view?

March 3, 2026

The most successful internal audits provide leadership with an honest assessment of the status of the management system. Shutterstock photo.

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Seek objectivity in your next internal audit

February 24, 2026

Oil prices, although meaningfully lower than this time last year, have not fallen as far as some forecasters predicted. Shutterstock photo.

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Austerity returns to the oil patch

February 20, 2026

A properly drafted and signed contract is legally enforceable. However, just because you have signed the document does not mean that your insurance policy will react to it. Shutterstock photo.

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Don’t sign blind

February 18, 2026

Open hatches can pose safety hazards aboard all vessels, large or small. Shutterstock photo.

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Open hatch: Who’s liable?

February 16, 2026

The combined company is expected to operate a fleet of 73 offshore rigs, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships, nine semisubmersibles, and 31 jackups. Shutterstock photo.

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Consolidation in offshore drilling reflects industry challenges

February 10, 2026

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A contracted crane operator removes a Cummins diesel engine from the towboat Missouri at the Missouri River Project Office, Port of Omaha, Dec. 3, 2025. The engines and generators were transported to Memphis, Tenn., for complete overhaul. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Delanie Stafford.

Engines rebuilt for Army Corps towboats

In May 2020, Overseas Shipholding Group received a 204,000-barrel-capacity oil and chemical tank barge built by Greenbrier Marine for dual-mode ITB service. OSG photo.

OSG’s Sam Norton on the Jones Act, energy security and growing the US-flag fleet

USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), the sixth and final Lewis B. Puller-class vessel in the Navy's Expeditionary Sea Base program, was christened during a ceremony in San Diego on March 7. General Dynamics NASSCO photo.

Navy's final Expeditionary Sea Base ship christened

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