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Washburn & Doughty launches tugboat Mary McAllister

Eric Haun

July 13, 2026

Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc. has launched another vessel in a series of new tugboats for McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. Inc.

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The tugboat Mary McAlister was built by Washburn & Doughty Associates and will enter service later this year. McAllister Towing and Transportation photo.

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McClung-class Medium Landing Ships are designed to support U.S. Marine Corps distributed operations and littoral maneuvers, providing the ability to rapidly move and sustain forces in contested coastal environments. Damen image.

Navy Awards TOTE $2.2 billion contract to manage landing ship construction

Eric Haun

July 13, 2026

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The U.S. Navy has awarded a $2.2 billion contract to TOTE Services LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., to serve as vessel construction manager for its new Medium Landing Ship program.

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(Left to right) Chief Warrant Officer Beth Slade, commanding officer of the National Motor Lifeboat School, and Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash, welded their initials into the keel of the first heavy weather surf boat. All photos belong to Rozema.

Rozema Boat Works lays keel for Coast Guard surf boats

Ben Hayden

July 14, 2026

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Rozema Boat Works, Mount Vernon, Wash., held a keel laying ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard's Special Purpose Craft – Heavy Weather 2^nd Generation (SPC-HWX II) on July 8, for the first vessel in the program.

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(Left to right) Chief Warrant Officer Beth Slade, commanding officer of the National Motor Lifeboat School, and Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash, welded their initials into the keel of the first heavy weather surf boat. All photos belong to Rozema.

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Rozema Boat Works lays keel for Coast Guard surf boats

July 14, 2026

McClung-class Medium Landing Ships are designed to support U.S. Marine Corps distributed operations and littoral maneuvers, providing the ability to rapidly move and sustain forces in contested coastal environments. Damen image.

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Navy Awards TOTE $2.2 billion contract to manage landing ship construction

July 13, 2026

WorkBoat toured Silverback Marine in April for an inside look at the builder's production facility, where aluminum workboats are fabricated and assembled, and to learn more about the company's ongoing expansion plans. WorkBoat photo.

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WorkBoat tours Silverback Marine

July 13, 2026

Donjon Marine vessels conduct salvage operations at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The company's fleet supported the complex, months-long effort to clear the shipping channel following the March 2024 bridge collapse. Donjon Marine photo.

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Donjon Marine wins $180 million Navy salvage services contract

July 13, 2026

Berg Propulsion designs and manufactures integrated propulsion and electrical systems for commercial vessels. Berg Propulsion photo.

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Kongsberg Maritime to acquire Berg Propulsion

July 13, 2026

The tugboat Mary McAlister was built by Washburn & Doughty Associates and will enter service later this year. McAllister Towing and Transportation photo.

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Washburn & Doughty launches tugboat Mary McAllister

July 13, 2026

Boston Towing & Transportation photo.

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Boston Tow workers ratify contract, end strike ahead of Sail Boston

July 10, 2026

More than $440 million in upgrades at Coast Guard Base Charleston will expand the installation's capacity to support new cutters and East Coast operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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Coast Guard awards $230 million for Base Charleston expansion

July 10, 2026

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Labor Department awards $40 million to expand shipbuilding apprenticeship programs

July 10, 2026

Vanguard subsea habitat has been installed on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where it will support multi-day underwater research missions. DEEP photo.

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DEEP installs subsea habitat in Florida Keys for long-duration research

July 10, 2026

Peter Morris, a ship fitter at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard uses an angle grinder to touch up a steel grate. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian.

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American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association joins USA Shipbuilding Coalition

July 10, 2026

Ring Power Strengthens Cox Marine Network Across the U.S. South

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Sunken tugboat in a river. Shutterstock photo.

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Total and constructive total loss

June 30, 2026

U.S.-flag vessels have been available for nearly all of the waiver voyages completed so far. Shutterstock photo.

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Jones Act flub

June 25, 2026

A 45-foot response boat medium boat crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle responds to a vessel fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter photo.

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A fire waiting to happen

June 22, 2026

Columbia River Women's Caucus President Capt. Sasha La Greide enters Bonneville locks with tug and barges. CRWC photos.

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Columbia River Women’s Caucus aims to support women mariners, grow workforce

June 17, 2026

Fairbanks Morse Components photo.

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Closing the submarine gap with additive manufacturing

June 16, 2026

The United States has hundreds of small shipyards operating along its coasts, rivers, and inland waterways, collectively employing tens of thousands of workers and handling the majority of the nation's commercial vessel repairs, fishing fleet maintenance, and small-craft construction. Shutterstock photo.

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More funding needed amid strong demand for Small Shipyard Grants

June 13, 2026

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USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211) was christened June 6 at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. General Dynamics NASSCO photos.

Sealift Command christens oiler Thurgood Marshall

Titan, the second vessel in an eight-tug series being built by Master Boat Builders for Maritime Partners, is launched at the Coden, Ala. shipyard. Master Boat Builders photo.

Master Boat Builders launches second Maritime Partners tug

The Regent Viceroy, a 12-passenger electric-powered seaglider, is planned to be delivered this year. Regent image.

REGENT completes Rhode Island seaglider production facility

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