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Union president Harold Daggett, left, with striking International Longshoremens Association members in New Jersey as they started their walkout Oct. 1. ILA photo.

Pressure mounts with second day of ports strike

Oceaneerings's Freedom autonomous underwater vehicle. Oceaneering photo.

Oceaneering wins contract to build remote operations center for US Navy

Matson has contracted with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build three 3,600-TEU Aloha-class container ships for $1 billion. Matson image.

Philly Shipyard cuts steel for new LNG containership

On March 27, 2023, the bulk carrier Sirocco broke free at the Convent Marine Terminal dock in Convent, La., and drifted a half-mile down the Mississippi River. Oldendorff Port Captain photo.

NTSB report highlights bulk carrier breakaway incident

PSA Penn Terminals received their third STS container crane, the latest in a continuing partnership between PSA Penn Terminals and Liebherr. Liebherr photo.

Liebherr delivers STS crane to PSA Penn Terminals

The M/V ARC Endeavor was reflagged to American registry on Sept. 27. ARC photo.

ARC adds RoRo vessel to US-flagged fleet

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool (LPD 29) departing from Ingalls. America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) is visible under construction. HII photo.

HII awarded amphibious multi-ship procurement contracts

Damage to the Hylebos Bridge fender system following the contact. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Incorrect lineup leads to tugboat-bridge allision, NTSB says

Austal USA on Aug. 5 launched the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last ship of the Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship program. Austal USA photo.

Hanwha withdraws bid to acquire Austal

In April 2024, Crowley's tugboat Guard rescued a man overboard in waters off Anacortes, Wash. Crowley photo.

Crowley mariners receive AWO’s HERO awards