Maritime Industry

Eastern-Offshore-Patrol-Cutter-rendering — The 360'x54' cutter will be powered by two FM|MAN 16V 28/33D STC diesel engines, each rated at 7,280 kW (9,760 hp at 1,000 rpm) propulsion power. Eastern Shipbuilding Group rendering

McFadyen tapped to lead Fairbanks Morse’s aftermarket business

WorkBoat Staff

1000w_q95 — Members of the Coast Guard, Kodiak fire department and Kodiak emergency medical personnel transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Station Kodiak after the man sustained a leg injury on the F/V Nordic Cross. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard interdicts 22 Cuban migrants at Cay Sal Bank

WorkBoat Staff

Thunder-Horse-GOM-BP-e1515169421756-702x336 — A government policy to rapidly transition the U.S. economy to zero carbon emissions, despite the physical limitations on the speed of such a move, will alter the energy investment landscape. BP photo

A Most Happy Fella? Maybe Not.

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Thunder-Horse-GOM-BP-e1515169421756-702x336 — A government policy to rapidly transition the U.S. economy to zero carbon emissions, despite the physical limitations on the speed of such a move, will alter the energy investment landscape. BP photo

A Most Happy Fella? Maybe Not.

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Black sea bass Sandy Hook lab — Wild black sea bass in a 32,000-gallon research aquarium at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook, N.J.

NOAA scientists study how offshore wind construction noise may affect black sea bass

Kirk Moore

Kirby Cottle_DSC0695 — Kirby's 2,680-hp towboat Cottle pushes a tank barge tow near Houston. Kirby Corp. photo

Refined product drop hits inland marine sector

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Screen Shot 2020-11-03 at 10.50.25 AM — Tidewater's 3,490-dwt Cindy Brown Tide is among the growing number of PSVs stacked in the Gulf of Mexico. Tidewater Inc. photo

Distressed Gulf of Mexico looks to mid-2021

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Will we still need oil in 2050?

WorkBoat Staff

Screen Shot 2020-10-30 at 12.56.15 PM — The barge's primary mission is to deliver jet fuel to support U.S. Navy assets. The Shearer Group photo

Southwest Shipyard delivers Shearer Group-designed 23K barrel tank barge

WorkBoat Staff

Kirby-702x336 — The Houston-based barge line posted $27.4 million net earnings over the third quarter of 2019, a 43% drop compared to $48 million in the same quarter of 2019.

Hurricanes, Covid-19 impact Kirby’s earnings report

Pamela Glass

The so-called liability shield

Maritime companies must wait for immunity from Covid-19 lawsuits

Pamela Glass