Maritime Industry

Metal Shark Delivers New Pilot Boat 1 — Metal Shark photo

Coast Guard makes recommendation for pilot transfers

U.S. Coast Guard

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Lawsuit claims Gulf of Mexico drilling permits violate Endangered Species Act

Kirk Moore

thumbnail_FRC-41 — This is the 164th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 41st fast response cutter (

Bollinger delivers 41st fast response cutter to USCG

WorkBoat Staff

Wilderness Adventurer crew bow wearing masks — Crew of the Wilderness Adventurer wear masks during its August 2020 Alaska cruise that was cut short. UnCruise Adventures photo

FMC issues report on economic impacts of cancelled Alaska cruise season

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NC Ferry system facebook page — Credit: North Carolina Ferry System facebook image

North Carolina ferry system receives DOT Marine Highway Project designation

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Screen Shot 2020-10-22 at 10.18.48 AM — Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 123 new indirect jobs, for a total of 229 new jobs for Terrebonne Parish and the Bayou Region. Louisiana Economic Development photo

Gulf Island to expand shipyard workforce

WorkBoat Staff

pbm-6 — New York has committed $15 million to train local workers and build out port infrastructure. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier photo

Offshore wind will change the landscape of maritime workers’ compensation

WorkBoat Staff

Screen Shot 2020-10-21 at 9.56.50 AM — The NTSB also faulted the Coast Guard for not following an earlier suggestion to require safety management systems on all U.S.-flag passenger vessels and suggested they do it now. National Transportation Safety Board photo

Plenty of blame in 2019 dive boat fire, NTSB report says

Dale K. DuPont

Safer Seas 2018 — NTSB investigators prepare to enter and survey the fire-damaged Caribbean Fantasy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. NTSB photo

NTSB moves forward in meeting federal requirements for open data

WorkBoat Staff

Coast Guard deer swimming — A 29-foot foot Response Boat-Small crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan assisted a distressed deer swimming in Clarence Strait, Alaska, Oct. 17, 2020. Coast Guard video courtesy Station Ketchikan

Coast Guard assists distressed deer swimming in Alaska's Clarence Strait

U.S. Coast Guard

Screen Shot 2020-10-20 at 2.19.16 PM — The all-embracing five-year contract is valued at up to $2.5 million and aligns with U.S. Department of Commerce requirements. Vestdavit photo

Vestdavit wins long-term service agreement with NOAA

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