Viewpoints

Maritime employers have found that drug testing limits their ability to hire workers. Doug Stewart/ Ai-Shutterstock photo.

The highs and lows: Marijuana testing lives in a gray area for mariners

Bruce Buls

A tugboat escorts a containership in the Port of Oakland, California. Shutterstock photo.

California harbor craft face daunting emissions rules

Capt. Alan Bernstein

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Safety at work: An emotional issue

Dan Bookham

Cover image from WorkBoat 1975. WorkBoat photo.

WorkBoat Looks Back: February 1965, 1975, 1985

WorkBoat Staff

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DOE challenges maritime industry to clean up

Pamela Glass

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Is DOGE fever spreading to the oil patch?

G. Allen Brooks

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Shipboard injuries can be hard to understand

Tim Akpinar

A vessel operating on a two-watch system, where crew members stand watches as either six-on/six-off or equivalent, may be eligible for time-and-a-half credit. TOTE Services photo.

How to receive time-and-a-half credit for your MMC

Nate Gilman

The passenger vessel Cathlamet struck a Fauntleroy terminal dolphin on July 28, 2022, causing $10 million in vessel damage. One minor injury was reported. Shutterstock / NTSB Photos.

Mariners can derive valuable lessons from NTSB reports

Michael Crowley

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Trump’s maritime moment: Big promises, bigger risks

Craig Hooper

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California targets maritime industry over emissions

G. Allen Brooks

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North Atlantic whale lifespans dramatically lower

Kirk Moore

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2025 opens with O&G sentiment shift

G. Allen Brooks