Viewpoints

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Climate change power grab heads to court

G. Allen Brooks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

Changes to tug assist protocols could be coming in wake of Baltimore bridge collapse

Pamela Glass

Shutterstock photo

Another undeserved attack on the oil industry

G. Allen Brooks

The delivery of the 8,487 dwt. Empire State marks the delivery of the first government ship built using the VCM contract model. There are currently three additional National Security Multimission Vessels under construction at Philly Shipyard. TOTE Services photo

American shipbuilding with John Graykowski

Ben Hayden

Two missing sections of the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway near Brownsville, Texas, following a 2001 allusion with an inland tow. Nine vehicles went into the water, eight people died. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Deadly bridge allisions

Ken Hocke

The eWolf, the first all-electric, ship assist harbor tug in the U.S. Master Boat Builders photo

Looking back

Ken Hocke

Renewable energy will grow faster than fossil fuels over the next 28 years. However, more of both energy sources are necessary to meet demand. Shutterstock photo

Coloring the offshore drilling market green

G. Allen Brooks

The 1993 Big Bayou Canot Amtrak train wreck is the deadliest train wreck in U.S. history. NTSB photo.

The Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge disaster

Ken Hocke

Army Corps of Engineers staff surveyed damage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. ACE photo.

Dali allision looked like a possible cyberattack

Ben Hayden

Corps of Engineers photo

When is a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver?

Tim Akpinar

BOEM photo

A thumb on the energy scales

G. Allen Brooks

WorkBoat file photo

Ship assist work — Part 5 — Less is often more

Joel Milton

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement may help increase business for the offshore oil service industry. BOEM photo

A helping hand from the government?

G. Allen Brooks