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07/03/2025

REGENT Craft announced today its launch of the world’s first full-scale crewed seaglider. The 12-passenger Viceroy prototype named Paladin, recently completed its first on-water tests in Narraga

05/03/2025

Last night, President Donald Trump told Congress that his administration plans to boost U.S. shipbuilding, pledging support for both military and commercial vessel construction. “We are also goi

05/03/2025

https://www.workboat.com/people-products/austal-usa-named-large-company-of-the-year

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., was recognized by Business Alabama magazine as the 2024 Large Company of the Year recently at its annual awards luncheon in Birmingham, Ala. According to Alec

05/03/2025

A deteriorated dock at the Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana collapsed into the water after a barge contact in April 2023, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

05/03/2025

Coast Guard Sector Miami, in collaboration with federal and state law enforcement agencies, terminated 12 illegal charter operations between Feb. 21 through Feb. 23 on Biscayne Bay and the Miami River

04/03/2025

Happy Mardi Gras from the WorkBoat team! ⚜️💜💚💛
Laissez les bons temps rouler—we’ll see you in December at the WorkBoat Show! https://www.workboatshow.com/

Photo: WorkBoat's 2017 Significant Boat, the 92'×38'×17', 5,500-hp, Z-drive ship escort/ship assist tug Mardi Gras, built by Steiner Shipyard for Crescent Towing.

04/03/2025

After 12 days and 1,800 miles at sea, the historic liner SS United States arrived Monday in Mobile, Ala., for a year’s work of preparation before being sunk off Florida as an artificial reef. Th

04/03/2025

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- Ferry operators steer toward reducing emissions.

- Ma*****na testing lives in a gray area for mariners.

- Mariners can derive valuable lessons from NTSB reports.

- Commandant Fagan is the first casualty of focus on DEI.

- New dual-fuel diesel options are coming.

- NSMV Lone Star State floated out

- AAM building hybrid tour boat for Harbor Breeze Cruises

- Wendella Tours & Cruises orders tour vessel from Burger Boat

- Brix Marine delivers RIB to Hawaii Nautical

- Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding builds launch for Delaware Bay Pilots

- RFP for Scripps research vessel

- BAE Systems docks LPD 20

- SJSB building Hal Jones barge...and More!

03/03/2025

The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a step to ease regulatory hurdles for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, issuing an order that reverses a previous policy requiring addit

03/03/2025

Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., recently hosted Dr. Brett Seidle, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA), and Rear Adm. Tom An

03/03/2025

Fairbanks Morse Defense’s (FMD) American Fan business unit has been awarded multiple contracts to supply cooling and ventilation fans for ten Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destro

03/03/2025

Fugro has secured a new five-year contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for hydrographic survey services, extending a 25-year partnership. The contract, part of NOAA

03/03/2025

Flagship Cruises & Events, San Diego, on Friday announced it will develop two fully electric, zero-emission ferries with grant support from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The ferries w

03/03/2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., Long Beach, Calif., is converting a deck barge for use as a specialized platform to catch at-sea rocket landings. The company said it acquired the 2010-built, 400’x105'x25'

27/02/2025

The SS United States approached the last leg of its East Coast transit Wednesday, before its tow turns to the west and its next destination of Mobile, Ala., where the historic liner will be prepared for sinking in the coming months off Florida.

The SS United States approached the last leg of its East Coast transit Wednesday, before its tow turns to the west and its next destination of Mobile, Ala., where the historic liner will be prepared f

27/02/2025

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is taking action against China's efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors. As part of a Section 301 investigation launche

27/02/2025

Italian offshore services firm Saipem plans to merge with Norwegian rival Subsea7 in an all-share deal valued at $4.6 million, the companies announced. The combined company, to be named Saipem7, would