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Powering Up

The world is moving in many directions to combat global warming including a major push to drastically reduce and, at some point, eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Wind energy has emerged as a viable...

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Using Water Power to Propel Free Barges Through Navigation Locks

While there is economic merit to sailing extended length barge trains along inland waterways, the cost of lengthening navigation locks can be prohibitive. It may be possible to use water power to tran...

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Fast Facts: What is a Rossby Wave?

Rossby waves naturally occur in rotating fluids. Within the Earth's ocean and atmosphere, these planetary waves play a significant role in shaping weather. This animation from NASA's Goddard Space Fli...

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National Hurricane Center Introduces Polygon-Based Marine Warnings

The Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to work toward improving services for the “blue water” mariner well away from land. Toward that goal,...

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Port of Oostende to Build Green Hydrogen Plant

The Port of Oostende in Belgium, DEME Concessions and PMV have formed a partnership to build a green hydrogen plant in the port area of Ostend by 2025. The hydrogen will serve as an energy source for...

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Hamburg: Elbe Fairway Widened

Vessels with a combined width of up to 98 meters can now pass each other in a widened section of the Elbe in Germany known as the “passing box.” The five-kilometer stretch now has a width of 385 meter...

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All American Marine to Perform Life Extension Program on USCG Boats

All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has been named the West Coast shipyard by Birdon America, Inc., for Phase I of a contract to perform a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on a number of United State...

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40th Anniversary of the Loss of the Buoy Tender Blackthorn

One of forty 180-foot buoy tenders built during World War II, Blackthorn (WLB-391) was commissioned on March 27, 1944. The principal job of a buoy tender is to service aids-to-navigation. However, as...

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Happy Place

Offshore renewables is probably the only happy place in the commercial workboat sector right now. The development of offshore windfarms is picking up across the globe as is demand for specialized supp...

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Video: High Winds Blow Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Against Pier

During the severe storm that struck northern Norway last week, high winds drove the Hurtigruten cruise ferry Nordnorge hard against a pier at the port of Bodø, Nordland during berthing. The Nordnor...