Kirk Moore

West Creek

Associate Editor at WorkBoat

Associate editor WorkBoat magazine, field editor National Fisherman magazine. Writing and reporting on marine, coastal and environmental issues.

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Articles

Maritime Vulnerabilities: Coast Guard focusing on cybersecurity threats

1 week ago | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

When video of the 984' containership Dali slamming into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge burst onto television screens, many mariners and shipping executives had a common first reaction: Was it a cyberattack? The March 26, 2024, allision at 1:28 a.m. was preceded by the ship’s lights flickering and going out twice before the impact, recorded on Vessel Traffic Service cameras. Then came the urgent warnings from pilots and police stopping traffic on the span.
MAINE: Trump administration terminates Maine Sea Grant

1 month ago | savingseafood.org | Kirk Moore

March 3, 2025 — The Maine Sea Grant program was abruptly ended by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amid sweeping cutbacks to NOAA’s budget. The news came Saturday during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, an annual industry gathering in Rockland that Maine Sea Grant first helped organize in the 1980s.
Trump administration terminates Maine Sea Grant

1 month ago | nationalfisherman.com | Kirk Moore

The Maine Sea Grant program was abruptly ended by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amid sweeping cutbacks to NOAA’s budget. The news came Saturday during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, an annual industry gathering in Rockland that Maine Sea Grant first helped organize in the 1980s.
North Atlantic whale lifespans dramatically lower

2 months ago | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

South Atlantic right whales can have natural lifespans exceeding 100 years, but human-caused mortality has deeply driven down median life expectancy among their North Atlantic cousins to just an average 22 years, according to recent research. North Atlantic right whales are highly endangered, with a population estimated at 372 animals in October 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ill wind: Trump 2.0 reverses course on offshore turbines

Jan 14, 2025 | savingseafood.org | Kirk Moore

January 14, 2025 — Facing the existential threat of a new Trump administration, offshore wind power advocates are mounting their own post-election campaign to win critical support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers and governors.
Ill wind: Trump 2.0 reverses course on offshore turbines

Jan 13, 2025 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

Facing the existential threat of a new Trump administration, offshore wind power advocates are mounting their own post-election campaign to win critical support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers and governors.
Offshore wind industry braces for Trump’s ‘Day One’

Nov 15, 2024 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

With president-elect Donald Trump’s first day in office less than 10 weeks away, offshore wind advocates are trying to assemble a strategy – with few clues to the future other than Trump’s campaign promise to kill wind energy projects. An online panel hosted Friday by the industry group Oceantic tried to peer into that uncertain future.
Vessels of the future? They’re here

Nov 13, 2024 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

The first all-electric harbor tug is at work in San Diego harbor. An old tug – refurbished to demonstrate a complete ammonia-powered propulsion system – sailed on a tributary of New York’s Hudson River in September. Then there’s the electric flying boat, with a prototype under construction and potentially commercial delivery in 2026.
Vessel electrification: e-Wolf and the future of harbor work

Nov 12, 2024 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

Designing and building boats for future electric workboat fleets must focus on four keywords: power, torque, endurance, and range. Repeatable routes, charging infrastructure and local regulations can be other ingredients to making a business case for electrification, said Marcelino Alvavrez, CEO of Photon Marine, who moderated a panel titled “Navigating the waters of vessel electrification” at the International WorkBoat Show Tuesday.
Baltimore bridge collapse ‘the hallmark of all disasters’

Nov 12, 2024 | workboat.com | Kirk Moore

The March 26 ship allision and catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was a stark revelation of U.S. port vulnerability. When the 8,600’ continuous truss span came down, killing six workers, it was the end to a “sequence of poor decisions that are just about the hallmark of all disasters,” said Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten, during a panel discussion Tuesday at the International WorkBoat Show.