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1 month ago | workboat.com | Eric Haun |Michael Crowley

Marine diesel engines have gone through numerous innovative turns since being created by Frédéric Dyckhoff and Adrien Bochet in 1903 in France. Key advancements include the introduction of turbocharging in 1925 and fuel-injection pumps in 1927. Recent innovation has been driven by concerns over the health and climate impacts of diesel fuel emissions.

2 months ago | workboat.com | Michael Crowley

Since 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Office of Marine Safety has published the Safer Seas Digest, an annual report examining actions that jeopardize the safety of vessels, personnel, and the environment. The most recent edition, released in June 2024, examines 31 investigations completed by the NTSB in 2023. The report analyzes the causes of these accidents and offers lessons that can be learned from each incident.

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.

2 months ago | workboat.com | Carli Stewart

Next week, stakeholders from across the commercial maritime industry will gather in San Diego for the 7th National Working Waterfront Network (NWWN) Conference. This biennial event is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the working waterfronts that serve as economic and cultural lifelines for coastal communities.

Jan 24, 2025 | workboat.com | Michael Crowley

Ferries have come a long way in the San Francisco Bay transportation system since John Reed, an Irish immigrant, established a ferry service in 1826. Reed’s vessel of choice was a sailboat he sailed in the Oakland estuary. Over the years, that sailboat would be followed by a variety of vessels, many of which had originated elsewhere but ultimately served to transport people across San Francisco Bay.