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Icebreaking

VESSEL CONVERSION | USCGC Storis – Rebuilt anchor handler placed into service as coast guard icebreaker

Baird Maritime

26 May 2026

3 min read

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Atlas – Dry dock to support construction of US Navy's future ballistic missile submarines

Baird Maritime

20 May 2026

2 min read

Pilotage

VESSEL REVIEW | Hailong Bay 1 – All-weather pilot boat to serve China's Rizhao Port

Baird Maritime

30 Apr 2026

1 min read

Research, Environment & Training

VESSEL REVIEW | KRI Canopus – Indonesian Navy places large survey ship into service

Baird Maritime

22 Apr 2026

2 min read

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Braveheart – Cargo barge to support Allseas' heavy lift operations in North Sea

Baird Maritime

21 Apr 2026

2 min read

Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

VESSEL REVIEW | China Fishery Administration 33233 – Fisheries enforcement vessel with secondary research support roles

Baird Maritime

17 Apr 2026

2 min read

Research, Environment & Training

VESSEL REVIEW | Wakashio Maru – Survey and navigation training vessel for Japanese technology college

Baird Maritime

16 Apr 2026

2 min read

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Hidramar Ultra 22000 – Panamax-capable floating dock delivered to Spain's Tenerife Shipyards

Baird Maritime

15 Apr 2026

2 min read

Research, Environment & Training

VESSEL REVIEW | Geo Master – Hybrid survey and ROV support vessel for Netherlands' N-Sea Group

Baird Maritime

13 Apr 2026

3 min read

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Ever Safe No 1 – Explosives-carrying boat to support construction projects in Hong Kong

Baird Maritime

02 Apr 2026

2 min read

RIBs and RHIBs

VESSEL REVIEW | Megaptera – Whale watching RIB for operation off South Africa's West Coast

Baird Maritime

31 Mar 2026

3 min read

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Bhagwan Micah – Versatile landing vessel outfitted for offshore decommissioning

Baird Maritime

25 Mar 2026

3 min read

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Research, Environment & Training

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Icebreaking

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Work Boat World

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Rosatom: Construction of Russia's nuclear-powered icebreakers is ahead of schedule

Work Boat World Vessel Reviews

VESSEL CONVERSION | USCGC Storis – Rebuilt anchor handler placed into service as coast guard icebreaker

VESSEL REVIEW | Atlas – Dry dock to support construction of US Navy's future ballistic missile submarines

VESSEL REVIEW | Hailong Bay 1 – All-weather pilot boat to serve China's Rizhao Port

VESSEL REVIEW | KRI Canopus – Indonesian Navy places large survey ship into service

VESSEL REVIEW | Braveheart – Cargo barge to support Allseas' heavy lift operations in North Sea

VESSEL REVIEW | China Fishery Administration 33233 – Fisheries enforcement vessel with secondary research support roles

VESSEL REVIEW | Wakashio Maru – Survey and navigation training vessel for Japanese technology college

VESSEL REVIEW | Hidramar Ultra 22000 – Panamax-capable floating dock delivered to Spain's Tenerife Shipyards

VESSEL REVIEW | Geo Master – Hybrid survey and ROV support vessel for Netherlands' N-Sea Group

VESSEL REVIEW | Ever Safe No 1 – Explosives-carrying boat to support construction projects in Hong Kong

VESSEL REVIEW | Megaptera – Whale watching RIB for operation off South Africa's West Coast

VESSEL REVIEW | Bhagwan Micah – Versatile landing vessel outfitted for offshore decommissioning

Keel laid for future Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker

Chinese porcelain recovered from 18th-century shipwreck off Norway

US research group Inkfish places order for $815m deep-sea vessel

Russian research vessel heads to Arctic to monitor possible radiation from sunken submarine

Saildrone USV fleet to intercept hurricanes with NOAA this summer

Chinese yard launches large offshore survey catamaran

Work Boat World Features & Opinion

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