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Coast Guard

VESSEL REVIEW | CG-320003 – Response boat and interceptor demonstrator delivered to US Coast Guard

Baird Maritime

13 Jul 2026

2 min read

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Gryphon-9 – Russian operator places ice-capable harbour and pilot transfer tug into service

Baird Maritime

23 Jun 2026

2 min read

Pilotage

VESSEL REVIEW | Llanion – All-weather pilot boat for UK's Port of Milford Haven

Baird Maritime

22 Jun 2026

4 min read

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Truck-transportable tug for barge handling and ship assist duties

Baird Maritime

22 Jun 2026

2 min read

Research, Environment & Training

VESSEL REVIEW | Kaiola – Compact and durable dive boat for research voyages off Hawaii

Baird Maritime

17 Jun 2026

2 min read

Coast Guard

VESSEL REVIEW | Soya – Japan Coast Guard's new large patrol vessel boasts icebreaking capability

Baird Maritime

15 Jun 2026

2 min read

RIBs and RHIBs

VESSEL REVIEW | Makai – Fast and agile whale-watching RIB for Hawaii tour operator

Baird Maritime

11 Jun 2026

2 min read

Research, Environment & Training

VESSEL REVIEW | Qiaoyuan – Large survey catamaran to support Chinese offshore energy and construction sectors

Baird Maritime

05 Jun 2026

2 min read

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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

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VESSEL REVIEW | CG-320003 – Response boat and interceptor demonstrator delivered to US Coast Guard

US moves to settle with Keystone pipeline owner over 2022 Kansas leak

China tests rocket retrieval net mounted on sea platform

Seabed mining risks vent mollusc extinction, activist group claims

VESSEL REVIEW | Rasa – Hydrogen-electric tanker takes on waste collection at Lithuania's Klaipeda Port

Work Boat World Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | CG-320003 – Response boat and interceptor demonstrator delivered to US Coast Guard

VESSEL REVIEW | Gryphon-9 – Russian operator places ice-capable harbour and pilot transfer tug into service

VESSEL REVIEW | Llanion – All-weather pilot boat for UK's Port of Milford Haven

VESSEL REVIEW | Truck-transportable tug for barge handling and ship assist duties

VESSEL REVIEW | Kaiola – Compact and durable dive boat for research voyages off Hawaii

VESSEL REVIEW | Soya – Japan Coast Guard's new large patrol vessel boasts icebreaking capability

VESSEL REVIEW | Makai – Fast and agile whale-watching RIB for Hawaii tour operator

VESSEL REVIEW | Qiaoyuan – Large survey catamaran to support Chinese offshore energy and construction sectors

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

China tests rocket retrieval net mounted on sea platform

Seabed mining risks vent mollusc extinction, activist group claims

NOAA awards $99.6m contract for research ship upgrade and maintenance

New naval construction training partnership launched in Albania

OPINION | Mapping the ocean: Australia's leverage in undersea warfare

Workboat News Roundup | July 3 – US icebreaker contracts, and electric hydrofoil pilot boat and more

Work Boat World Features & Opinion

COLUMN | The hidden curriculum: why learning by doing should be the norm in naval architecture [Aft Lines]

OPINION | Mapping the ocean: Australia's leverage in undersea warfare

COLUMN | Courting disaster? Heavy hitters in offshore get their day in court (part one of two) [Offshore Accounts]

OPINION | Expanding frontiers: China's military push beyond the first island chain

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