Work Boat World Features & Opinion

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Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW | Bahamian Islanders on the Maritime Highway: Wrecking to Make a Reckoning

Dr Neil Baird
Map of Hawaii
Maritime Archaeology

FEATURE | DNA discovery reveals Easter Island seafarers were Hawaii's first settlers

Reuters
Sea of Treasures cover
Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW | Sea of Treasures: A Cultural History of Ancient Indian Ocean Trade

Dr Neil Baird
Nikumaroro Island in the western Pacific
Maritime Archaeology

FEATURE | Fresh clue in Amelia Earhart disappearance sparks new Pacific expedition

Reuters
COLUMN | Back on track? US icebreaker construction; Anduril invests in naval submarine manufacturing; war and how it creates business opportunities for billionaires [Offshore Accounts]
Security

COLUMN | Back on track? US icebreaker construction; Anduril invests in naval submarine manufacturing; war and how it creates business opportunities for billionaires [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
The fast ferry SH-Galata 2 underway in the Bosphorus Strait just outside Istanbul
Ferry

COLUMN | Science versus subversion: dispelling claims of "magic hulls" that promise improved efficiency [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Blue shark
Research, Environment & Training

FEATURE | Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions

Reuters
A beach on Saint Martin in the Caribbean (east of Puerto Rico) covered in Sargassum seaweed on November 19, 2011
Research, Environment & Training

FEATURE | As sargassum seaweed piles up, Caribbean bets on boats, barriers and biofuel

Reuters
A shipyard in Gdynia, Poland
Shipping

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

John Kecsmar
The Royal Australian Navy multi-role aviation training vessel ADV Sycamore
Research, Environment & Training

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

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

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

Hieronymus Bosch
The People's Liberation Army Navy Type 055D destroyers Dongguan (nearest to camera) and Anqing. Both ships entered service in March 2026.
Naval

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

Joe Keary
Best Large Buoy Tender – Pole Star
Other Workboats

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Buoy Tender – Pole Star – OSK Design, Seaplace & Astilleros Gondan

Baird Maritime
Best Medium Pilot Boat – Hamburg Pilot 3
Pilotage

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Pilot Boat – Hamburg Pilot 3 – Baltic Workboats

Baird Maritime
Ghost Shark autonomous submarine
Naval

OPINION | A priority for India–Australia cooperation: underwater domain awareness

Sarabjeet S Parmar
Best Large Pilot Boat – Foundation Pilot
Pilotage

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Pilot Boat – Foundation Pilot & Chebucto Pilot – Armon Shipyard

Baird Maritime
Best Landing Craft – Cape Gloucester
Other Workboats

AWARDS 2025 | Best Landing Craft – Cape Gloucester – Periscope Naval Architects & Fodico Marine Group

Baird Maritime
Best Medium Research Vessel – North Wind
Research, Environment & Training

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Research Vessel – North Wind – Teknicraft Design

Baird Maritime
Best Large Research Vessel – CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk
Research, Environment & Training

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Research Vessel – CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk – Vard Marine & Seaspan Shipyards

Baird Maritime
Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thorardottir
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

AWARDS 2025 | Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thordardottir – Armon Shipyard

Baird Maritime
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