Recently added articles from Workboat:
What will the show tell us?(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2009; ... For WorkBoat's editorial staff, we view the International WorkBoat Show as the annual barometer of the commercial marine industry's health. Sure, our staff regularly visits shipyards and attends vessel christenings and other industry events that provide us with insight into how ...
OSV captain is worried about the future.(MailBag)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2009; ... As a crewboat captain, I am completely terrified that my career in the oilfield is about to end. The company that I work for has been around for a long time and has a pretty good reputation. However, a good track record doesn't seem to get us work anymore. I am sitting at a dock ...
Says hydraulic hoses and fittings seldom fail.(MailBag)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2009; ... In the article "Pollution Preventer," (October 2009) the caption under the winch photo (on page 54) reads: "Hydraulic hoses and fittings, like on this winch, often fail and leak oil." It should state "seldom" fail and leak. At last year's Workboat Show conference panel "Being ...
Early license renewals should be postdated.(MailBag)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2009; ... I have read and heard the horror stories about the National Maritime Center, so I made sure to get my license renewal and MMD in early. My license expires in March 2010, so I figured I'd get it started in September. I went in to the Baltimore office for processing and was out ...
USCG issues TOARs for ATBs.(MailBag)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2009; ... I read Joel Milton's November column about ATBs and license endorsements. ("The ATB licensing dilemma," page 10.) You are correct in that an ATB is an entirely different vessel than that of the traditional tug and barge relationship. I'm not sure if this is widely known in the ...