Meet the small business owners electrifying Maine’s rural coast.
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
grist.org/energy/meet-...
#Maine #Boats #Climate #Ships #Transportation #EV
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
grist.org/energy/meet-...
#Maine #Boats #Climate #Ships #Transportation #EV
Meet the small business owners electrifying Maine’s rural coast
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
grist.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Meet the small business owners electrifying Maine’s rural coast.
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
grist.org/energy/meet-...
#Maine #Boats #Climate #Ships #Transportation #EV
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
grist.org/energy/meet-...
#Maine #Boats #Climate #Ships #Transportation #EV
Fujian and Shandong at Hainan. Note workboats at bow of Fujian, presumably applying her hull number. Aircraft on deck parked for event style activities. Crew rehearsing formation drills. All the indicators for Fujians commissioning in the near future, plausibly within days. Via BlackSky_Inc/X.
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Fujian and Shandong at Hainan. Note workboats at bow of Fujian, presumably applying her hull number. Aircraft on deck parked for event style activities. Crew rehearsing formation drills. All the indicators for Fujians commissioning in the near future, plausibly within days. Via BlackSky_Inc/X.
The last, for the moment, of my Thames Workboat articles, in which I've tried to capture something of the essential, varied work these little boats with their skilled skippers do along the river. See
thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
April 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The last, for the moment, of my Thames Workboat articles, in which I've tried to capture something of the essential, varied work these little boats with their skilled skippers do along the river. See
thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
Saaremaa based Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats built Bulgarian Border Police's new patrol boat Balchik transited Bosphorus en route to Mytilini (Midilli), Lesbos.
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Saaremaa based Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats built Bulgarian Border Police's new patrol boat Balchik transited Bosphorus en route to Mytilini (Midilli), Lesbos.
From my archives: Some pictures of small tugs or workboats that you can see on the tidal River Thames. DEVOUT, REBEL and EDDIE C.
February 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
From my archives: Some pictures of small tugs or workboats that you can see on the tidal River Thames. DEVOUT, REBEL and EDDIE C.
Busy workboat ANNIE M.
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Busy workboat ANNIE M.
Thames Workboat REBEL.
April 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thames Workboat REBEL.
Busy workboat JOANNIE B heading for Westminster Bridge this morning.
September 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Busy workboat JOANNIE B heading for Westminster Bridge this morning.
Concur 100%. Also applies to workboats. Not taking questions at this time.
August 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Concur 100%. Also applies to workboats. Not taking questions at this time.
River Thames workboat JOANNIE B.
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
River Thames workboat JOANNIE B.
River Thames workboat HUSKY.
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
River Thames workboat HUSKY.
The European Defence Fund’s (EDF) €95 million EUROGUARD program has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and unveiled its 45-meter semi-autonomous prototype hull at the Baltic Workboats shipyard in Estonia 🇪🇺
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
EUROGUARD M-SASV Project Moves From Design To Reality With Hull Presentation
The European Defence Fund's (EDF) €95 million EUROGUARD program has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and unveiled its 45-meter semi-autonomous prototype hull at the Baltic Workboats shipyard...
www.navalnews.com
July 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The European Defence Fund’s (EDF) €95 million EUROGUARD program has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and unveiled its 45-meter semi-autonomous prototype hull at the Baltic Workboats shipyard in Estonia 🇪🇺
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
/2 “Hawboldt is a designer and builder of marine lifting equipment, specialty winches and cranes for the marine industry, including research, defence, commercial, workboats, offshore energy,” says general manager Dylan Wells.
August 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
/2 “Hawboldt is a designer and builder of marine lifting equipment, specialty winches and cranes for the marine industry, including research, defence, commercial, workboats, offshore energy,” says general manager Dylan Wells.
River scene by Lambeth Bridge.
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
River scene by Lambeth Bridge.
The modernized patrol boat Barta was officially commissioned into service with Latvia’s State Border Guard during a flag-raising ceremony in the Latvian city of Liepaja.
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Latvia Commissions Estonia-Modernized Patrol Boat Barta - Militarnyi
Barta is a “second-life” vessel originally built in 2016 by Damen and fully refurbished at the Baltic Workboats shipyard
militarnyi.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The modernized patrol boat Barta was officially commissioned into service with Latvia’s State Border Guard during a flag-raising ceremony in the Latvian city of Liepaja.
militarnyi.com/en/news/latv...
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California has long led the nation in protecting the health of our communities & cleaning up pollution from our ports and waterways. H.J.Res. 210 and H.J.Res. 213 would undermine California’s authority to require cleaner harbor craft, including ferries, tugboats, & workboats operating in our waters.
September 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
California has long led the nation in protecting the health of our communities & cleaning up pollution from our ports and waterways. H.J.Res. 210 and H.J.Res. 213 would undermine California’s authority to require cleaner harbor craft, including ferries, tugboats, & workboats operating in our waters.
Workboats PRONTO and PROTECTOR at their Westminster moorings this morning.
July 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Workboats PRONTO and PROTECTOR at their Westminster moorings this morning.
10/x That stern is a machine. Twenty-four streamer reels, sixteen in a row abreast and eight more forward, each holding up to twelve kilometres of cable. Streamers and gun arrays deploy from two deck levels, with workboats launching from sheltered bays at the waterline.
September 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
10/x That stern is a machine. Twenty-four streamer reels, sixteen in a row abreast and eight more forward, each holding up to twelve kilometres of cable. Streamers and gun arrays deploy from two deck levels, with workboats launching from sheltered bays at the waterline.
Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has called for ministers to intervene in the award of 24 naval workboats to Dutch firm Damen, telling the UK Defence Journal that the decision undermines the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has called for ministers to intervene in the award of 24 naval workboats to Dutch firm Damen, telling the UK Defence Journal that the decision undermines the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sweeney-urge...
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Huge thanks to the 55 volunteers who took part in this year's BCN clean up, to the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society who supplied the workboats to remove the debris and the Canal & River Trust on their workboat for supplying tooling. Over 20 tons of debris was removed from the canal!
#ukcanals
#ukcanals
March 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Huge thanks to the 55 volunteers who took part in this year's BCN clean up, to the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society who supplied the workboats to remove the debris and the Canal & River Trust on their workboat for supplying tooling. Over 20 tons of debris was removed from the canal!
#ukcanals
#ukcanals
white workboats
the only color
on this heron-blue sea
wider than the dreams
of either shore
—M. Kei
#tanka #5lines #Chesapeake #micropoetry #tankapoem
the only color
on this heron-blue sea
wider than the dreams
of either shore
—M. Kei
#tanka #5lines #Chesapeake #micropoetry #tankapoem
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
white workboats
the only color
on this heron-blue sea
wider than the dreams
of either shore
—M. Kei
#tanka #5lines #Chesapeake #micropoetry #tankapoem
the only color
on this heron-blue sea
wider than the dreams
of either shore
—M. Kei
#tanka #5lines #Chesapeake #micropoetry #tankapoem
Echoes of boatlife past on the north Oxford. These old workboats displace a fair wedge of water even at tickover, and I'm a lazy moorer, so was too busy holding my boat back to catch the name as it passed.
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
April 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Echoes of boatlife past on the north Oxford. These old workboats displace a fair wedge of water even at tickover, and I'm a lazy moorer, so was too busy holding my boat back to catch the name as it passed.
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
Shallow Waters and Deep Seas: Maritime Security in the Baltic and High North Post-NATO Enlargement
- Robin Häggblom, Risk Intelligence
- Kyrre Lohne, Kongsberg
- John Mead, JFCBS
- Jüri Saska, Baltic Workboats
Moderator: Johannes Peters, ISPK
Pre-event of #ABCDTallinn
@corporalfrisk.com
- Robin Häggblom, Risk Intelligence
- Kyrre Lohne, Kongsberg
- John Mead, JFCBS
- Jüri Saska, Baltic Workboats
Moderator: Johannes Peters, ISPK
Pre-event of #ABCDTallinn
@corporalfrisk.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Shallow Waters and Deep Seas: Maritime Security in the Baltic and High North Post-NATO Enlargement
- Robin Häggblom, Risk Intelligence
- Kyrre Lohne, Kongsberg
- John Mead, JFCBS
- Jüri Saska, Baltic Workboats
Moderator: Johannes Peters, ISPK
Pre-event of #ABCDTallinn
@corporalfrisk.com
- Robin Häggblom, Risk Intelligence
- Kyrre Lohne, Kongsberg
- John Mead, JFCBS
- Jüri Saska, Baltic Workboats
Moderator: Johannes Peters, ISPK
Pre-event of #ABCDTallinn
@corporalfrisk.com
Here's the link to my latest and final (for the moment) article on central London Thames workboats: thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
Thanks as ever to the very knowledgeable Ben of Liquid Highway for his help www.youtube.com/liquidhighway
Thanks as ever to the very knowledgeable Ben of Liquid Highway for his help www.youtube.com/liquidhighway
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Here's the link to my latest and final (for the moment) article on central London Thames workboats: thetidalthames.com/2025/04/20/t...
Thanks as ever to the very knowledgeable Ben of Liquid Highway for his help www.youtube.com/liquidhighway
Thanks as ever to the very knowledgeable Ben of Liquid Highway for his help www.youtube.com/liquidhighway