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A red container ship docked at Massports Conley Container Terminal on Boston Harbor in 2024.

NOAA installs new PORTS® in Boston Harbor

February 17, 2026

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marine commerce

A red container ship docked at Massports Conley Container Terminal on Boston Harbor in 2024.

The WMM is a large-scale representation of Earth’s magnetic field. The blue and red lines indicate the positive and negative difference between where a compass points the compass direction and geographic North. Green lines indicate zero degrees of declination.

Updated World Magnetic Model provides more precise global navigation

August 19, 2025

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World Magnetic Model

The WMM is a large-scale representation of Earth’s magnetic field. The blue and red lines indicate the positive and negative difference between where a compass points the compass direction and geographic North. Green lines indicate zero degrees of declination.

The Navy's USS Halsey performs a Pass-in-Review during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier on December 07, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

NOAA’s PORTS® system to improve maritime safety in Pearl Harbor-Honolulu

May 28, 2025

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marine commerce

The Navy's USS Halsey performs a Pass-in-Review during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier on December 07, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

An uncrewed NOAA surface vessel on the Potomac surveying the river bed for debris. Credit: John Gray/NOAA.

How NOAA experts, science supported DCA aircraft collision recovery

February 24, 2025

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disaster response

response and restoration

An uncrewed NOAA surface vessel on the Potomac surveying the river bed for debris. Credit: John Gray/NOAA.

A tower with sensors sits on a shoreline with a bridge and trees in the background

Navigating New York waterways with real-time data

January 30, 2025

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A tower with sensors sits on a shoreline with a bridge and trees in the background

US/UK World Magnetic Model 2025. Arctic polar stereographic images of declination with the north dip magnetic pole and blackout zone indicated.

Latest World Magnetic Model provides more precise navigational data

December 17, 2024

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US/UK World Magnetic Model 2025. Arctic polar stereographic images of declination with the north dip magnetic pole and blackout zone indicated.

March 28, 2024: View from NOAA King Air N68RF during a navigation survey following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge and the MV Dali, which collided into it, are visible.

NOAA science, experts, assets responding 24/7 to Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster

April 2, 2024

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disaster response

response and restoration

March 28, 2024: View from NOAA King Air N68RF during a navigation survey following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge and the MV Dali, which collided into it, are visible.

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

5 ways historic lighthouses and modern science come together at NOAA

August 7, 2023

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Heritage stories

climate impacts

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Effort to sync waterway names will improve maritime safety, efficiency

October 25, 2022

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An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

The fastest-growing port in Texas just got even safer

October 4, 2022

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marine commerce

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

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