Pilots represent a small fraction of U.S. mariners, but their impact — safely guiding up to 90 percent of goods into the nation’s ports — is immense. While experience remains the most valuable component of pilotage, training has evolved to…
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project, the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States. The secretaries…
(GALVESTON, Texas) — The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd) that the national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus…
(OTTAWA) — The government of Canada announced on Thursday that it will move forward with the construction of two polar icebreakers under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Both new polar icebreakers will have capacity and ability beyond that of Canada's…
(JUNEAU, Alaska) — The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Docks and Harbors and Global Diving & Salvage, assisted by Coast Guard Sector Juneau, scuttled the derelict tugboat Lumberman off southeast Alaska on Sunday. The Coast Guard cutter John McCormick,…
