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…
(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard issued a waterway restriction Tuesday to all vessel traffic on the Lower Mississippi River near the I-40 bridge (Hernando de Soto Bridge) in Memphis, Tenn. The waterway restriction closes the river to all…
(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…
