(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register outlining pilotage rates for the U.S. Great Lakes pilotage system for the 2021 shipping season. The service has requested public comment…
(NORFOLK, Va.) — Four individuals have been charged for their respective roles in a conspiracy to sell phony U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials in Norfolk. According to allegations in the unsealed indictment, Lamont Godfrey, 42, of Portsmouth, Eugene Johnson,…
(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The Coast Guard is searching for a man who went missing after falling overboard in the Port of Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Charleston received notification at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday from…
(LONDON) — New mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group. This marks a major step forward, building on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce…
(WASHINGTON) — On Oct. 26 in the Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed vessel discharge regulations. The new regulations are being implemented pursuant to the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) of 2018. The EPA is soliciting public…
(NORWALK, Conn.) — Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based Sea Machines’ technology to launch the first autonomous hybrid cargo vessel in the Unites States. Powered by…
(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — After 11 months of review, the engineering and plans for Derecktor Fort Pierce’s new megayacht haul-out basin have been officially approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, paving way for construction to commence once the…
(WASHINGTON) — Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) President Matthew Paxton on Thursday issued the following statement regarding the new Navy League U.S. report "China's Use of Maritime for Global Power Demands a Strong Commitment to American Maritime": “The U.S. Navy…
(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced the designation of the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) as a Marine Highway Project, a first for the state of North Carolina. Marine highways are navigable waterways that can be…
(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards on Thursday delivered USCGC Charles Moulthrope to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 164th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 41st fast…
(WESTON, Conn.) — In response to last week’s repeated calls for industry collaboration at SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization and Innovation Conference and Exhibition , its chief evolution officer, Carleen Lyden Walker, announced the formation of the Global Maritime Information Coalition (GMIC)…
(VALDEZ, Alaska) — A new Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, also known as PORTS, aims to improve maritime safety and efficiency off Valdez, Alaska. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council partnered…
(OTTAWA) — With harvests underway, U.S. grain shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway saw a bump in September, a positive note during an otherwise difficult 2020 shipping season. U.S. grain shipments (from April 1 to Sept. 30) have reached 1.1…
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the award of more than $220 million in discretionary grant funding to improve port facilities in 16 states and territories through the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Port Infrastructure Development Program. U.S. maritime…
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The Los Angeles Pilot Service has taken delivery of two customized 56-foot Camarc Design pilot boats built by Vigor Industrial at its Vancouver, Wash., facility, located on the northern side of the Columbia River. The pilot service…
(VICTORIA, British Columbia) — Seaspan Shipyards on Friday officially delivered the third offshore fisheries science vessel (OFSV) to the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS John Cabot is the third OFSV delivered by Seaspan Shipyards in the past 15 months and completes…
(HONOLULU) — The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, in partnership with local Coast Guard units, is conducting test and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off the south shore of Oahu from Oct. 7 through Nov. 5. The…
(STURGEON BAY, Wis.) — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and VanEnkevort Tug & Barge Inc. have announced the delivery of a new self-unloading barge for operation on the Great Lakes. The new barge, Michigan Trader, measures 740 feet in length, 78 feet…
(NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.) — Maid of the Mist, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York Power Authority and ABB announced that Maid of the Mist, the iconic boat tour that has navigated the waters…
(LONDON) — Two key players in the global shipping industry are trying to restore computer networks and assess the damage from separate cyberattacks this week that are adding short-term complications to supply chains already straining ahead of peak season for…
(CUT OFF, La.) — Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Orsted and Eversource have announced the execution of a long-term charter agreement for the provision of a U.S.-flagged Jones Act-compliant service operations vessel (SOV). The SOV will be engineered, constructed and operated…
Civilian mariners with the Military Sealift Command release anchor chain pins on the submarine tender USS Frank Cable while on deployment in the Arabian Sea. Seafarer unions hope to collect penalty pay for MSC mariners who…
Carnival Corp. reported in early August that it had repatriated all but 1,600 of the 80,000 crewmembers who were aboard its ships at the start of the pandemic. The $100 million initiative required 49 of the…
T/S State of Maine, shown in September 2019 at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, stayed home for students’ sea-term training this year. At right, midshipman Edward Dennis completes a pre-start procedure for one of the ship’s…
