(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine has secured a contract to construct a research vessel for Bluetide Puerto Rico. The 73-by-26-foot aluminum catamaran will be constructed to U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter T standards for use on both near coastal and…
(WASHINGTON) — President Trump has released the National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan, which sets forth how the United States government will defend the American economy through enhanced cybersecurity coordination, policies and practices, aimed at mitigating risks to the maritime subsector, promoting…
(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — The polar security cutter (PSC) is rapidly progressing through the detailed design phase, and Halter Marine is actively preparing for its construction. In July 2021, Halter Marine will complete upgrades to the launch way area where the…
(BERING SEA) — The Seattle-based Coast Guard cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Tuesday for a logistics stop 30 days into a months-long Arctic deployment to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the…
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The Coast Guard cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the containership CSCL Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man from a disabled sailing vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, approximately…
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) applauds the recent passage of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021. For AWO and the domestic maritime industry as a whole, H.R.…
(KINGSTON, R.I.) — The University of Rhode Island Department of Marine Affairs, in partnership with the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, is conducting an online survey of over 120 U.S. shipyards that build, repair, maintain, modernize and…
(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s effort to recapitalize its aging fleet of research ships took a major step forward on Dec. 31 with the U.S. Navy’s award of a $178 million contract to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC…
(SEATTLE) — Centerline Logistics, a leading national provider of marine transportation services, has acquired Saltchuk Marine Services’ California ship refueling business, currently operated by subsidiary Foss Maritime Company. This major acquisition brings together the combined capabilities of two of the…
(MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio) — Interlake Holding Company has announced the purchase of the assets of Pere Marquette Shipping Company and Lake Michigan Car Ferry Company. The acquisition includes three working Great Lakes vessels: the articulated tug-barge Undaunted-Pere Marquette 41, and…
(CHUKCHI SEA, Alaska) — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), the nation's sole heavy icebreaker, traversed a historic winter latitude Friday during a months-long Arctic deployment to protect the nation's maritime sovereignty and security…
(LOCKPORT, La) — On Dec. 27, President Trump signed into law the omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2021, which included funding for four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) for the U.S. Coast Guard. This increases the total number…
