“An Increasingly Fragmented Maritime System”
24 Sep

“An Increasingly Fragmented Maritime System”

Tim HenryMaritime News
More than 200 shipping and trade groups are urging the U.S. government to extend its suspension of fees targeting China-built vessels, the latest sign of growing tension over national trade policies that maritime officials warn are fragmenting the international shipping system. The International Chamber of Shipping and 209 U.S. and international trade associations called on the Office of the U.S.…
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Coast Guard unveils sexual assault prevention plan, sets deadlines for reforms
19 Sep

Coast Guard unveils sexual assault prevention plan, sets deadlines for reforms

Tim HenryMaritime News
The Coast Guard has released a 17-point action plan aimed at preventing sexual assault and improving support for survivors, putting specific deadlines and measures of success behind a broader strategy unveiled earlier this year. The Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery Action Plan (SAPRR) assigns a lead office, completion date and performance measure to each of its 17 actions, which…
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Port of Long Beach Reports Best August on Record
14 Sep

Port of Long Beach Reports Best August on Record

Tim HenryMaritime News
(LONG BEACH) Capt. Stacey Crecy, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, joined Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba to announce the Port’s busiest August on record and the fifth-strongest month in the Port’s 115-year history. The Port of Long Beach moved 919,992 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, up 2% from August 2025. Imports rose 3.6%…
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Safety Alert: Coast Guard warns of aging fiberglass lifeboats
08 Sep

Safety Alert: Coast Guard warns of aging fiberglass lifeboats

Tim HenryMaritime News
The U.S. Coast Guard is urging vessel owners and operators to pay closer attention to the condition of aging fiberglass lifeboats following a casualty in which a 23-year-old boat suffered a structural failure and unintentionally released while being lowered. In a Sept. 2 Safety Alert, the Coast Guard said that fiberglass supporting the lifeboat's forward hook assembly failed during launch,…
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Lyman-Morse to Build Advanced Research Vessel for Maryland DNR
03 Sep

Lyman-Morse to Build Advanced Research Vessel for Maryland DNR

Tim HenryMaritime News
(THOMASTON, Maine) LM Workboats, a division of Lyman-Morse, is under contract to build a specially designed 59-foot aluminum Research Vessel to support scientific and field operations for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, supporting year-round scientific operations on the Chesapeake Bay and near-coastal Atlantic waters. Designed in collaboration with Chartwell Marine, a UK-based naval architecture firm specializing in high-performance aluminum workboats,…
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Bipartisan bill would extend foreign income tax break to U.S. mariners
31 Aug

Bipartisan bill would extend foreign income tax break to U.S. mariners

Tim HenryMaritime News
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would allow qualifying U.S. merchant mariners working aboard U.S.-flag vessels in international trade to exclude a portion of their income from federal taxation. The American Mariner Tax Fairness Act, introduced last week by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., would extend the existing foreign earned income exclusion to U.S. mariners who spend…
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MarAd activates Empire State for federal service
31 Aug

MarAd activates Empire State for federal service

Tim HenryMaritime News
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) is activating SUNY Maritime College's training ship Empire State VII for temporary federal service, marking the first operational activation of one of the new National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) built for the nation's state maritime academies. The 525-by-89-foot Empire State is expected to enter federal service around Sept. 1 for a mission tentatively expected to…
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Great Lakes ports, shipyards formalize landmark partnership
26 Aug

Great Lakes ports, shipyards formalize landmark partnership

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) — The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) on Wednesday announced a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards (GLAS), bringing together leading organizations representing Great Lakes ports and American shipyards around shared priorities in domestic shipbuilding, commerce, workforce development, infrastructure, and federal policy. The agreement was signed July 31 during AGLPA’s 2026 Annual…
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