Coast Guard proposes eliminating six STCW training requirements
05 Oct

Coast Guard proposes eliminating six STCW training requirements

Professional MarinerMaritime News
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to eliminate six training and competency requirements for certain U.S. merchant mariners, saying the requirements exceed international standards and impose unnecessary costs without corresponding safety benefits. The proposed rule, published Oct. 1 in the Federal Register, would affect masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch (OICNW) on vessels of less than 500…
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Somali piracy resurges amid wider maritime security threats
01 Oct

Somali piracy resurges amid wider maritime security threats

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
After nearly a decade of decline, piracy off Somalia spiked in 2026, adding another threat to commercial shipping already contending with continuing attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Authorities in Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region said this week that five crewmembers aboard the hijacked fuel tanker Honour 25 were killed before security forces retook the vessel. The tanker, carrying 18,500 barrels…
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Maersk Conducts First 100% Bioethanol Bunkering in U.S.
28 Sep

Maersk Conducts First 100% Bioethanol Bunkering in U.S.

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
Maersk has completed what it says is the first U.S. bunkering of a vessel with 100 percent bioethanol, using fuel supplied by U.S. bioethanol producer POET. The dual-fuel containership Tangier Maersk received the U.S.-produced fuel in Houston in what Maersk described as the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea containership in the United States. Kirby Corp. supported the…
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American Cruise Lines Celebrates 3rd New Ship Launched This Year
28 Sep

American Cruise Lines Celebrates 3rd New Ship Launched This Year

Professional MarinerMaritime News
American Cruise Lines christened brand-new American Ranger on the Hudson River last week. American Ranger is the third new ship the company has launched this year and the fourth new Patriot Class ship. The christening celebration took place Sept. 24 when the ship was docked at Historic Catskill Point in Catskill, N.Y. Inaugural cruise guests, company executives and crewmembers celebrated…
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Report: “An Increasingly Fragmented Maritime System”
24 Sep

Report: “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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