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30 Apr

37 port projects receive MarAd grants totaling $774 million

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced $774 million in grants to American ports to strengthen the nation's supply chain and restore U.S. maritime dominance. The 37 projects receiving awards are at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports in 16 states and U.S. territories. “U.S. ports keep our grocery store shelves stocked, our energy supply…

30 Apr

SAFE Boats delivers response demonstrator to Coast Guard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(BREMERTON, Wash.) — SAFE Boats International has delivered a response boat-small (RB-S) demonstrator unit to the U.S. Coast Guard in Charleston, S.C. The delivery marks a key milestone in the Coast Guard’s evaluation of next-generation capabilities for one of its most critical and widely deployed operational platforms. Purpose-built to meet the evolving demands of Coast Guard missions, including search and…

29 Apr

New IMO guidelines target ships flying false flags

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIMO, Regulation, shipping

(LONDON) — The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee has approved a new set of guidelines to improve transparency and due diligence in ship registration, as well as prevent fraudulent registrations and misuse of flags. The guidelines help to close a key regulatory gap for the maritime industry, given there is currently no binding international framework to regulate the registration…

24 Apr

AMP protests Trump move to extend Jones Act waiver

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsJones Act, Ports, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) stated its opposition Thursday to the Trump administration’s move to extend its waiver of the Jones Act another 90 days. A 60-day waiver was issued on March 17 in response to energy market volatility amid the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. “This extension of an already historically long and ineffective Jones Act waiver is…

24 Apr

Labor and industry coalition formed to support SHIPS Act

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — The USA Shipbuilding Coalition has been established in Washington, bringing together U.S. labor groups, shipyards and industry stakeholders to support domestic shipbuilding. The coalition is focused on advancing the bipartisan SHIPS for America Act, which proposes to expand the fleet of U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels, invest in workforce training and fund shipyard infrastructure. The proposed measures include port…

22 Apr

Shipping coalition calls for unity on Net-Zero Framework

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsemissions, Environment, IMO, shipping

(STERLING, Va.) — A broad coalition of maritime industry organizations, collectively representing flag registries, classification societies, shipowner associations and shipping companies, has announced the signing of a joint statement urging member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to consider alternative proposals to the current Net-Zero Framework (NZF) and to approach the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee session (MEPC 84)…

21 Apr

‘Warm embrace’: Polar Star back home after Antarctic mission

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned home to Seattle on April 13 following a 146-day Antarctic deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2026. Polar Star departed Seattle on Nov. 20, traveling more than 20,000 nautical miles through ocean and ice to complete ODF 2026. ODF is the federal logistical…

21 Apr

Army Corps plan boosts Great Lakes navigation funding

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — In early April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its navigation work plan for fiscal year 2026. The overall plan outlines resources that will be used for dredging, structure maintenance, and other priorities at every port in the United States. The USACE Detroit District staff has since compiled a summary/funding analysis of Great Lakes provisions, which…

17 Apr

Long Beach nation’s busiest seaport through March

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach moved the most cargo in North America in March and through the first quarter of 2026, Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Wednesday during his monthly Supply Chain Insight media briefing. Long Beach dockworkers and terminal operators handled 774,935 TEUs of cargo last month, 5.2 percent fewer containers…

16 Apr

First Arctic security cutters to be home-ported in Alaska

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, Security, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the first two Arctic security cutters (ASCs) will be home-ported in Alaska. Anticipating delivery of the first new cutters by the end of 2028, the Coast Guard has begun planning to ensure necessary infrastructure and support are in place to receive two icebreakers. “Home-porting these two Arctic security cutters in Alaska…