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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…

31 Aug

MarAd activates Empire State for federal service

Tim HenryMaritime NewsNSMV Deployed

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…

28 Aug

NASSCO delivers sixth expeditionary sea base to Navy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), an expeditionary sea base, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego on Tuesday. The delivery of ESB 8 marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy, following completion of successful integrated sea trials earlier this summer. “Our ESBs are critical…

26 Aug

Great Lakes ports, shipyards formalize landmark partnership

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipbuilding

(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…

26 Aug

Lone Star State delivered to Texas A&M Maritime Academy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have completed the fourth of five national security multi-mission vessels (NSMVs), Lone Star State. On Friday, the vessel was delivered to the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) and will be home-ported at Texas A&M Maritime Academy. Lone Star State is a purpose-built NSMV developed to modernize the training capabilities of the nation’s state…

25 Aug

Canada awards Davie record contract for six icebreakers

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, shipbuilding

(LEVIS, Quebec) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday announced the largest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history. The government of Canada will invest more than $11 billion to build six new program icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard in partnership with Chantier Davie Canada. This historic investment grows Canada’s domestic shipbuilding industry, strengthens its ability to keep critical trade…

24 Aug

Army Corps grants permit for Louisiana deepwater terminal

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Ports, shipping

(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation's only new greenfield container port currently under development – a project positioned to redefine Gulf Coast trade capacity, strengthen the U.S. supply chain, and accelerate American manufacturing and commerce. Strategically located on…

24 Aug

All American completes research catamaran for N.C.

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsResearch vessels, shipbuilding

(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine recently shipped R/V Osprey to the University of North Carolina Wilmington, a 78-foot hydrofoil-assisted research catamaran built to U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter T standards and commissioned for supporting scientific and educational missions along the mid-Atlantic and Carolina coast. Osprey is purpose-built for the full operational range a working research platform demands. Its mission profile…

24 Aug

Corpus Christi, MarAd to partner on maritime nuclear power

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipbuilding

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Wednesday was joined by Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel, U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, and leaders from the Port of Corpus Christi to kick off a new partnership focused on small modular reactor (SMR) technology for maritime applications. By testing the latest innovations in SMRs, the department can help revitalize…

13 Aug

Port Everglades milestone tempered by water depth limits

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Port Everglades on Tuesday celebrated the arrival of the largest cargo ship to ever visit the port. However, water depth restrictions mean that MSC Vandya was lightly loaded, negating the efficiency and environmental benefits of the industry’s modern larger cargo vessels. MSC Vandya is 143,521 gross tons, 1,200 feet long and has the capability to carry…