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21 Mar

Coast Guard chief calls for reliable funding, cites culture progress

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the annual State of the Coast Guard Address at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Fagan expressed pride in recent Coast Guard operations and the increasing global impact the service has in protecting our economic prosperity and national security, alongside the Department of Homeland…

19 Mar

Bollinger delivers first of three FRCs for Oregon duty

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered USCGC David Duren to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 182nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 56th fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “We’re incredibly proud to deliver the USCGC David Duren, the first of three…

18 Mar

Texas christens hybrid ferry for Galveston Island service

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(HOUSTON) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) recently christened its new 293-foot double-ended hybrid ferry, Esperanze "Hope" Andrade. The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) began working with TXDOT to design and provide construction oversight services for the vessel in 2017. The vessel was built by Gulf Island Fabricators in Houma, La. It is named for the first female chair of…

18 Mar

MarAd advisory: Shipping threats expand in Mideast

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Security, shipping

The following is a maritime advisory from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd): • Threat type: Threats to commercial vessels • Geographic area: Southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf This advisory supersedes and cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2024-001, incorporates new advice to…

15 Mar

Houthis vow to target merchant ships in Indian Ocean

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, UncategorizedSecurity, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The Houthi rebel group on Thursday announced that it plans to attack ships in the Indian Ocean as they travel toward the Cape of Good Hope, USNI News reported. Two Houthi spokesmen – Brig. Gen. Yahya Sare’e and Mohammed Abdulsalam – each took to X to post that the Houthis will now target ships linked to Israel traveling…

13 Mar

U.S. trade unions urge inquiry into Chinese shipbuilding

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — Five U.S. unions filed a petition Tuesday calling for an investigation into what they say are unfair Chinese practices in the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors, Barron's and AFP reported. The petition, filed before U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, urged that action be taken to address "unreasonable and discriminatory" policies and practices by Beijing to dominate these industries,…

13 Mar

Panama Canal increases daily transits for Panamax locks

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipping

(ANCON, Panama) — In response to the present and projected level of Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority on Monday announced a new adjustment to accommodate the growing demand for transits by increasing the number of daily slots available in the Panamax locks. Two additional slots will be offered through auction for transit dates beginning March 18, and an additional…

12 Mar

U.S. to award $500 million to boost port infrastructure

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) has published a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in fiscal year 2024 funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Investments made under the PIDP focus on modernizing the nation’s coastal and inland waterway ports as well as strengthening its supply…

11 Mar

Two charged after fatalities aboard illegal NY charter

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEW YORK) — The owner and operator of the vessel Stimulus Money were arrested and served with a complaint Thursday after the July 2022 capsizing of the boat while underway on the Hudson River, resulting in the death of a 7-year-old boy and 48-year-old woman. Richard Cruz and Jaime Pinilla Gomez are being charged each with one count of misconduct…

11 Mar

Grant equity, icebreakers top Great Lakes ports agenda

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

(WASHINGTON) — At its winter meeting in Washington, D.C., last week, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) adopted the following policy agenda for 2024. AGLPA works to promote public policies that enhanced maritime commerce on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System. Distribute of port infrastructure grants equitably The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is the primary source…