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During an event at Coast Guard Headquarters today, the United States Coast Guard held a formal swearing-in and assumption of command ceremony today for Adm. Kevin Lunday as the 28th Commandant of
The Trump Administration has met with another legal set back in its efforts to shut down U.S. offshore wind development. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today granted Equinor’s
Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has made its first delivery of 2026. Delivered to Taiwan, it is the second of two 27-meter Z-bow crew transfer vessels (CTV) it completes a two-vessel program and
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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has announced the new leadership of its board of directors. David Carver, president of General Dynamics NASSCO, has moved up from vice chairman to chairman of
The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC), which oversees mariner credentialing, said it will introduce a new application system called the Application Submission and Additional Information Portal (ASAP), along with a
Young Brothers LLC, interisland freight company in Hawai‘i i, announced the appointment of experienced logistics executive Steen Christensen as president. Christensen, who has four decades of experience in every sector of the
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), the Finnish shipyard tapped to play a critical role in U.S. Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker program, reports a strong start to 2026. Yesterday it marked major milestonea in
When California ship repairer Mare Island Dry Dock LLC (MIDD) informed the City of Vallejo that it would permanently close its facility, resulting in the termination of all employees, it cited “unforeseen
Cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy whose actions led to the rescue of three people from a stranded vessel in 2024 were recognized this week for their life-saving actions with an
Poland’s second SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) ship from Saab, ORP Henryk Zygalski, was launched in Gdańsk, Poland, today. ORP Henryk Zygalski is the second of the two SIGINT “spy ships” being built under