GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on the actions it says that the U.S. Coast Guard needs to take to address the problems facing its aging fleet of
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USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter
The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) reported last month that the Trump administration’s final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter program that would operate
Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s final rule on cybersecurity
By Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP On January 17, the U.S. Coast Guard released a final rule on cybersecurity in the U.S. marine transportation system. The rule establishes cybersecurity
GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game
The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says
Coast Guard surges assets to protect U.S. maritime borders
The Coast Guard today announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday, surging assets to maritime borders. “The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement
DOJ: Bollinger agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Bollinger Shipyards LLC has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard
Grounded bulker Algoma Verity successfully refloated
U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District reported Saturday that the M/V Algoma Verity had been refloated and was moored at Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on
Coast Guard issues $125M Aiviq acquisition contract
It’s official, the Coast Guard has now issued a contract for the acquisition of the Edison Chouest Offshore icebreaking vessel Aiviq. The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate says that on Nov. 20 it
VIDEO: Vice Commandant Lunday says three USCG cutters laid up by personnel shortages
Issues that the Coast Guard faces with workforce recruitment and in maintaining mission readiness were among those in focus in a wide-ranging August 7 discussion with USCG Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin E.
VIDEO: Containership Dali departs Baltimore
We don’t have to wait any longer to know when the containership Dali will leave Baltimore. Local media, including WBAL TV, have been showing video of the ship departing Baltimore today. Three