Aiviq

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

USCG Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday

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.

Containership Dali with USCG escort vessel

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

GAO report looks at MARAD sfinancial assistance programs.

GAO reports on problems plaguing top Coast Guard shipbuilding programs

The deliveries of the Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and Polar Security Cutter (PSC) lead ships are delayed by almost four and five years, respectively. Additionally, the OPC and PSC cost

New merchant mariner credential (MMC)

Coast Guard launches new format merchant mariner credential

The U.S. Coast Guard will launch a new merchant mariner credential (MMC) on March 1, 2024. The agency is replacing the MMC passport-style booklet (“Red Book”) with a new, certificate size, one

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

Administration moves to counter cybersecurity threat from made-in-China port cranes

The White House has announced a series of measures being taken by the Biden administration to enhance cybersecurity in U.S. ports and, in particular, address the threat posed by Chinese-manufactured port cranes.

USCG reduces underwater survey red tape

USCG moves ahead on plans for Atlantic Coast shipping fairways

The U.S. Coast Guard has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a system of shipping safety fairways along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The NPRM comes as plans for Atlantic Coast

tar ball clean up

USCG lab identifies responsible party in NY/NJ tar ball pollution

A spill on the evening of November 22 during an oil transfer at an oil facility in Bayonne, N.J., has been identified as the source of an incident that subsequently saw tar

SECNAV Del Toro addressed Government Shipbuilders Council

SECNAV leads inaugural meeting of Government Shipbuilders Council

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16. Despite its name, the new

USCGC Melvin Bell

Bollinger delivers 55th FRC: USCG Melvin Bell

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Melvin Bell to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 181st vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over

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