Professional Mariner

(LONG BEACH) Capt. Stacey Crecy, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, joined Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba to announce the Port’s busiest August …

(SAN RAFAEL, California) The Pasha Group has appointed Raymond Fitzgerald as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Oct. 1, 2026. In conjunction with this appointment, company owner George Pasha, …

The U.S. Coast Guard is urging vessel owners and operators to pay closer attention to the condition of aging fiberglass lifeboats following a casualty in which a 23-year-old boat suffered …

Moose Boats is excited to have completed the M2-38 patrol vessel for the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office. The M2-38 is a 38 foot catamaran powered by twin Volvo Penta D6-480 diesel …

(THOMASTON, Maine) LM Workboats, a division of Lyman-Morse, is under contract to build a specially designed 59-foot aluminum Research Vessel to support scientific and field operations for the Maryland Department …

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 …

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 …

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 …

(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 …

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. have awarded the following scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year. The awards have …

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) continues its efforts to reduce the elevated inventory of mariner applications and mitigate the impact of extended processing timelines on mariners. Temporary …

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) continues its efforts to reduce the elevated inventory of mariner applications and mitigate impacts on mariners whose applications have been affected by …

(CODEN, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders recently announced the successful launch of Defiant, the third of eight tugboats being built for Maritime Partners LLC. The launch represents another key milestone …

(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 …

(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 …

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Gunderson Marine & Iron has named Michael Satanek senior vice president of engineering, adding more than 15 years of maritime engineering, naval architecture, shipyard and vessel operations …

(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 …

(HARVEY, La.) — Maritime Partners has added M/V Ann Nash to its growing fleet. Built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La., the vessel continues the successful working relationship …

(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 …

(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 …

(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 …

(BOURG, La.) — Diversified Marine has completed construction of M/V Edwin Rider, an inland towboat built for Vulcan Materials. Constructed at Diversified’s shipyard in Bourg, La., the vessel is designed …

(WASHINGTON) — President Trump has extended a Jones Act waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities around the United States for 90 more days, but added new …

(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 …

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced that the Maritime Administration (MarAd) is delivering $35.1 million to invest in critical infrastructure and workforce development at 45 shipyards …

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(WASHINGTON) — MSC Shipmanagement Ltd. (MSC) pleaded guilty Monday and the company’s chief engineer was sentenced to pay a fine following a June 2024 incident when the containership MSC Michigan …

(WASHINGTON) — President Trump has extended a Jones Act waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities around the United States for 90 more days, but added new …

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BERGEN, Norway) — Corvus Energy has been awarded a contract to supply its Battery Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for four new hybrid-electric, double-ended passenger and car …

(SAN FRANCISCO) — The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crewmembers from the motor vessel Min Jiang Kou after the ship experienced a fire approximately 630 miles south …

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday that distraction and failure to maintain a proper lookout caused a 2024 fatal collision between a bulk carrier and towing …

(FREELAND, Wash.) —Nichols Brothers Boat Builders has been awarded a contract by the San Francisco Bar Pilots Benevolent and Protective Association to construct the organization’s next-generation station vessel. The award …

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Washington State Ferries (WSF) marked the start of construction on three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries at a steel-cutting ceremony Wednesday in Florida. …

(HARVEY, La.) — The towboat Kelley Reid, built at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair for Hines Furlong Line, is the latest vessel to come out of an 11-boat construction program …

(NORFOLK, Va.) — Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. (CSI) has announced a multi-year agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division for structural component fabrication for U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding …

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston personnel, in coordination with port stakeholders and the contracted salvage company, completed salvage operations at Pier G following the crane collapse into …

(LONDON) — The Nautical Institute is calling on all seafarers and maritime professionals globally to share their experiences of how technology is impacting their daily work at sea and ashore. …

(WASHINGTON) — On May 24, 2025, about 1020 local time, the sludge vessel Hunts Point was moored at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Hudson River in New …

(WASHINGTON) — On April 22, 2025, about 1750 local time, the towing vessel William D was pushing two barges near mile 20 of the Victoria Barge Canal, about 15 miles …

(SOMERSET, Mass.) — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., has redelivered Boston Harbor’s Outward Bound ferry after a major mid-life refit. Purpose-designed by JW Gilbert Associates and built by the Somerset, Mass., …

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Resolve Marine, a global leader in innovative marine solutions, has moved its Pacific Northwest operation to a new, strategically positioned location on the Foss Waterway in …

(HARVEY, La.) — Maritime Partners has added M/V Lulu Hamilton to its fleet as a newly constructed pushboat built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La. The 1,600-horsepower vessel …

(MIAMI) — A tugboat captain has pleaded guilty to federal charges after operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without a proper lookout, causing a fatal Biscayne Bay collision that …

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy experienced a significant engineering casualty while operating northwest of Port Angeles, Wash. There were no reported injuries. On July 13, tugboats safely towed …

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Gunderson Marine & Iron (GM&I) has appointed Tom Lee as president, strengthening the company’s executive leadership as it continues its growth across marine manufacturing, complex steel fabrication, …

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach became the first port in the nation to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration …

(WASHINGTON) — On May 5, 2025, at 0957 local time, the towing vessel Myra Eckstein, with a crew of 10 on board, was pushing 25 barges downbound on the Lower …

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) has made substantial progress in reducing the backlog of applications resulting from the 2026 lapse in appropriations. As a result of sustained …

(PHILADELPHIA) — Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services, a leading U.S. maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management, on Friday announced they have been selected to …

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — On Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, John Merrone pleaded guilty to all five counts of an indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and …