The Coast Guard launched Navita, its new digital platform designed to streamline the application and issuance of merchant mariner credentials. According to the announcement, Navita, the Latin word… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
Are we finally done with the WOTUS (waters of the U.S.) wars? Many were hoping the answer was “yes” after the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Sackett v. Read More
In a surprise move, President Donald Trump announced that assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle will serve as acting secretary of the Army “effective immediately.”… Read More
Addressing the impact of processing delays on a specific group of merchant mariners, the National Maritime Center (NMC) announced case-specific relief for those with qualifying renewal credential applications. Read More
Neither proposal for tax-incentivized Maritime Prosperity Zones in two recent House bills was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically covers some portion of maritime spending… Read More
The commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the establishment of four Customs Enforcement Areas (CEA) in the near-shore waters of south Florida, central/southern California, Puerto Rico… Read More
Before leaving for its traditional August break, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve a stopgap funding measure to keep the federal government funded through December 11. By a… Read More
President Donald Trump’s administration announced another 90-day extension of the controversial waiver to the Jones Act, the long-standing law that restricts water shipments between U.S. ports to U.S-built,… Read More
The Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance a bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 and keep federal agencies funded through December 11. By… Read More
The National Maritime Center (NMC) said it has made substantial progress in reducing the backlog of applications from the 2026 funding lapse. “Effective immediately, complete applications are… Read More
