The U.S. Coast Guard released its Force Design 2028 Initial Update on January 15, detailing reforms implemented since January 2025. The update underscores “how Force Design 2028 has strengthened the… Read More
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The National Maritime Center (NMC), a division of the U.S. Coast Guard dedicated to mariner credentialing, recently announced that it will launch a new application portal, the Application Submission and… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced January 8 that Rear Adm. (select) Tony Ceraolo has been appointed to serve as superintendent and Dr. Johnathan Gajdos as provost at the… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards announced December 29 that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of four Arctic Security Cutters (ASC), a new class of medium… Read More
Winter has arrived early in parts of the Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio river valleys, bringing snow and ice along with more low-water issues downriver. “There’s a lot of sheet… Read More
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names may not recognize Morgan’s Landing on the Ohio River as a place, but the people at Belle of Louisville Riverboats do. When the Belle… Read More
Nicholls State University has been selected as the home of the newly created Louisiana Maritime Academy (LMA). The Bachelor of Science in marine transportation degree program at the… Read More
New ideas for policies emerged from two key witnesses at the October 28 meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime And Fisheries. Read More
With the federal government shutdown drawing to a close and funding restored for federal agencies, the National Maritime Center (NMC) and its regional examination centers (RECs) are beginning to resume… Read More
By Frank Boyland, National Accounts Director, Civient The U.S. Coast Guard’s new cybersecurity rule, 33 CFR Part 101 Subpart F, represents a significant shift in how maritime operators must identify,… Read More
