After receiving overwhelming approval in both chambers of Congress, a three-bill appropriations package for fiscal year (FY) 2026 that includes funding for Energy and Water Development was ready to go… Read More
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met in London October 14–17 with the primary purpose of voting on the group’s Net Zero Framework (NZF), presented to… Read More
A federal court ruled against President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, rejecting his claim that presidents have such power under a 1977 emergency economic powers law. Based in… Read More
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Lloyd’s Register Foundation are developing a program framework to be used by maritime educators all over the world to train mariners in… Read More
Washington, D.C. – Leaders of a key Senate committee launched their 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) effort with a hearing and an October 6 deadline for senators to submit… Read More
Washington, D.C—The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of $1 billion in infrastructure funding through RAISE grants, formerly known as BUILD and TIGER grants. “Port projects… Read More
Major players in global shipping have signed on to an ambitious, U.N.-sponsored effort to completely “decarbonize” shipping by the year 2030. A coalition of international organizations involved in… Read More
Maritime companies have a lot of options when it comes to choosing how to save money on fuel costs and work toward greater environmental sustainability. Several of those… Read More
At this writing, a 90-year-old British grandmother became the very first person who was reported to have received a vaccine against COVID-19. The two vaccines that are being approved… Read More
Following the passage by the General Assembly of the United Nations of a unanimous resolution urging that member governments enact policies to allow sailors and seafarers to be … Read More
