On November 5, voters in Louisiana will get to decide how the state allocates money for coastal restoration. An amendment called the Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
Washington, D.C. — Duplicate merchant mariner credentials (MMCs) may be issued free of charge to replace those lost or destroyed because of Hurricane Helene, the National Maritime Center (NMC) announced. Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied a near-unanimous bipartisan majority in his state’ s legislature, as well as his state’s labor unions, to veto AB 1122, a prudent and reasonable fix… Read More
A bill recently introduced in Congress to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s shipyard support and bolster its ability to keep pace with China’s blistering progress in shipbuilding has a few words… Read More
Defying the near-unanimous bipartisan support of California’s legislators as well as the state’s labor unions, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a last-minute veto of AB 1122, a marine safety bill… Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule on national discharge standards to control the release of pollutants and invasive species from approximately 85,000 vessels operating… Read More
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan signed the final action rule September 20 for the Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance and submitted it for publication in the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Newly promoted Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham Jr. assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, becoming the Army’s 56th Chief of Engineers. Graham assumed command from… Read More
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil claim in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the… Read More
