Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained
The Chinese dredger suspected of plundering two World War II Royal Navy shipwrecks last year has been detained by Malaysian maritime authorities.…
Two U.S. Warships in Gulf of Oman Supporting Damaged Tanker
This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available. Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers are aiding a merchant…
U.S. Releases Video of Alleged Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks
This post has been updated with a new statement from U.S. Central Command. U.S. Central Command has released a video…
Keeping Up With the Jones Act
In the last several weeks, the Jones Act has drawn headlines over how it has shaped the U.S. and worldwide…
Panel: Cyber-Securing the Web Requires Rethinking of How Data Flows
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The best way to achieve future cybersecurity is scrapping the web of today and start over…
MARAD: U.S. Must Address Military Sealift Vessel and Crew Shortage
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The few American-built and-operated tankers available to carry fuel for aircraft, tanks, fighting vehicles and trucks…
TRANSCOM, MARAD Want to Speed Up Purchase of Used Ships for Reserve Fleet
Faced with skyrocketing costs to repair the U.S.’s aging fleet of reserve merchant ships, the heads of the U.S. Maritime…
Kearsarge ARG, 22nd MEU Enter U.S. 6th Fleet Area Of Operations
The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spent Christmas in the U.S. 6th Fleet…
Panel: Chinese Investments to Boost Trade Come as U.S. Commercial Shipping in Decline
China, through its ongoing One Belt/One Road Initiative, is increasingly challenging the United States’ ability “to move freely in a…
U.S. Surface Warfare Officers Will Now Use Logbooks to Record Time at Sea
Surface warfare officers are borrowing a lesson from naval aviators and will now keep a logbook of their time underway…
Official: U.S. Military Sealift Capacity is ‘On the Ragged Edge’
NATIONAL HARBOR. Md. – The merchant fleet that would carry the U.S. military to war is in dire need of…