White House Puts Forward Former Maersk Executive As New MARAD Nominee
The White House sent the Senate a new nominee to lead the U.S. Maritime Administration, according to a Congressional notification.…
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…
MARAD: U.S. Short Almost 2,000 Mariners to Supply American Forces in War
If push comes to shove, the U.S. doesn’t have enough mariners to move tanks, personnel carriers, ammunition, medicines, food and…
Singapore Safety Report on USS John S. McCain Aug. 21, 2017 Collision
The following is the Singapore Ministry of Transport March 8, 2017 report: Safety Investigation Into Collision Between Alnic MC and…
On Fire for A Week, Iranian Tanker Sinks in South China Sea
After burning for more than a week in the South China Sea, an Iranian tanker bound for South Korea sank…
VIDEO: U.S. Navy P-8A Looking for Crew of Burning Iranian Tanker
The U.S. Navy sent a P-8A aircraft to assist the international search and rescue effort in the East China Sea…
Coast Guard Civil Penalties Possible for Operator of Sunken SS El Faro
The operator of the SS El Faro container ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin in 2015 now faces the prospect of a…
VIDEO: NTSB Investigators Cite Poor Seamanship, Old Equipment for Deadly Sinking of Cargo Ship El Faro
The deadly 2015 sinking of cargo ship El Faro was caused by a combination of factors, including outdated equipment and…