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Marine World
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Modernize Coast Guard’s Merchant Mariner Credentialing System
U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Ezell (R-MS-4) have introduced the Mariner Exam Modernization Act, legislation aimed at overhauling…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard’s HOMEPORT System Outage Enters Third Week, Disrupting Maritime Operations Nationwide
Public access to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Homeport platform (https://homeport.uscg.mil), a vital maritime industry infrastructure, has been completely offline since…
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Maritime News
How to Get Ready for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Cybersecurity Rule
On January 17, the US Coast Guard released its much-anticipated final rule on cybersecurity in the US Marine Transportation System,…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard’s Aging ‘Polar Star’ Begins Antarctic Mission as Service Races to Modernize Icebreaker Fleet
The USCGC Polar Star, America’s only heavy icebreaker, has departed Seattle for its annual Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze…
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Marine World
German and Swedish Coast Guards Arrive Near ‘Yi Peng 3’ In Escalating Cable Damage Incident
The investigation surrounding Chinese bulker carrier Yi Peng 3 suspected of damaging two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea continues…
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Maritime News
PALFINGER MARINE To Equip 6 of Canadian Coast Guard’s New MPV
[By: PALFINGER MARINE] PALFINGER MARINE has been selected to supply its Polar Class lifeboats and davits package for the first fleet…
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Maritime News
GAO: Breakdowns, Manning Issues Cut Into Coast Guard’s Anti-Drug Ops
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that large quantities of illegal drugs continue to flow into the U.S because of…
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Maritime News
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Delivery of its First Autonomous Surface Vessel
[By: Shift Coastal Technologies] The Marine Environmental and Hazard Response unit of Haida Gwaii has acquired the first-ever Autonomous Surface…
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Maritime News
Seaspan Unveiling of Names for the Canadian Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreakers
[By: Seaspan] Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) welcomes the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) unveiling of the names of its two new heavy…
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Maritime News
CBO: Cost of Coast Guard’s Heavy Icebreakers Could Jump By 60 Percent
After analyzing the U.S. Coast Guard's projections for the future Polar Security Cutter program, the Congressional Budget Office estimates…
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