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Maritime News
Bill to Modernize USCG Merchant Mariner Credentialing Exam Clears Committee
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the bipartisan Mariner Exam Modernization Act, introduced by Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation…
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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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Maritime News
House Bill Calls for Modernizing USCG’s Merchant Mariner Credentialing Exam
A bill introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to address the shortcomings of the current U.S. Coast Guard…
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Marine World
Mariner Crisis Goes Unsolved In New Trump Executive Order
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) This week President Trump signed a huge deal with French shipping giant CMA to build…
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Marine World
A Sea Change: Navy Unveils Plan to Rescue Military Sealift Command Amid Mariner Shortage
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has approved a comprehensive plan to revitalize the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and…
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Marine World
Op-Ed: U.S. Mariner Shortage Demands Action Now
By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, finds herself at the proverbial ‘tip of…
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Marine World
Report: U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Could Sideline Ships Amid Mariner Shortage
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is drafting a plan to sideline as many as 17 support ships due…
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Port News
Equinor extends Odfjell Technology drilling services gig on Mariner platform
Odfjell Technology, a spinoff of Odfjell Drilling that specialises in offshore operations, well-service technology, and engineering solutions, has won an…
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Maritime News
Indian Coast Guard Rescues British Mariner Aboard Sealift Ship
On Thursday, the Indian Coast Guard rescued a British mariner from a UK sealift ship off the coast of Kochi,…
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Maritime News
MARAD Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan Focused on Mariner Recruitment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) released its Mariner Workforce Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2023–2027 on February…
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