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MARAD Designates 16 New Centers of Excellence to Strengthen Maritime Workforce

MARAD Designates 16 New Centers of Excellence to Strengthen Maritime Workforce

The US Maritime Administration has designated 16 maritime training institutions as 2026 Centers of Excellence to bolster workforce training nationwide. The designation brings MARAD's network to 48 institutions across 87…

Wed Sep 09 20268 min
Territorial Waters vs Exclusive Economic Zone

Territorial Waters vs Exclusive Economic Zone

Two lines drawn parallel to every coastline divide the ocean into legal worlds that look similar from a ship's deck and are profoundly different in law. The first sits twelve nautical miles out and marks the edge of a co…

Sun Sep 06 202610 min
HMS Magpie Surveys Thames Estuary to Secure London Gateway Port

HMS Magpie Surveys Thames Estuary to Secure London Gateway Port

One of the Royal Navy's smallest vessels, HMS Magpie, has conducted a detailed hydrographic survey of the Thames Estuary and the waters around London Gateway, the UK's second-largest container port. The survey provides a…

Thu Aug 27 20268 min
Greek Shipowners Back Panama and Liberia Proposal Ahead of IMO Talks

Greek Shipowners Back Panama and Liberia Proposal Ahead of IMO Talks

The Union of Greek Shipowners has for the first time voiced support for a decarbonisation proposal put forward by Panama and Liberia ahead of the next round of IMO negotiations. Union president Melina Travlos described t…

Mon Aug 24 20268 min
NOAA Advances TMC USA Deep-Sea Mining Application Under DSHMRA Review

NOAA Advances TMC USA Deep-Sea Mining Application Under DSHMRA Review

NOAA has determined that The Metals Company USA's consolidated application complies with the information requirements of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, allowing it to move forward in processing. The applicat…

Fri Aug 21 20266 min
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