Marine Group Boat Works, Chula Vista, Calif., has been selected to build a 524-passenger, low-emissions ferry for Catalina Express under a $30 million contract announced July 20.

Federal offshore regulators are taking an early look at whether the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) could support space launch, re-entry, and recovery infrastructure, opening a new line of questions for the commercial marine industry as the U.S. looks to expand launch capacity.