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Gladding-Hearn is building its first offshore wind CTV to support the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding rendering.

Gladding-Hearn begins construction on CTV for Patriot Offshore

MMC — A sample Merchant Mariner Credential. Coast Guard image.

National Maritime Center sees big jump in MMC applications

On May 23, Austal USA launched the 17th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Augusta (LCS 34), in Mobile, Ala. Austal USA photo

Austal launches 17th LCS

WorkBoat June 2022

2021 Pacific Marine Expo. Photo by Doug Stewart

Pacific Marine Expo 2022 dates announced

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy during the 141st Commencement Exercises May 18, 2022. The Coast Guard Academy graduated 252 new officers along with nine international students. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

Harris delivers Coast Guard Academy keynote address

The R/V Shackleford, a 73'x26.7' semidisplacement aluminum catamaran hull, was designed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand. AAM artist's rendering

All American to build 73' offshore wind survey vessel

Crewmembers aboard a NOAA ship in 2016 use a crane to hoist a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from the water at night. NOAA is seeking proposals for new ocean survey ships that can deploy a variety of equipment, including ROVs like the one pictured here. NOAA photo

NOAA requests proposals for design, construction of ocean survey ships

Despite many initiatives, women are still under-represented in the maritime industry and make up just 2% of the world’s estimated 1.2 million seafarers. IMO photo

Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers

The manufacturing facility, with an annual capacity of 200 MWh of stored energy capacity, will support demand for marine battery energy storage systems as the marine industry accelerates its adoption of decarbonization technology to meet global GHG emissions reduction targets. Corvus Energy photo

Corvus opens battery factory targeting hybrid and zero-emission vessels in Washington state