The Coast Guard has issued a final rule updating the accepted required payment method for merchant mariner credentialing fees. Effective January 19, 2025, the National Maritime Center (NMC) and Regional Examination Centers (RECs) will only accept user fee payments made using the USCG Merchant Mariner User Fee Payment Page on Pay.gov. Pay.gov is a secure...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced August 14, 2024 as the offshore wind lease sale date for the Central Atlantic areas including offshore Delaware.  Meanwhile, the Delaware Legislature sent corresponding enabling legislation on Sunday, June 30, 2024 to Delaware Governor John Carney for enactment.  Oceantic Network Reports Delaware Energy Solutions Act of...Read More

The last few months have brought sharp focus on the future of America’s maritime industry, first with the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan published on March 15, 2024 and then with a bipartisan Congressional report on April 30, 2024 outlining a long-term national maritime plan to rebuild the U.S. maritime domain. To...Read More

It’s World Maritime Day today, September 28, 2023!   Observed worldwide on the last Thursday of September, World Maritime Day focuses on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment. This year’s World Maritime Day theme, MARPOL at 50 — Our commitment goes on, reflects the International Maritime Organization‘s (IMO) long history of protecting...Read More