Washington is pouring historic funding into American shipbuilding — but a joint congressional hearing this week revealed that investment alone won’t fix decades of delays, cost overruns, and industrial base failures.
The Coast Guard’s decision to homeport its first two new Arctic icebreakers in Alaska signals a generational shift in U.S. Arctic strategy — and a changing of the guard for the Pacific Northwest’s icebreaking fleet.
The Port of Vancouver USA has earned its 17th consecutive clean audit — a nearly two-decade streak of flawless financial accountability from Washington State’s independent auditor.
A Seattle-Gulf Coast tug partnership has landed a $300 million, 20-year contract to build and operate four hybrid escort tugs for Woodside Energy’s massive Louisiana LNG terminal.
A bunkering mishap at Europe’s second-busiest port sent oil into the Scheldt River and across protected Dutch wetlands, triggering a weeks-long environmental cleanup with lasting operational and ecological consequences.
China’s first all-electric intelligent container ship has entered commercial service, setting a new global benchmark for zero-emission coastal shipping.
One of the shortest Great Lakes winter closures on record kicked off a promising 2026 international shipping seaA bunkering accident at the Port of Antwerp sent heavy fuel oil spilling into the Scheldt River and across protected wetlands, halting ship traffic and triggering a weeks-long cleanup operation.son, with the first ocean vessel arriving loaded with steel mill equipment from Taiwan.
One of the shortest Great Lakes winter closures on record kicked off a promising 2026 international shipping season, with the first ocean vessel arriving loaded with steel mill equipment from Taiwan.
The Army Corps has approved a Columbia River dredging project to expand ship turning basins, despite environmental concerns over endangered fish.
VIKING has introduced a new immersion suit designed to improve emergency donning speed while meeting U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
