MARAD has named 16 new maritime training institutions as Centers of Excellence, growing the federal workforce network to 48 schools nationwide as the U.S. pushes to expand shipbuilding capacity and mariner credentialing.
A bipartisan House bill would extend the foreign earned income exclusion to U.S. merchant mariners sailing in international trade, targeting a worsening mariner shortage.
CMA CGM has reflagged the CMA CGM Phoenix as the largest U.S.-flagged containership, marking a major step in its $20 billion plan to expand American-flagged shipping and support U.S. maritime jobs and training.
