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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified several actions that the Coast Guard needs to take to help prevent fishing vessel losses and related fatalities.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation.

Energy firm Mabanaft and Hapag-Lloyd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate options for the supply of ammonia as bunker fuel at the Port of Hamburg in Germany and also to the Port of Houston in the US state of Texas.

Imaginative initiatives will drive the Port of Long Beach’s goal to become the world’s first zero-emissions seaport, according to Executive Director Mario Cordero.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $384.4 million in federal funding from for expanding and improving the nation’s ferry service in communities across the country, as well as accelerate the transition to zero emission transportation.

The US Space Force Science, Technology, and Research Directorate and US Coast Guard Research and Development Center solidified their commitment to collaborate and enhance space capabilities for the joint warfighter through a new memorandum of understanding.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced a $7.3 million in federal transportation grant that will help NY Waterway install the first hybrid engines in its ferry fleet.

The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) released a report identifying how the United States can develop a robust and equitable domestic supply chain required to achieve the national offshore wind target of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.

The National Marine Fisheries Service denied an emergency petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck by vessels off the coast of the southeast United States.

The US decided to put a limit on vessel calls at BP Cherry Point marine terminal, to comply with restrictions regarding the handling of crude oil at Puget Sound facilities, Endangered Species Act, and other applicable legal requirements.