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Agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Baltimore and partners have seized over 14,000 unapproved COVID-19 medication and several unapproved COVID-19 test kits, as part of Operation Stolen Promise investigations.

United States Customs & Border Protection reported that the Customs Trade Partnerships Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Portal’s new security profile for Sea Carries which came on line June 1, 2020, does not fully reflect the associated minimum security criteria (MSC).

The first US offshore wind farm for the Massachusetts coast achieved a key permitting milestone on Tuesday, with the launch of the long awaited federal environmental study that considers the project's impacts on fisheries and navigation.

Following Marine Corps order to ban Confederate battle flags at all Marine installations, the US Navy announced that is working on the flag's removal within its bases, ships, aircraft, and submarines.

In light of reducing shipping emissions and boosting maritime cyber security, the United States Senator for Massachusetts, Edward J. Markey introduced two new bills ahead of the annual Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act.

Port of Long Beach reports that its cargo volumes increased last months showing signs of recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the shipping industry.

Amid COVID-19 crisis, National Retail Federation along with Hackett Associates issued the Global Port Tracker report, highlighting that U.S. retail container ports appear to be slightly easing from the pandemic.

Trump Administration recently imposed sanctions against Iran’s shipping network for allegedly carrying cargoes of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Atmospheric CO2, measured at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, reached a seasonal peak of 417.1 parts per million for 2020 in May, the highest monthly reading ever recorded. This year’s peak was 2.4 ppm higher than the 2019 peak of 414.7 in May 2019.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a Request for Information (RFI) process regarding environmental impacts of offshore wind energy development and related monitoring and mitigation technology.