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Lobbying Over Jones Act Waiver Heats Up As Renewal Approaches

Published Nov 4, 2026 7:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

With Democrats back in control of the House and the Senate, American shipping stakeholders will have a new set of leaders to petition on the issues that matter most - starting with the Jones Act, a perennial point of contention between the American petroleum industry and the American domestic shipping industry, including its shipowners, mariners and shipbuilders. In parallel with the Iran conflict, the Trump administration enacted a historically-long waiver of the Jones Act for domestic energy cargoes, arguing that...

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Design Basis Agreement Reached for 150-Passenger NYC Hydrogen Ferry

Published Nov 4, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Design Basis Agreement (DBA) was secured by Incat Crowther in partnership with SWITCH Maritime from the United States Coast Guard for a proposed 150-passenger hydrogen fuel cell-electric fast ferry platform designed to operate in New York City. The project is being called a “significant regulatory milestone,” as SWITCH, which pioneered the first hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion in the United States in 2024, looks to expand the commercial applications for the technology. The companies highlighted the challenges, noting that the...

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Saildrone Wins Court Challenge to USN’s New Procurement Evaluation Program

Published Nov 4, 2026 6:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Saildrone, a manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles, prevailed in court after it challenged the U.S. Navy’s new procurement evaluation program touted by the Pentagon to speed up the process. It is seen as a rare example where a supplier was able to prevail against the government and, according to lawyers, shows that the government can’t place a major procurement beyond judicial review. The case stemmed from the U.S. Navy’s competitive program for the development of a new Medium Unmanned Surface...

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Xi Jinping Completes His Military Purge, Including PLA Navy's Top Admirals

Published Nov 4, 2026 4:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the latest issue of the Maritime Executive magazine, the thorough-going purge of China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) was described, a clean-out so comprehensive that it was uncertain if there was anyone left in the high command of the PLA with the necessary experience to prepare for and to execute an invasion of Taiwan. President Xi himself has said repeatedly that the PLA must be equipped and ready to ‘recover’ Taiwan by 2027, the year in which the PLA attains...

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Vermont Eyes Nova Scotia's Offshore Wind Resources

Landlocked Vermont wants access to offshore wind power to diversify its grid supply, but the odds of procuring it from the U.S. Eastern Seaboard are limited for the foreseeable future. Given the regulatory and business climate for offshore wind in the United States, Vermont is following Massachusetts' lead and going to Canada for its wind power. Vermont's governor has set up a multiyear agreement with the government of Nova Scotia to look into options for buying and importing Canadian wind...

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First Flight II LPD Heads Out on Builder's Trials

Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder's trials for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first of the Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. It is far from the last: the HII division and its subcontractors are in various phases of work for LPD 31 through 35, all already on contract. The Navy decided to build a second flight of 13 San Antonio-class amphibs in 2018, and the award for LPD 30 went out the next year. LPD 30...

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Design Basis Agreement Reached for 150-Passenger NYC Hydrogen Ferry

A Design Basis Agreement (DBA) was secured by Incat Crowther in partnership with SWITCH Maritime from the United States Coast Guard for a proposed 150-passenger hydrogen fuel cell-electric fast ferry platform designed to operate in New York City. The project is being called a “significant regulatory milestone,” as SWITCH, which pioneered the first hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion in the United States in 2024, looks to expand the commercial applications for the technology. The companies highlighted the challenges, noting that the...

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Saildrone Wins Court Challenge to USN’s New Procurement Evaluation Program

Saildrone, a manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles, prevailed in court after it challenged the U.S. Navy’s new procurement evaluation program touted by the Pentagon to speed up the process. It is seen as a rare example where a supplier was able to prevail against the government and, according to lawyers, shows that the government can’t place a major procurement beyond judicial review. The case stemmed from the U.S. Navy’s competitive program for the development of a new Medium Unmanned Surface...

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