MarineLink news by Vogel, Jeff https://www.marinelink.com/authors/by/jeff-vogel Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News en-US https://www.marinelink.com/news/settle-turbulence-us-offshore-wind-511811 Will 2024 Settle the Turbulence of US Offshore Wind? There is no denying that 2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. offshore wind market. Citing macroeconomic factors including high inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain bottlenecks, Ørsted announced on October 31 that they were… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/ask-government-industry-a-retrospective-510222 Ask What Your Government Can Do For Your Industry (A 2023 Retrospective) John F. Kennedy’s famous locution, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but you can do for your country” remains the rallying call for civic action and public leadership. The message remains foundational to the success of the United States… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/headwinds-us-offshore-wind-development-508620 The Headwinds of US Offshore Wind Development On March 29, 2021, President Biden announced his ambitious plan to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power – enough energy to power 10 million U.S. homes – by 2030. The plan would leverage authorities under the Department of Interior… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/nsmv-model-future-government-shipbuilding-507199 NSMV: The Model for the Future of Government Shipbuilding At the time of publication, the first National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), the Empire State VII, is steadily advancing towards its final delivery to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and SUNY Maritime College. Let’s be clear—this is a huge win… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/time-meet-us-mariner-shortage-head-505263 Time to Meet the US Mariner Shortage Head On We have a national and economic security crisis on our hands. It is time for Washington policymakers to stop dancing around the facts and looking for small fixes. The U.S. mariner shortage is real and it poses an unescapable threat not only… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-midterm-elections-bring-changes-500652 US Mid-term Elections Bring Changes, Uncertainty in Congressional Maritime Leadership Regardless of whether the Republicans seize or the Democrats maintain control of the House and Senate, there is a guarantee that changes in leadership will occur in some of the key Congressional leadership positions that will impact the maritime industry. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/congress-gao-set-focus-cargo-preference-500149 Congress, GAO Set Their Focus on Cargo Preference Fixes On September 14, 2022, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I Committee), Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held a hearing which indicated a potential revitalization, and new enforcement regime, of U.S.… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/maritime-antitrust-immunity-crosshairs-495650 Maritime Antitrust Immunity in Crosshairs While those in the Beltway continue to struggle to offer solutions to U.S. supply chain capacity issues, it seems apparent that policymakers have at least found their scapegoat for these issues in the form of the maritime industry. A specific talking point during the State of Union Address… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/feds-struggle-address-supply-chain-491740 Feds Struggle to Address Supply Chain Capacity Issues The Biden Administration’s struggles to alleviate supply chain capacity issues appear to be continuing with no end in sight. Part of the issue arises from the Administration’s limited focus on ports and another part arises from Congressional stalemates. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/prefabrication-federal-shipbuilding-490693 Prefabrication of Federal Shipbuilding Project Funding Initial appropriations discussions are underway for Fiscal Year 2022, with a continued focus on federal shipbuilding programs. It has been rough going for the Navy as Congress raised questions about the President’s commitment to the Navy’s long-term shipbuilding program. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z