Four Crewmembers Rescued from a Tug in Texas On April 17th, the United States Coast Guard responded to a call from a tugboat that had
Channel Widening and Deepening Project to Occur for Houston Port Houston in Texas received an award of construction funding in the amount of $142.5 million
Medevac Needed in Texas by US Coast Guard On November 7 a 28 year-old crew member aboard a tanker vessel near the Galveston, Texas area
Texas port copes with Covid challenges and reports record container volumes. Port Houston in Texas has had its busiest month ever and handled 297,621 twenty-foot
New Cruise Terminal Gets Ground Breaking for Galveston and Royal Caribbean After Royal Caribbean signed a long-term contract with the port in December 2019, the Port
60-year-old mariner airlifted from tug Leigh Ann Moran 65 miles off Galveston, Texas. An “ailing and disorientated” mariner has been airlifted to safety from the
The fourth busiest cruise port in the United States is ready to take on cruise ships again. By Michael McGrady, Maritime Direct Americas & Pacific
The federal safety board found that 11,000 barrels of petrochemicals spilled into Galveston Bay. By Michael McGrady, Maritime Direct Americas & Pacific Correspondent WASHINGTON —
Lawmakers from across the United States have introduced new legislation to bolster occupational training in the maritime sector. By Michael McGrady, Maritime Direct Americas &
