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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The top Coast Guard officer remains optimistic at the pace of expanding the fleet of cutters despite delays in design and construction that have pushed back the expected delivery date of the first new polar icebreaker. “We pushed the delivery date into the spring of 2025. We were hoping for a […]

The Coast Guard is in the midst of its largest shipbuilding period since World War II, the head of the service said during a Wednesday address. Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, spoke about the new ships planned for the service, as well as changes to aviation, during a keynote address at […]

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021. The past year saw a shift in the Coast Guard, as the maritime service focused on retention, its global presence and new partnerships with the Marines and the Navy. In his third “State of the Coast Guard,” Adm. Karl Schultz […]

Illegal and unreported fishing “is happening on an industrial scale” around the globe and the culprit often is China’s subsidized fishing fleet, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said today. Speaking Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he added, “one in five fish” sold on international markets is illegally caught. Declining fish populations […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz is “guardedly optimistic” Congress will pass a budget before the continuing resolution that’s keeping the government operating through Feb. 18 expires. If not, he told USNI News, there will be “high consequences for DoD and the Coast Guard.” He added, “a year-long CR would be devastating.” […]

With the backlog of ships remaining largely stable off the California ports, there is an increasing...

The US Coast Guard has just two ships capable of patrolling the thawing frontline in the Arctic, and one is on a rare trip around the continent.

California Reps. Josh Harder (D) and Michelle Steel (R) introduced new legislation on Thursday to address the port backlog in their state, which has contributed to the ongoing supply chain issues in the U.S.

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), the USCGC John Scheuerman, to the U.S.

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