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By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The brewing conflict between the US Navy and the US Marine Corps over the production of amphibious warships is reaching a critical level of concern....

The head of the Maritime Administration “was not at all confident” that all the ships in the Ready Reserve Fleet could be crewed if called to duty in a crisis. The United States was already short 1,8000 credentialed mariners for its vessels before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips said […]

The Biden administration’s inconsistent approach to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has raised concerns and intensified skepticism among oil producers and tanker owners. Initially, the White House proposed refilling the...

By Captain Stephen M. Carmel (Maersk Line Limited via CIMSEC) The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the...

The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the event of a serious conflict in the Pacific....

The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the event of a serious conflict in the Pacific....

On Friday, December 23, 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion year-end omnibus spending package which will fund the federal government through FY2023. The bill will be sent to the...

The House approved another stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded for another week.

The House easily approved a much-anticipated compromise version of the Water Resources Development Act as part of a major defense bill.

Now retired Army Gen. Stephen Lyons projected in 2020 that the Pentagon's sealift fleet would deteriorate rapidly starting in 2025.