The Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SNAME) bring us this bit of news: Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and John M. Murray, president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, recently signed an agreement for cadets from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and state maritime academies to take their training voyages on [...]

SNAME Article High prices for scrap steel are making it more and more favorable for MARAD to dispose of its aging fleet.  MARAD has recently sold the GULF MERCHANT, KALAMAZOO, NITRO, TRUCKEE, and THE RIGEL to scrap companies.  This also comes as MARAD announces the commencement of environmental impact studies at its reserve fleet locations.