https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1143482/Daily Briefing January 10 2023
USNI News Interview: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan
Adm. Linda Fagan in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in New London, CT, Aug 19, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The new Coast Guard commandant has a message for the country – she’s hiring.
The Coast Guard is feeling an acute recruiting crunch across both officer and enlisted ranks, so reforming the service workforce is at the top of Adm. Linda Fagan’s agenda and the centerpiece of the Coast Guard’s latest strategy that rolled out in October.
“As we come out of COVID, there’s...
https://news.usni.org/2023/01/09/usni-news-interview-coast-guard-commandant-adm-linda-fagan
Navy Awards HII Planning Contract for Zumwalt Hypersonic Upgrades
Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) steams behind amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) on April 9, 2022. US Navy Photo
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding won a $10.5 million contract to plan for the modernization period of the first two Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers that will include the installation of hypersonic missiles on the two warships.
Ingalls will work until December to complete the planning portion of the modernization period for USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) and USS Michae...
https://news.usni.org/2023/01/09/navy-awards-hii-planning-contract-for-zumwalt-hypersonic-upgrades
El contable de un camión, ya en prisión por malversación, condenado por fraude a la APP
Ya cumpliendo seis años y ocho meses en una prisión federal por malversar más de 700.000 dólares de la compañía de camiones donde trabajaba, una mujer de Missouri ha sido condenada a dos años más de prisión por cometer fraude en préstamos del Programa de Protección de Cheques de Pago.
El juez de distrito Matthew T. Schlep calificó el comportamiento de Christen Diane Schulte de “indignante” y “muy agravante”, en un comunicado de la Fiscalía de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de Misuri.
En...
2022 a ‘remarkable year’ sets new records: Clarkson
Shipbroker Clarkson's ClarkSea index covering about 80% of shipping capacity soared by almost a third to record levels in 2022.
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/2022-remarkable-year-sets-new-records-clarkson
Brazilian President confirms reversal of port privatisation plans
The privatisation of the main port complexes in Brazil has been discarded as State policy after the inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Presidency.
Mexico averaged 39 cargo thefts a day in November
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The highways of Mexico continue to be risky for truckers as cargo thefts rose 4.5% year-over-year...
SSA México moviliza más de dos millones de contenedores
Además, en los puertos de Veracruz y Lázaro Cárdenas, movilizó casi un millón de vehículos, marcando un crecimiento del 22%
http://www.mundomaritimo.cl/noticias/ssa-mexico-moviliza-mas-de-dos-millones-de-contenedores