After two of the most active hurricane seasons on record in 2020 and 2021, top hurricane forecasters are expecting another above-normal season this year, according to the Scuttlebutt Sailing News website. For the season, which begins June 1, meteorologist Phil Klotzbach and other experts from Colorado State University–among the nation’s top seasonal hurricane forecasters–predict 19 [...]

The 1,095-foot-long cargo ship that has been mired in the mud of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay for the past three weeks is being partially offloaded in an attempt to get it unstuck, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Following two failed attempts to free it, container removal began April 8 as part of the cargo ship’s [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the agency’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program will provide more than $18 million in grant funding for 20 states to construct, renovate and maintain marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association website. States receiving BIG grants include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, [...]

Schmidt Marine Technology Partners announced that it will offer up to $3.5 million in funding annually to entrepreneurs and others developing new technologies that increase the sustainability of fisheries around the world. The effort is also being funded by two anonymous philanthropic groups. This new initiative is designed to encourage entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and others [...]

Organizers of the 2023 Marine Fabricators Conference, which will be held Jan. 26-28, 2023, at the Sheraton New Orleans, in New Orleans, La., are looking for conference speakers. Speaker proposals must be free of commercial content, and conference organizers are especially interested in educational sessions that provide hands-on demonstrations covering topics such as patterning, business [...]