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The cannabis supply crisis at Martha’s Vineyard is escalating, with Island Time dispensary facing the threat of closure. This situation has prompted its owner, Geoff Rose, to initiate a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). The lawsuit targets stringent...

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has been tracking a Russian ship, suspected of spying, off the Hawaiian coast for weeks.  What Happened: The U.S. Coast Guard, in a release, said the vessel is believed to be a Russian "intelligence gathering ship" amid tense relations between Moscow and...

  More investment in ice-breaking vessel capacity will be needed if the United States is to keep up with the increasing presence of Russia and China on Arctic trade routes, according to the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) latest strategy assessment. In its "Arctic Strategy Outlook"...

South Carolina's Charleston region is the latest coastal city looking to tap underutilized waterways for moving freight, and hopefully find more success than earlier projects. The Port of Charleston is looking to add a wharf space to the Wando Welch marine terminal for loading marine containers...

U.S. vessel construction, sales, repairs and financing – and the transportation economy that relies on them – are caught in the fallout of the partial federal shutdown that's now over a month long. Along with actual U.S. maritime operations – which is becoming increasingly...

Update, 01:09:00pm: In a statement, Texas Petroleum said, "The production platform where the fire occurred gathers oil and then pumps it through a pipeline so there is little oil stored on site and all wells feeding the platform have been shut down. Our company is working with the Coast...