The Mariner's Blog

The shipping industry is undergoing one of its most significant structural shifts in decades. Digital technologies are redefining how vessels navig...

Lake Huron demands the same preparation given to any serious offshore passage. As the second-largest of the Great Lakes and the third-largest fresh...

Updating an ECDIS should not involve a crew member carrying a USB stick from the ship's office computer to the bridge. Yet across the global c...

New York City's East River connects Long Island Sound to New York Harbor, offering recreational vessels a protected route between these major ...

The Erie Canal remains one of America's most historic and scenic waterways, offering boaters a unique passage across New York State. Stretchin...

The Dismal Swamp Canal offers one of two routes connecting the Chesapeake Bay to Albemarle Sound along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Running ...

Chart folio management is one of the most time-consuming parts of passage planning. During the appraisal stage alone, a navigation officer may need...

The Norwegian Sea occupies a strategically important position in the North Atlantic, serving as a transitional zone between temperate and Arctic wa...

The Celtic Sea occupies a strategic position in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, serving as a vital waterway for vessels traveling between northern...

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) extends over 1,100 miles along the Gulf Coast from Apalachee Bay, Florida, to the Mexican border near Brownsv...