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Video: Towboat Nearly Hits Historic Riverboat in New Orleans

Published May 5, 2024 11:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last weekend, a towboat with a large barge tow came within feet of hitting a historic paddlewheeler moored on New Orleans' Mis...

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Rough Weather Forces US to Delay Opening of Gaza Aid Pier

Published May 5, 2024 11:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. military had expected to complete a floating pier for aid delivery off the coast of Gaza by Friday, but the plan has been...

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Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

Published May 3, 2024 12:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In its latest update, the Unified Command highlights that the salvors are preparing for the removal of the piece of the...

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GAO: U.S. Navy Could Learn From Commercial Shipbuilders' Standards

Published May 2, 2024 8:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is struggling to get its next generation of surface combatants and submarines built on time and on budget, and sever...

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Divers Recover Fifth Body From Wreckage of Baltimore's Key Bridge

Published May 2, 2024 4:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Divers have recovered a fifth body from the wreckage of the Francis Key Bridge, bringing the number of missing people down to one....

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U.S. Sanctions Four Shipowners and Hundreds of Suppliers for Russian Ties

Published May 1, 2024 9:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Treasury is cracking down on the supply network for the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a broad package of san...

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USS Boxer's Breakdown May Take Two Months to Fix Without Drydock

Published Apr 30, 2024 10:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Navy has decided to repair a damaged rudder aboard the amphib USS Boxer using divers in the water, a process th...

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Salvors May Remove Baltimore Container Ship in Less Than Two Weeks

Published Apr 30, 2024 9:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Tuesday, Maryland's governor said that responders at the site of Baltimore's Key Bridge are making progress o...

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Video: Drifting Cargo Ship Hits Railway Bridge in Bangladesh

Published Apr 30, 2024 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

  It happened again, this time as a small cargo ship out of control drifted along one of the main waterways in the Banglad...

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Shoaling and Bank Effect Caused Ship to Hit Navy Fuel Pier

Published Apr 30, 2024 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded an investigation into a serious allision involving a tanker and a Navy fuel...

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