The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Drug Bust at Lagos Shows West Africa's New Role in Cocaine Trade
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized one tonne of cocaine from a shipping container, one of the...
Fugitive Pirates Reach Somalia and Evade Capture
After a multiday pursuit and standoff, naval forces with EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta boarded a dhow that had been u...
UK Seafarer Cadets Become First to Follow New ‘Futureproofed’ Syllabus
[By UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency] This year's cohort of seafarer trainees have become the first in the UK to learn und...
FarSounder's Argos Now Integrated with Anschütz SYNAPSIS (W)ECDIS NX
[By: FarSounder] FarSounder, the leading innovator in 3D forward looking navigation sonar technology, is proud to announce a ne...
Australian Police Find Cocaine Stashed Inside Container's Steel Frame
Authorities in Australia have seized a shipment of cocaine found concealed within the steel structure of a container'...
Russia to Provide Arctic Navigation Training to Chinese Seafarers
China and Russia have announced further plans to gear up for higher volumes of traffic in the Arctic. Last week, Russian...
Stern Tube Seal Replacement in Rotterdam
[By: Hydrex] Hydrex very recently received a call for an emergency stern tube seal repair on a 170-meter tanker in Rotterdam, N...
Colombo Dockyard to Build High Spec Cable-Layer in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has been awarded a shipbuilding contract by the French submarine cable company Orange...
ABS' Board Elects John McDonald as Next Chairman and CEO
ABS' board has elected chief operating officer John McDonald to take over as the class society's next chairman a...
FBI Investigating Death of 18-Year-Old Girl on Carnival Cruise Ship
The FBI is investigating the death of an 18-year-old high school senior last weekend aboard the cruise ship Carnival Hor...