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Gaza Maritime Aid Pier Installed and Ready to Begin Deliveries

Published May 16, 2024 3:42 AM by The Maritime Executive

The American-led maritime aid corridor to the Gaza Strip is about to start operation, according to U.S. officials. about 1,000 U.S...

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Chinese Spy Malware Found in European Shipping Companies' Systems

Published May 15, 2024 8:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

A prominent cybersecurity consultancy has spotted signs of Chinese hacking intrusions in the European cargo shipping industry, the...

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Admiral: Red Sea Crisis Shows Need for Low-Cost Air Defense

Published May 15, 2024 6:16 PM by U.S. Department of Defense

  [By David Vergun, DOD News] Navy vessels have been plying the Red Sea since December as part of Operation Prospe...

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China Tests "Kinmen Model" for Expanding its Maritime Domain

Published May 14, 2024 11:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Chinese government is experimenting with another way to assert its maritime claims in contested areas. By providing useful coa...

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We Need a #MeToo Maritime Library

Published May 14, 2024 9:23 PM by Denise Krepp

  My goal in 2024 is to build a #MeToo Maritime Library. To that end, I contacted the Maritime Administration last mo...

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Boston Man Charged With Pointing a Laser at a Coast Guard Helicopter

Published May 14, 2024 8:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Police have arrested and charged a Massachusetts resident for allegedly aiming a high powered laser at a U.S. Coast Guard helicopt...

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UK Plans Six Amphibious Warships in New Golden Age of Shipbuilding

Published May 14, 2024 7:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK government detailed an ambitious plan to expand the Royal Navy highlighting that it calls for up to 28 new vessels includ...

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Australian Government Budgets Pilot Program for Three Merchant Ships

Published May 14, 2024 5:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Contained within Australia’s massive $764.6 billion (US$506 billion) decade-long defense budget for 2024-2025 is t...

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Photos: Air Force Sends A-10 Warthogs to Escort a Ballistic Missile Sub

Published May 13, 2024 6:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

America's nuclear ballistic missile subs are some of the highest-value maritime assets in the world, and they always have a fo...

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USS Carney Returns to U.S. After Six Months of Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

Published May 13, 2024 5:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney became the first of the U.S. Navy vessels to be rotated off...

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