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Published Nov 11, 2025 11:06 PM by Tony Munoz

  "Our mission is to provide safe, sustainable and quality services to our customers and keep the flag flying for generations to come," says Buckley ("Buck") McAllister, the company's fifth-generation president. "Ultimately, we strive to be the best boat company in the business." And that, in a nutshell, is the driving force behind the family's success. "We have a great family legacy," McAllister adds, "and it takes elbow grease to measure up to that tradition." Okay, include hard work in...

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Drug Bust at Lagos Shows West Africa's New Role in Cocaine Trade

Published Nov 11, 2025 9:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized one tonne of cocaine from a shipping container, one of the nation's biggest busts yet and the largest ever reported at Lagos' Tin Can Port. The drugs were detected while disinfecting empties that were imported to Nigeria for the purpose of re-export use. The customs area controller for the terminal, Joe Anani, told The Guardian Nigeria that it was the first shipment of "hard" drugs ever seized in his unit's history. ...

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Australian Police Find Cocaine Stashed Inside Container's Steel Frame

Published Nov 11, 2025 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Authorities in Australia have seized a shipment of cocaine found concealed within the steel structure of a container's floor, another innovation in the game of cat-and-mouse between smugglers and customs officials.  On October 24, intelligence led officers of the Australian Border Force to inspect a box arriving from Panama that contained a declared cargo of wooden slats. Upon X-ray scanning, they noticed something unusual under the floorboards.  Drug dogs signaled the presence of contraband at the same area identified...

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Russia to Provide Arctic Navigation Training to Chinese Seafarers

Published Nov 11, 2025 7:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

  China and Russia have announced further plans to gear up for higher volumes of traffic in the Arctic. Last week, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin made a state visit to China, with the two countries working to strengthen bilateral trade. One of the resolutions agreed during the visit is a plan to train Chinese mariners for navigation in polar waters. The plan is to have Chinese seafarers trained at leading Russian maritime institutions, including the Maritime State University and...

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Orsted Still Sees a Strong Future for Offshore Wind in Europe

  Western offshore wind leader Orsted sees signs of hope in the European market, despite near-term headwinds in the global market, executives said in a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.  "We remain very bullish about the prospects for offshore wind in Europe, in particular. We see the rebasing happening in the market," said Rasmus Errboe, Group President and CEO. "We will be patient, and we will prioritize value over volume." Errboe highlighted three potential business areas for growth in Europe:...

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ICE Shipyard Raid Nabs 25 Illegal Immigrants

  Immigration officers carried out a raid on a shipyard in Louisiana last week and came away with more than two dozen suspected illegal immigrants who were working for a welding contractor, according to ICE Homeland Security Investigations.  The raid occurred at an unnamed yard in Harvey, Louisiana, but the individuals in question were employed by Belle Chasse-based contractor Barrois Welding Services. ICE had specific intelligence about the workplace, HSI said: one Barrois Welding Services employee had been arrested in...

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Harbor and iron or pier at Saldanha Bay, South Africa (Hp.Baumeler / CC BY SA 4.0)

Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

  Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting ambitious targets for transitioning to alternative fuels. One such example is the South Africa-Europe iron ore shipping route, which could feasibly deploy ammonia-fueled bulk carriers as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonization by 2035. These findings are contained in a feasibility study by the Global Maritime Forum, produced in partnership with a consortium formed in 2023 to develop a green shipping corridor...

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  "Our mission is to provide safe, sustainable and quality services to our customers and keep the flag flying for generations to come," says Buckley ("Buck") McAllister, the company's fifth-generation president. "Ultimately, we strive to be the best boat company in the business." And that, in a nutshell, is the driving force behind the family's success. "We have a great family legacy," McAllister adds, "and it takes elbow grease to measure up to that tradition." Okay, include hard work in...

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