The Maritime Executive
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ClassNK to Evaluate Vessel Emissions for New Impact Investment Fund
ClassNK is working on a new form of vessel classification for an eco-friendly investment fund operated by Anchor Ship Partner...
NAMMA Shares Information on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in US Ports
[By: North American Maritime Ministry Association - NAMMA] The North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) has compile...
California Ports Continue to See Record Volumes
California’s major seaports all reported continued record results in April driven largely by strong consumer sales which are...
CMA CGM Vessel Will Set Seven Records on Atlantic SeaboardÂ
For the second time in less than a year, a containership operated by CMA CGM will set size records as the largest boxship to call...
Video: Engine Room Fire Disables Containership off California
[Brief] The U.S. Coast Guard and private salvage crews are responding to reports of a containership with an engine room fire adrif...
Video: Fire Breaks Out During Golden Ray Salvage Operations
A fire broke out at the salvage site of the Golden Ray near Brunswick, Georgia at mid-day today. The St. Simons Sound Incident Res...
Biden Approves Second Jones Act Waiver to Address Fuel Shortage
The Department of Homeland Security has approved temporary Jones Act waivers for two Gulf Coast refiners, allowing them to ship ca...
Nations Begin to Vaccinate Seafarers as Calls Grown to Expand Efforts
Nations are beginning to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to seafarers. However, the calls are continuing for nations to increase their...
Mississippi Reopens After Barge Traffic Stacked Up with Ag Products
The Lower Mississippi River was reopened to water traffic this morning by the U.S. Coast Guard. A section of the river had been or...
To Counter China, Philippines Plans Bigger Base in Spratly Islands
The government of the Philippines is planning to turn an island in the Spratly archipelago into a new logistics and resupply base,...