Paul Benecki
Staff Writer
pbenecki@maritime-executive.com
Paul Benecki is a graduate of Cornell University's chemistry program. He worked in industry for several years before shipping out on freighters and tugs on the U.S. West Coast, then with the University of Washington's research vessel, the Thomas G. Thompson. He studied navigation and bridge resource management at the Pacific Maritime Institute, and is currently a staff writer and news editor at The Maritime Executive Magazine.
Making Allowances
Shipowners face gigantic new challenges in the COVID-19 era. In addition to the economic impact, they have to contend with a maze...
Electrifying!
An electric revolution is under way in the ferry sector. America’s largest ferry network, Washington State Ferries, has anno...
Economic Slowdown Reshuffles Container Movements
With global trade down sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic, container traffic volumes have fallen by double-digit percentages...
Venezuelan Navy Patrol Ship Sinks After Collision With Cruise Ship
An encounter between the Venezuelan patrol vessel GC-23 Naiguata and the ice-class expedition cruise ship RCGS Resolute resulted i...
First Confirmed COVID-19 Cases on a Container Ship
Maersk Group has confirmed that five seafarers aboard the container ship Gjertrud Maersk have tested positive for COVID-19, includ...
IN THE KNOW Podcast 13: Restoring America's Sealift Capability
In this episode of The Maritime Executive podcast, MarEx spoke with Bryan Clark and Timothy Walton of the Center for Strategic and...
Five Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Aboard Cruise Ship Braemar
The Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines vessel Braemar has been denied entry to the Bahamas after five people on board tested positive for th...
Smorgasbord
For more than a century, shipping has relied on diesel engines and petroleum fuel, a combination that’s become synonymous wi...
Peace of Mind
Shipowners are always looking for ways to reduce cost and boost quality, and sometimes the best option is to outsource vessel mana...
Guardians at the Gate
Class societies provide a vital service by ensuring vessel safety from the design phase through construction and throughout the sh...