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Podcast: Editor-in-Chief Tony Munoz on The Maritime Executive's Founding
In the latest episode of the Offshore Marine Service Association's podcast, Maritime in America, OMSA CEO Aaron Smith interviewed...
Read More >>Trump Administration Invests in Removing Ocean Research Instruments
Moving the objectives of Project 2025 one step closer to completion, the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data co...
Read More >>Labor Problems Grow at Royal Fleet Auxiliary as Officers Set 24-Hour Strike
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which is responsible for the operations of the Navy’s support ships, is facing mounting labor prob...
Read More >>Lost in the Small Surface Combatant Wilderness
[By Kevin Eyer] Between January 13 and 15, the 38th Annual Surface Navy Symposium convened in Crystal City, Virginia, offering a d...
Read More >>U.S. and Iran Trade Fire as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Continue
Over the weekend, Iranian and U.S. forces traded fire in a continued low-level contest over the control of the Strait of Hormuz. F...
Read More >>Op-Ed: Three Countries Could Scuttle WTO's Fishing-Subsidy Limit Agreement
More than 600 million people around the world seek to make their living through fishing or from processing the catch. Most of thos...
Read More >>Op-Ed: The Jones Act Waiver Is Reshaping More Than Maritime Transportation
The recent Jones Act waiver debate has largely focused on vessel availability, fuel prices, and emergency logistics. Far less atte...
Read More >>Op-Ed: NZF is the Only Option for Delivering on IMO's Climate Commitments
The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is back on track. A majority of International Maritime Organization member states continue to support...
Read More >>US Forces Disable Small Cargo Ship in the Gulf of Oman
CENTCOM reported on May 30 that U.S. forces had disabled a small cargo ship on May 29 that it asserted had ignored warnings and wa...
Read More >>New Zealand Funds Upgrades for Aging Navy Ships Ahead of Fleet Renewal
New Zealand is planning to extend the service life of three aging navy ships that have been the cornerstone of the country’s marit...
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