The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
World’s Largest Sail Cruise Ship Celebrates Naming and Delivery
Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing ship, was christened on April 29, in Saint-Nazaire, France, and delivered t...
Groundbreaking Starts Sparrows Point Container Terminal for Baltimore
Tradepoint Atlantic and MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) broke ground on May 1 on the Sparrows Point Container Terminal. A...
IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC
While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactic...
Military Permit Derails South Korea’s Anma Offshore Wind Project
Technical hurdles have been a primary risk in the development of offshore wind projects around the world. In South Korea, however,...
US Tightens Economic Controls on Iran and Warns Shipping About Hormuz Tolls
In what it is calling “Economic Fury,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury is expanding a number of efforts to tighten the economi...
IMO Delays Decisions but Maps Steps for Net-Zero Framework at Close of MPEC
Two weeks of hard-fought discussions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the approach to the Net-Zero Framework (N...
SAFE Boats International Delivers Response Boat–Small (RB-S) Demonstrator
[By: SAFE Boats International] SAFE Boats International (SBI), a leading U.S. manufacturer of high-performance aluminum vessels, a...
Liberian Registry Unveils Next-Generation Seafarer Platform
[By: Liberian Registry] The Liberian Registry, the world's largest ship registry, today announced the official launch of electroni...
Everllence Main Engines Bound for BC Ferries Newbuilds
[By: Everllence] British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) has selected four shipsets of 2 × 6L32/44CR + 2 × 8L32/44CR mai...
Chinese Firm Files Arbitration Over Australia's Move to Reclaim Darwin Port
The long-running dispute regarding a Chinese company’s 99-year lease of Australia’s Darwin port took a new turn with Landbridge Gr...