The Maritime Executive
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Canadian Coast Guard Completes Long-Range Rescue in North Pacific
The Canadian Coast Guard has completed a long-distance mission to rescue three people from a disabled trimaran yacht in the middle...
Seven Injured in Fire Aboard LCS USS Indianapolis
Seven sailors have been injured in a shipboard fire on the littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis, USNI reports. The Navy confirmed...
South Korea Gears Up to Implement U.S. Shipbuilding Investment Plan
South Korea's government-backed policy banks are gearing up for a well-publicized initiative to invest in the U.S. domestic shipbu...
First U.S.-Built Rock Installation Vessel Delivered into a Changed Market
A first-of-its-kind vessel, a rock installation vessel designed originally to focus on the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy indu...
Number of Containers Lost Overboard Rises for a Second Year, Reports WSC
One casualty and a few incidents pushed the number of containers lost at sea up for the second year in a row, reaching possibly th...
New EU Project to Cut Emissions & Costs Through Wind Propulsion in Shipping
[By: Kongsberg Maritime] AWESOME — Advanced Wind Energy System Optimisation & Monitoring for Efficiency - is a Horizon Europe proj...
Volkswagen Group Enters Into Exclusive Arrangement with Bain Capital
[By: Everllence] The Volkswagen Group has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Bain Capital for the sale of its majority sta...
ClassNK Receives Authorization from French Flag
[By: ClassNK] ClassNK announced that it has earned authorization from the French Government (Directorate general for Maritime affa...
Charleston Pauses Operations at New Terminal Citing Low Volume, High Costs
South Carolina Ports, in a surprise announcement, reported it will suspend operations at its new terminal in Charleston, citing lo...
SAR Operation After Gas Tanker Hits Fishing Trawler off South Korea
The Ulsan Coast Guard was conducting a search and rescue operation on Thursday, June 25, after a small gas tanker hit a fishing bo...