The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Four People Survive for 20 Hours Aboard Upturned Catamaran
On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from the upturned hull of a pleasure vessel about 26 miles off the...
Father & Son Team Sentenced for Importing Heroin in Juice Bottles
A father and his son have been sentenced to brief, suspended prison terms for helping a crime group to import heroin int...
Dutch Employees of Lloyd’s Register Plan Job Action Over Stalled Wage Talks
Another key sector of the shipping industry is facing a potential job action as a rash of incidents has spread recently...
UK P&I and TT Club Begin Talks for Insurance Mega-Merger
The UK P&I Club has announced plans to merge with affiliated firm TT Club, a major port insurer managed by the same...
National Strike Again Closes Belgium’s Ports and Halts Inland Cargo Ships
Belgium’s three main labor unions banded together into what is likely the largest of the strikes over the past 10 months,...
U.S. Navy Cuts Constellation-Class Frigate, But Pledges Support for FMG
The U.S. Navy has decided to terminate the last four ships of the Constellation-class frigate program, which has been de...
China Consolidates Cruise Business as it Looks to Expand Domestic Market
The China Tourism Group reports that it will be leading an effort to boost the cruise ship market that includes the consolidatio...
Court Paves Way for Sale of Venezuelan-Owned Refiner Citgo
As the U.S. military prepares for likely action in Venezuela, a judge in Delaware has approved the sale of Venezuel...
GAO Repeats Criticism of the USCG Program to Build Offshore Patrol Cutters
The Government Accountability Office has issued a new report on the U.S. Coast Guard’s program to build the Offshore Patro...
Glamox to Light Four Norwegian-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels
[By: Glamox] Glamox, a global leader in lighting, is supplying exterior marine LED lighting for four Offshore Construction Vess...