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UNESCO Calls for Ban on Cruise Ships in Venice's City Center

UNESCO Calls for Ban on Cruise Ships in Venice's City Center

The controversy over large cruise ships sailing through the heart of Venice and docking in the historic city was renewed with news that UNESCO, the UN’s world heritage organization, is consideri...

Across the Expanse: The Sealift Dilemma in a War With China

Across the Expanse: The Sealift Dilemma in a War With China

[By Major John Bowser, U.S. Army] The U.S. Department of Defense has shifted its focus away from fighting insurgents in the Middle East to prepare for large-scale combat operations. The shift in fo...

FMC Members Predict Enforcement Action Over Carriers' Container Rules

FMC Members Predict Enforcement Action Over Carriers' Container Rules

After a fact-finding visit to the Port of New York and New Jersy (PNYNJ) last week, Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel predicted that the FMC will likely begin looking at enforcement action to...

MSC Gayane’s Chief Mate Gets Longest Jail Time in Drug Smuggling Case

MSC Gayane’s Chief Mate Gets Longest Jail Time in Drug Smuggling Case

A U.S. District Court judge handed down the longest prison sentence related to the 2019 cocaine smuggling incident aboard the MSC Gayane for the boxship’s chief mate. As the senior most member o...

IN THE KNOW Podcast 27: Protecting Mariners in the Strait of Hormuz

IN THE KNOW Podcast 27: Protecting Mariners in the Strait of Hormuz

In this episode of The Maritime Executive's podcast series, editor in chief Tony Munoz spoke with four top officers of Coalition Task Force Sentinel (CTF Sentinel), an eight-nation maritime securi...

Cruise Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Caribbean and Italy

Cruise Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Caribbean and Italy

The restart of cruise operations continues to be challenged by COVID-19 despite efforts to create a bubble environment aboard the ships. This week, two cruise ships operating in different parts of the...

MSC Fleet Oiler Rescues Crew of Sinking Freighter in Gulf of Aden

MSC Fleet Oiler Rescues Crew of Sinking Freighter in Gulf of Aden

On June 7, a U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command fleet oiler rescued the crew of an aging freighter in the Gulf of Aden. On Monday, the T-AO USNS Patuxent was notified by the United Kingdom Maritim...

Texas Bans Vaccine Passports, Challenging Cruise Restart Plans

Texas Bans Vaccine Passports, Challenging Cruise Restart Plans

With the legal case challenging the Centers for Disease Control’s restrictions on cruises sailing from U.S. ports due to go in front of a federal judge, Texas further complicated the situation b...

Survey Firm Ocean Infinity Buys Private Maritime Security Company

Survey Firm Ocean Infinity Buys Private Maritime Security Company

In an unusual decision to diversify its business, autonomous-vessel operator Ocean Infinity has purchased Ambrey Security, the world's largest private maritime security contractor (PMSC). Ambr...

At the Last Minute, Scotland Bans Cruise Ships Again

At the Last Minute, Scotland Bans Cruise Ships Again

In a last-minute decision, the Scottish Government announced today that it decided to keep its ports closed to cruise ships at this time despite progress in controlling COVID-19. The decision came the...