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IMO Takes First Steps to Address Autonomous Ships

By The Maritime Executive

May 26, 2018

The IMO has officially commenced work to look into how safe, secure and environmentally sound Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) operations may be addressed in IMO instruments. The Maritime S...

Inmarsat Boosts GMDSS Service

By The Maritime Executive

May 23, 2018

The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has formally approved Inmarsat’s Fleet Safety solution as a new service to support the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS). The servic...

Second GMDSS Service Approved

By The Maritime Executive

May 21, 2018

The Iridium network has been approved to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services, signaling an end to a decades-long satellite communications monopoly by Inmarsat. The IMO&#...

Virgin Voyages Reveals Interior Designs

By Allan E. Jordan

May 19, 2018

Virgin Voyages is continuing its staged reveals of details of its new cruise line and 110,000 gross ton cruise ship currently under construction by Fincantieri. At a New York City event, Virgin provid...

White House Seeks Input on U.S. Shipping Regulations

By Paul Benecki

May 18, 2018

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is soliciting public input on ways to reduce regulatory costs and restrictions on the American maritime industry. In particular, it is aski...

Maersk Cuts Services as Bunker Prices Rise

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2018

On Thursday, Maersk Group CEO Soren Skou told investors that Maersk Line will cut back capacity and feeder services in an attempt to improve profitability. Group-wide revenue rose sharply in the first...

Fire-Damaged Maersk Honam to Berth at Jebel Ali Port

By The Maritime Executive

May 17, 2018

The Maersk Honam, which caught fire on March 6 off the coast of Oman, is finally scheduled to berth and unload at Jebel Ali, UAE. On Tuesday, she will arrive at the pier and 2M partner MSC will begin...

GTT Receives Notification for the Order of Two New LNG Carriers

By The Maritime Executive

May 16, 2018

GTT has received an order notification from an Asian shipyard for the design of the LNG tanks of two new LNG carriers (LNGCs). These vessels will be built on behalf of a European shipowner. GTT wil...

Search Launched for Missing Cruise Ship Crewmember

By The Maritime Executive

May 16, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard SAR crews are searching for a crewmember of the cruise ship MSC Seaside who went overboard about eight nm southeast of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The cruise ship was transiting...

European Operators Begin to Pull Back from Iran

By The Maritime Executive

May 14, 2018

The Trump administration's decision to reinstate sanctions on Iran will not take effect for several months, but it is already having an effect on European shipping businesses. The top two cont...

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