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FMC Orders Carriers to Disclose Demurrage Practices

By The Maritime Executive

April 2, 2018

On Monday, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has begun its investigation into terminal operators' and ocean carriers' practices for port demurrage, detention and fre...

WWF: Sustainable-Seafood Label MSC Needs Reform

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2018

In 1997, the World Wildlife Fund joined with the conglomerate Unilever to create an independent certification group for seafood, the Marine Stewardship Council. MSC has grown over the decades, and its...

Laura Maersk Strikes Moored MSC Boxship

By The Maritime Executive

March 26, 2018

On Saturday morning, at the port of Callau, Peru, the 4,500 TEU container ship Laura Maersk made contact with the moored boxship MSC Shuba B. The vessels suffered minor damage, and as of Monday, both...

Maersk Honam Seeks Refuge at Port of Jebel Ali

By The Maritime Executive

March 22, 2018

On Wednesday, 2M alliance partner MSC confirmed that the fire-damaged boxship Maersk Honam will be towed to the port of Jebel Ali, UAE, where her cargo will be offloaded. The transit and related opera...

Kiel to Build Second Cruise Passenger Terminal

By The Maritime Executive

March 15, 2018

A second cruise passenger terminal is being built at Kiel’s Ostseekai Cruise Shipping Terminal in Germany. An artist’s impression of the new building was made public this month, and co...

Seaspan Buys 18 Boxships

By The Maritime Executive

March 14, 2018

Vancouver-based shipowner Seaspan Corporation has acquired Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI), a holding company owned by The Carlyle Group and other investors. The purchase expands Seaspan&#3...

Libyan Forces Arrest Ship Off Derna

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2018

On Sunday, a spokesman for Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar said that an unnamed foreign vessel was seized off Sousse, a small town near Derna. The vessel's Turkish crew and Syrian captain we...

GTT Announces End of the Test Phase of its New LNG Brick?

By The Maritime Executive

March 8, 2018

With the rise in the use of LNG as a fuel, the marine industry requires new cryogenic storage solutions which are both compact and easy to install. To answer this demand, GTT has developed the LNG Bri...

Transformational Experiences

By Wendy Laursen

March 7, 2018

Current data shows cruise travel is steadily on the rise with a projected 27.2 million passengers expected to set sail this year. What are they seeking? The Cruise Lines International Association (CLI...

The Changing Face of Cruising

By Allan E. Jordan

March 7, 2018

As the pace of change accelerates, the face of cruising is changing. Where once the industry’s primary message was about providing passengers with affordable vacations, relaxation and fun, today...

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