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MacGregor 3D Motion Compensator Enhances Load-Handling Precision

By The Maritime Executive

November 14, 2016

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced the 3D Motion Compensator (3DMC), a flexible retrofit device, which is designed to enhance the load-handling precision of an offshore crane even in challeng...

Private Maritime Security with Active Duty Personnel

By The Maritime Executive

November 11, 2016

A Cyprus-based security firm, Diaplous Maritime Services, has announced a new Nigerian division offering private maritime security services – provided in conjunction with the Nigerian Navy....

Carrier Alliances Should Not Control Service Prices

By The Maritime Executive

November 11, 2016

On October 21, 2016, after several months of deliberation, the Federal Maritime Commission approved the Ocean Alliance vessel sharing agreement between CMA CGM / APL, China COSCO, Evergreen Line and O...

Hanjin Shipping Lays Off Over 500 Mariners

By The Maritime Executive

November 10, 2016

Hanjin Shipping has laid off 560 of its mariners in addition to the 400 shoreside staff dismissed in October. Hanjin has also already announced plans to shutter its European shoreside presence. Ove...

Anniversary: Edmund Fitzgerald Sinking, 29 Lives Lost

By The Maritime Executive

November 10, 2016

The bulk carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank on the evening of November 10, 1975, during a particularly rough storm on Lake Superior. There were no survivors amongst the ship’s 29 crew and no witness...

Container Shipping Still has Free Lunches Left

By Maurice Jansen

November 9, 2016

In one of my previous articles I arrived at the conclusion that container shipping is an industry that is mixing up size with growth. Technological advancements lead to economies of scale and lower un...

Oil & Gas Market Selects Damen FCS 2610

By The Maritime Executive

November 9, 2016

Allianz Middle East Ship Management and Maritime Craft Services (MCS) have taken delivery of a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610. Demonstrating the cooperative relationship between the two companies, the...

Siemens and Festo Deliver Flexible Multi-Carrier-System

By The Maritime Executive

November 9, 2016

Siemens and Festo partner to jointly manufacture the Multi-Carrier-System (MCS), a configurable transport system. The MCS delivers unparalleled levels of flexibility and can be easily incorporated int...

Little Hope for Mid-Size Container Lines

By The Maritime Executive

November 7, 2016

The latest Container Shipping Forecaster from Maritime Strategies International highlights the contrasting fortunes of liner operators and tonnage providers. In the light of the current oversupply,...

USMMA Lifts Sea Year Stand Down for Federal Vessels

By Paul Benecki

November 3, 2016

On Friday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy announced that it would partially lift last month’s suspension of its core Sea Year training program for undergraduate midshipmen, allowing t...

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