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Hyundai Merchant Dropped from 2M Alliance Agreement

By The Maritime Executive

November 22, 2016

Maersk Line has confirmed reports that Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will not join the Maersk-MSC 2M Alliance. Instead, the 2M partners will look at alternative arrangements, like taking over some of...

IMO Sets Up Website for Kids

By The Maritime Executive

November 21, 2016

A new kid-friendly website has been set up by the IMO. The website includes a specially- commissioned animation showing how IMO works to protect the marine environment and the atmosphere. By c...

Global Shippers' Forum Paper Sparks Debate

By The Maritime Executive

November 14, 2016

The Global Shippers’ Form (GSF) has released a paper on the liner trade, sparking comment and criticism from the World Shipping Council. Radical changes to the shape and structure of the con...

CLIA Appoints Arnold Donald as New Global Chair

By The Maritime Executive

November 14, 2016

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Board of Directors has appointed Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation, as Global Chair, effective January 1, 2017. Donald succeeds Adam M. G...

HHI Wins Logistics Support Vessel Order

By The Maritime Executive

November 14, 2016

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, announced it won an order to build a 23,000 ton class logistics support vessel for New Zealand Defense Force’s Maritime Sus...

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...

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