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Tanker Collides With Container Ship Off Singapore

By The Maritime Executive

August 5, 2016

Late on Wednesday night, the very large crude carrier Dream II collided with the 14,000 TEU container ship MSC Alexandra in the Singapore Strait, about 1.5 nm from Sebarok Island. Dream II's bow s...

Hanjin Struggles to Meet Creditors' Deadline

By The Maritime Executive

August 3, 2016

As a creditor-imposed deadline approaches, Hanjin Shipping has not yet managed to restructure its debts and charter rates, raising the possibility of court receivership. The Korea Times reported W...

Marlink, Telemar to Hold One Third of Marine Satcom Market

By The Maritime Executive

August 1, 2016

The owner of maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has purchased satellite service and bridge integration firm Telemar, with plans to combine the two companies. Together, Marlink and Tele...

Cruise Lines Change Plans Following Unrest in Turkey

By The Maritime Executive

July 29, 2016

Cruise lines have been cutting scheduled port calls in Istanbul and other Turkish ports following the July 15 coup attempt. Even before the failed revolt, a wave of terrorist attacks had prompted oper...

Cruise Market Shows Signs of Growth in India

By The Maritime Executive

July 28, 2016

As cruise lines expand rapidly in the East Asian market, the fastest growing in the world, India remains largely underdeveloped – but with new offerings this year and next, that may be set to ch...

ReCAAP Issues Advisory on Abu Sayyaf Kidnappings

By The Maritime Executive

July 27, 2016

ReCAAP has issued a special update report and advisory regarding the recent spate of kidnappings off of Sabah, Malaysia. Since March, there have been six reported kidnapping incidents off Sabah in...

Speedboat Sinks After Striking MSC Box Ship

By The Maritime Executive

July 27, 2016

[Brief] A boater is presumed missing on the St. Lawrence River after a pleasure craft struck the moored container ship MSC Diego at 2200 hours Tuesday night. An observer at the scene told police t...

Japan to Build First Jack-Up Turbine Installer

By The Maritime Executive

July 27, 2016

Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction has placed an order with Japan Marine United for the nation’s first jack-up wind installation platform. The multi-purpose self-elevating platform will b...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Wins Logistics Support Vessel Order

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2016

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

Verified Gross Mass: A Forwarder's Perspective

By Ron Atapattu

July 22, 2016

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the government entity entrusted with regulating International shipping in and out of U.S. territories, recently formed a Supply Chain Innovations Teams that will...

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