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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...

LNG Proponents Hail IMO's Sulfur Cap Decision

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

The industry consortium SEA\LNG said Tuesday that investments in LNG bunkering will rise thanks to the IMO's 2020 deadline for a fuel sulfur cap of 0.5 percent. The SEA\LNG consortium includes...

New CEO for The Nautical Institute

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

The Nautical Institute is pleased to announce that it has selected a new Chief Executive Officer after interviewing a competitive shortlist of six candidates. Captain John Lloyd MBA AFNI, currently th...

German Bank Seals Hanjin Charter Deal

By The Maritime Executive

October 27, 2016

Germany's HSH Nordbank has arranged a deal which will see six container ships from collapsed South Korean line Hanjin chartered out to Denmark's AP Moller Maersk, the state-backed lender said...

Boaty McBoatface II? P&O Holds Ship Naming Contest

By The Maritime Executive

October 27, 2016

P&O Cruises said Wednesday that it would move ahead with plans to hold a public naming contest for an upcoming 5,200-passenger newbuild. The firm told the Guardian that it had wanted to hold th...

Sulfur Cap to Drop in 2020

By The Maritime Executive

October 27, 2016

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has agreed to reduce the global sulfur emissions limit to 0.5 percent in 2020. The agreement not to delay the new limit until 2025 was reached a...

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