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VGM Period of Grace Ends October 1

By The Maritime Executive

September 30, 2016

The three month grace period suggested by the IMO, urging authorities to adopt a ‘practical and pragmatic’ approach to SOLAS verified gross mass (VGM), officially ends on Saturday October...

Container Shipping Companies Raided Over Suspected Collusion

September 28, 2016

Six of the world's biggest container shipping companies were raided by South African authorities on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding to inflate rates between Asia and South Africa, the country&...

Stranded Scottish Cadets Disembark Hanjin Ship

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2016

Until today, four Scottish cadets were stuck aboard the container vessel Hanjin Louisiana as she lay at anchor off Singapore. On Wednesday, weeks after her planned arrival, the vessel finally received...

Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited Conducts Major Yard Infrastructure Improvements

By The Maritime Executive

September 27, 2016

Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL), the largest and most respected shipyard in the Caribbean, had a productive summer program consisting of work on vessels from the tanker, container and towage segm...

Port of Boston Sets New Record

By The Maritime Executive

September 27, 2016

The Port of Boston’s Paul W. Conley Container Terminal set new all-time records for both Fiscal Year 2016 and monthly usage this past August. The Port of Boston is the main artery of Massachuset...

Drewry: THE Alliance Less Competitive Without Hanjin

By The Maritime Executive

September 26, 2016

Analysts with Drewry say that Hanjin's collapse will put the newly formed THE Alliance at a "size disadvantage" next spring, with just 24 percent of the East-West route capacity and limi...

Sea Shepherd In Latin America

September 21, 2016

A new book by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, The Southern Tide, addresses maritime security issues throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It discusses the challenges regional navies face including lim...

Coast Guard Type Approval Applications Roll In

By The Maritime Executive

September 21, 2016

Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (MSC) has received an application requesting U.S. Coast Guard type-approval for the Optimarin ballast water treatment system. This has now...

Call for Rethink on Container Ship Fires

By The Maritime Executive

September 20, 2016

Recent ship fires have caused the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) to call for a reevaluation of the fire-fighting equipment used on container ships. The call comes just as the Wan Ha...

HAROPA Awards Green Shipping

By The Maritime Executive

September 15, 2016

HAROPA, the fifth largest port complex in Northern Europe and joint venture between the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, reaffirmed its backing of shipping companies that commit themselves to envir...

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