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China's Uniformed, Navy-Trained Fishing "Militia"

May 17, 2016

[By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson] The CIMSEC series on the leading maritime militias of Hainan Province continues with this second installment. In part one we discussed the role Tanmen&r...

Hapag-Lloyd Unveils THE Alliance

By The Maritime Executive

May 13, 2016

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new international shipping alliance which is due to start up in April 2017 for initially five years, spanning 18 percent of global contain...

IMO Endorses Common Structural Rules

By The Maritime Executive

May 13, 2016

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has confirmed that ship construction rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers submitted by 12 classification societies conform to the goals and functional re...

When Will the New Panama Canal Affect East Coast Ports?

By Paul Benecki

May 12, 2016

The Panama Canal expansion is set to open soon with an inaugural ceremony set for June 26. While it will create a new route for larger ships to transit between the Atlantic and Pacific, logistics expe...

Wallem Ship Agency Japan Handles First Cruise Business

By The Maritime Executive

May 12, 2016

Wallem’s Agency team in Japan was delighted to welcome the MSC Lirica recently on her maiden voyage. The vessel arrived in Fukuoka (Hakata) on a sunny day on 29th April with 1,764 passengers and...

FMC: Third Container Alliance Coming Soon

By The Maritime Executive

May 11, 2016

On May 5, at an industry gathering, Federal Maritime Commissioner William Doyle gave new hints on the creation of a "third force" container shipping alliance to counter the influence of heav...

Vehicle Dealers Allege Car Carrier Price Fixing

By The Maritime Executive

May 5, 2016

On Wednesday, the Federal Maritime Commission published notices in the Federal Register announcing that subsidiaries of a truck dealership and a car dealership have filed complaints against ten car ca...

MSC 96 to Focus on Passenger Safety

By The Maritime Executive

May 5, 2016

The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee will meet next week for MSC 96, and a key focus area for the group will be enhancements to passenger ship safety rules. After recent fire incidents on the...

FMC Convenes Port Congestion Panel

By The Maritime Executive

May 4, 2016

On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission announced a new collaborative summit intended to create solutions to congestion problems at American ports. The Supply Chain Innovation Team Initia...

Industry Unites for Prestige Captain

By The Maritime Executive

May 3, 2016

In a show of solidarity, the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have united to condemn the recent sentencing of Prestige maste...

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