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Bastion International Launches Online Tool

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2016

Ship owners and managers now have the chance to choose the most cost-effective private maritime security company (PMSC) to protect their ships via a new online tool that launches today (Monday). Th...

Salvage: Making a Bad Situation Worse

By Joseph Collum

January 8, 2016

As if ever-bigger ships weren’t enough of a challenge, salvors these days must contend with political interference, misguided legislation, and the threat of lawsuits and even jail time. The 21st Ce...

Maritime Security: Moving Targets

By Stephen L. Caldwell

January 8, 2016

While Somali piracy is in remission, other threats are multiplying. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) recently sponsored a maritime security conference that provided participants with a...

Container Lines Approach Iranian Market with Caution

January 7, 2016

The world's second biggest container shipping line, MSC, has become the latest firm to resume direct services to Iran, although trade remains cautious as Western sanctions are still in place and regio...

Decline in Container Volume Forecast for Europe

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2016

Container lines serving the Asia-Europe run are pushing hard to sustain recent gains in freight rates ahead of the Chinese New Year. And they may do well to lock in higher prices early, because analys...

European Companies Head Back Into Iran

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2016

European shipping and offshore interests are pursuing business in Iran with news this week that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has resumed vessel operations to Iran, after services were suspended...

New Jersey has Highest U.S. Offshore Wind Potential

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2016

The state of New Jersey has the highest potential for offshore wind power production in the U.S., according to Turning to the Wind, a new Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center report. ...

Chief Executive of The Nautical Institute is Awarded OBE

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2016

Mr. Philip Wake OBE RD* MSc FNI has been appointed an Ordinary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the UK’s New Year’s Honors’ List for his services to the maritime industry. Philip...

The Dawn of the Chinese Cruise Market

By The Maritime Executive

January 1, 2016

China has the potential to become the world’s largest cruise market. A burgeoning middle class is flocking to luxury vacation cruises. The government boosts the trend by supporting more lenient annual...

Feature: The World's Largest Container Ships

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2015

The MSC Oscar, named after MSC CEO Diego Aponte's son, beat out the CSCL Globe for the title of world's largest container vessel in 2014. She can carry nearly 20,000 TEU, and along with her sister shi...

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