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BPTT's Juniper Project Gets Go Ahead

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2014

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC announced the sanction of its Juniper offshore gas project. The project will feature the construction of a normally unmanned platform together with corresponding subsea inf...

Grain Handlers, Union Reach Tentative Deal

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2014

Unionized port workers and a group of Pacific Northwest grain companies reached a tentative contract agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday, a deal that will soon ease a backlog of shipmen...

The Container Market Scorpio is Entering

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2014

The Scorpio Group is entering the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) market with the charter of three 19,200 teu ships, according to financial sources. The vessels are rumored to be costing around...

Another Guilty Plea in MSC Bribery Saga

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2014

Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, a former contractor for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to accepting bribes and conspiring to commit bribery. Assistant Attor...

MSC Cruises Appoints Hans Hesselberg SVP

By The Maritime Executive

August 11, 2014

MSC Cruises USA President Richard E. Sasso announced today the appointment of Hans Hesselberg as senior vice president of Hotel Operations. In this role, Hesselberg will be responsible for overall ve...

U.S. to Defend Maritime Borders Against Potential Pandemic

By Craig H. Allen

August 10, 2014

Op-Ed by Craig H. Allen Sr. The recent ebola outbreak compels us to ask: Is the U.S. prepared to defend its maritime borders against a potential pandemic? Marine insurers recently issued warnings ad...

[Exclusive] Making and Breaking the Polar Code

By Wendy Laursen

August 7, 2014

When IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu said he wanted a mandatory polar code by the end of 2016, he probably thought he was doing a good thing. From the perspective of training ice navigators, thoug...

Hanjin Brings Opportunity to Boston

By The Maritime Executive

August 6, 2014

The container ship Hanjin Milano made its maiden call at Conley Terminal Friday, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced. This is the first time that Hanjin Shipping (Hanjin) has called...

Subcontractor Sentenced for Bribing MSC Officials

By The Maritime Executive

August 6, 2014

A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United St...

Security Companies Suffering from Unethical Practices

By The Maritime Executive

August 2, 2014

Recently, information regarding the unethical gathering of data has been brought to our attention from MarSec Union members, as well as others in the industry including port agents, armory vessel owne...

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