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Crafting a Counter-Piracy Regime in the Gulf of Guinea

By The Maritime Executive

July 17, 2013

By James M. Bridger, Delex Systems Inc. The winds of global piracy have shifted, as attacks by West African pirates now exceed those of their Somali counterparts. The Nigeria-based pirates may not ye...

Craft Multimodal Joins the INTTRA Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Network

By The Maritime Executive

July 16, 2013

INTTRA, the world’s largest multi-carrier e-commerce network for ocean shipping, announced today that Craft Multimodal has entered into an agreement to join the INTTRA Non-Vessel Operating Common Carr...

U.S. Navy's First Mobile Landing Platform Departs San Diego

By The Maritime Executive

July 15, 2013

USNS Montford Point (MLP 1) departed San Diego on Friday, July 12 for Naval Station Everett, Wash. Montford Point is the Navy's first mobile landing platform, delivered to the Navy in San Diego May 14...

Seaward Services Awarded High-Speed Vessel Operations & Maintenance Contract

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2013

Seaward Services, Inc. has been awarded a five year contract (if all options are exercised) by the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command to operate and maintain the USNS GUAM and USNS PUERTO R...

Container Forecaster Issues Warning on GRI Rliance

By The Maritime Executive

July 8, 2013

Drewry Maritime’s latest Container Forecaster report highlights that carriers need to rely less on the chronic use of general rate increases and pay more attention to minimising surplus capacity at th...

Israel Government Defies Unions with Private Seaport Tenders

By The Maritime Executive

July 3, 2013

* Port reform meant to lower costs, improve exports * Minister sees foreign interest in making Israel a hub * New ports would weaken grip of labour unions (Reuters) - Israel issued a tender on Wedn...

Junk Boat Divers: Past and Present

By The Maritime Executive

July 3, 2013

Photo: USNS Grasp is one of Military Sealift Command's four Rescue and Salvage Ships and one of the 15 ships in Military Sealift Command's Service Support Program. In a U.S. Navy Fleet of aircraft ca...

Chinese Shipping Firms Drop Iran as Newest U.S. Sanctions Come Into Effect

By The Maritime Executive

July 2, 2013

* Foreign firms wary of falling foul of sanctions * Iran reliant on shipping markets for trade (Reuters) - Two top Chinese shipping lines severed ties with Iran as tough new U.S. sanctions over the...

VIKING First with Dual-approved Thermal Lifejacket

By The Maritime Executive

July 1, 2013

Leading marine and offshore safety equipment manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched a new dual-approved thermal lifejacket with broad appeal for the offshore and commercial shipping in...

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Completes Busy Agenda

By The Maritime Executive

July 1, 2013

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met at the Organization's London Headquarters for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June 2013. The MSC adopted amendments to the International Convention for the S...

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