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Surge of Fatal Accidents in Chittagong

By The Maritime Executive

June 27, 2016

At least five shipbreaking workers have been killed and five more severely injured in a series of accidents in Bangladesh, says NGO Shipbreaking Platform. On May 23, 21-year old Rubel died as a re...

Seventy Years of U.S. Navy Innovation

By The Maritime Executive

June 25, 2016

The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is celebrating 70 years of innovation this year. In August 1946, just after the Second World War, the U.S. Congress mandated a new military command to ident...

China COSCO to Offer South China Sea Cruises

June 23, 2016

State-owned China COSCO Shipping Corp plans to launch cruise trips in the South China Sea next month, with the first route to travel from Sanya city in the country's southeast to the disputed Paracel...

Fugro Secures Geotechnical Site Investigation Contract

By The Maritime Executive

June 15, 2016

Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey...

Child Labor in Supply Chains: "It's Everyone's Business"

By Guy Ryder

June 10, 2016

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder calls for everyone to act together, as within their means, to end child labor as World Day against Child Labor approaches (June 12): That child labor has no place in...

COSCO Launches World's Largest Tanker Company

By The Maritime Executive

June 7, 2016

On Monday, China COSCO Shipping officially launched the world's largest tanker company with a ceremony in Shanghai. COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation will be the top tanker firm both by tonnage and...

What Happens When Enough is Enough?

By Nick Fisher

June 7, 2016

By Nick Fisher, CEO, Masterbulk You know times are bad when the Baltic Dry Bulk index reaching a new low is no longer newsworthy. The offshore sector in crisis, global markets in bear territory, u...

Human Rights: Why BP Should be Congratulated

By David Hammond

June 7, 2016

By David Hammond, CEO and Founder of Human Rights at Sea As a maritime human rights charity for whom the topic of business and human rights, its implementation in the maritime environment and advoc...

Red Dragon Goes Green?

By Wang Yunjiao

June 7, 2016

By Wang Yunjiao, Douglas-Westwood Singapore As the main driver of global energy demand growth, China accounted for 23% of world energy use in 2014. BP expects this share to rise to 25 percent by 2...

Value of Environmental Crime Rises Twenty-Six Percent

By The Maritime Executive

June 5, 2016

Environmental crime has been valued at $91-258 billion, compared to $70-213 billion in 2014, according to a report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL. This is a...

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