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Two More Tugs Sent to Assist Yantian Express

Two more ocean-going tugs have been dispatched to meet the containership Yantian Express at a position about 900 nm southeast of Halifax. The Express has been drifting or moving ahead at a slow bell i...

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Chinese Shipbuilders Consider Buying Giant Yard in Subic Bay

Two Chinese shipbuilders have expressed interest in buying the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phillipines shipyard, prompting concern from policy and defense analysts.  HHIC Phil began bu...

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Chittagong Shipbreaker Fined for Scrapping Grounded Ship

A Bangladeshi shipbreaking company has been fined $240,000 for dismantling a grounded vessel at an unapproved location in Chittagong. The scrapping of beached ships is a common practice in Chittago...

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IN THE KNOW Podcast 7: Planning for Real-World Cyber Threats

In this edition of "In The Know," the Maritime Executive Magazine podcast, we explore the serious liabilities that cyberattacks create for maritime companies of all types and sizes, from small family...

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U.S. Navy Opts for Block Buy for Two Ford-Class Carriers

On New Years' Eve, the Pentagon finalized plans to buy the third and fourth Ford-class aircraft carriers at one time in a money-saving "block buy" deal. The arrangement will save the Navy an estimated...

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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: 2018 in Review

“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted thir...

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Cognitive Dissonance

The rate of accelerated change has become exponential. Staying on top of the reading alone is a full-time job, let alone trying to decide on strategies that either endorse or oppose each new developme...

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Breakbulk Rising

Maritime research consultancy Drewry suggested earlier this year in its “Multipurpose Forecaster and Annual Review” that the multipurpose shipping market, which includes both breakbulk and project car...

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Building Resilience

A recent story in Wired, a popular technology magazine, makes for uncomfortable reading for any employee at AP Møller Maersk, the Danish shipping conglomerate. The article lays bare, and in detail, th...

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A Force Awakens

In a remote corner of the developing world, a third-party logistics (3PL) driver accepts the terms of a digital smart contract through a mobile app on his smart phone to pick up a refrigerated contain...