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Ride the White Horses

By Erik Kravets

September 29, 2023

Pamir, the last sail cargo vessel to operate commercially and at scale, ran her final route in 1957 on behalf of Hamburg’s Laeisz shipowning dynasty. With three masts, 86 crew and 3,780 tons of barley...

Rebuilding a Navy That Is Self-Sufficient at Sea

September 29, 2023

[By Anthony Cowden] My recommendations to the next Chief of Naval Operations are based on the difference between the kind of navy we have today and the kind of navy our nation needs. Today we have...

Green Shipping's Transition Likely to Come From Regional Frameworks

By Brian Gicheru Kinyua

September 29, 2023

The shipping industry has been embroiled in a major debate on the effectiveness of the IMO’s Revised GHG Strategy adopted at MEPC 80 back in July. According to some quarters, the new strategy represen...

AIP for Ammonia-Fueled Engine Shows Green Fuel's Prospects

By The Maritime Executive

September 29, 2023

As the race to find the next alternative fuel for the shipping industry intensifies, ammonia has this week received a major backing as developers continue refining its value chain. On Thursday, the...

$170M Cocaine Bust Aboard Bulker Was Largest in Ireland's History

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2023

The at-sea interdiction of the bulker Matthew earlier this week turned out to be the largest drug bust in the history of Ireland, according to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. ...

Iranian Patrol Boats Shine Laser at U.S. Marine Corps Attack Helicopter

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2023

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has a long history of harassing U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf, and the methods are varied, from speedboat drive-bys to tanker boardings to the physica...

ITF: Seafarer Wage Violations are On the Rise

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2023

On World Maritime Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has painted a difficult picture of the realities facing many seafarers across the globe, with cases of rights violations an...

Marine Plastic May Be Breeding Ground for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Gemini News

September 28, 2023

Marine plastic waste may serve as a vector for the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from pathogenic bacteria, either to shellfish or directly to humans who are bathing in the sea or taking par...

World Shipping Council Standardizes Screening for Misdeclared Goods

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2023

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has initiated plans to develop a common user tool that will address the recurring problem of misdeclared cargo in the shipping industry and which remains a major cause...

Vroon Completes Restructuring With Sale of 40 Offshore Vessels

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2023

Offshore vessel operator Vroon has completed a plan to restructure its fleet by divesting a total of about 40 vessels to multiple operators around the world. Vroon has sold 30 offshore vessels to...

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