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China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare

March 30, 2023

[By Conor Kennedy] The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or coupled with developing logistics ov...

MCA's Online Licensing Exams to Continue Following Successful Pilot

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

A pilot scheme to allow candidates for the Officer of the Watch (OOW) deck unlimited qualification to split the exam process into two parts is being introduced by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency th...

Nor-Shipping Launches Ocean Campus in Partnership With WMU

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

Nor-Shipping is launching a fresh initiative to strengthen and support the pipeline of new talent entering the world of maritime and ocean business. Christened Ocean Campus, the dedicated ‘island’...

U.S. May Not Have Enough Mariners Available to Mobilize Sealift Fleet

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

The readiness of U.S. sealift capability has been in decline for years, but it is beginning to reach a critical point, U.S. Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Ann Phillips (USN, ret'd) told a House subc...

Initial Designs Presented in Project for Ammonia-Fueled Gas Carrier

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

The Nordic Green Ammonia-Powered Ships (NoGAPS) project reports it has completed the first phase of an effort to develop an ammonia-fueled gas carrier, m/s NoGAPS, and has completed an initial design...

Insurers Agree to Take Claims for Princess Empress Spill

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds and specialty insurer Shipowners' P&I have agreed to open up a joint office in Oriental Mindoro to gather claims for compensation related to the Prin...

Norway Announces Details for First Two Offshore Wind Auctions

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

Norway announced the first two lease areas that it will offer as it moves to begin the development of its offshore wind energy industry. It marks a critical first step being taken after an extended pe...

SAFE Designs Autonomous Survey Boat for Jones Act Wind Market

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

Washington shipbuilder SAFE Boats has unveiled its design for a new self-driving, turnkey hydrographic survey vessel, created in collaboration with autonomy startup Mythos AI. The vessel would be Jone...

Disney Will Base Its Largest Cruise Ship in Singapore Starting in 2025

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

Disney Cruise Line and the Singapore Tourism Board have entered into an agreement for the cruise line to deploy one of the largest cruise ships in the world to Singapore starting in 2025. Disney confi...

Houston Highlights Sustained Container Traffic Amidst W. Coast Slump

By The Maritime Executive

March 29, 2023

Port Houston has been absorbing a good share of the container import cargo that would ordinarily go to the major U.S. West Coast seaports, and it has generally avoided the volume declines that have hi...

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