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Investigation Reaffirms "Bow Visor" Theory for Sinking of the Estonia

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

30 years after the ferry Estonia went down in the Baltic, the deadly sinking is still the most controversial maritime disaster in Europe. The vessel's loss in heavy weather off Finland was initially b...

NorthStandard on Schedule for February Launch

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

North and Standard Club have received all the required formal approvals to finalise their merger and establish NorthStandard on 20 February 2023 as one of the world’s largest providers of mutual marit...

RINA & Patrick Engineering Join to Enter U.S. Infrastructure Market

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

RINA, the Inspection, Certification and Engineering consultancy multinational, has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Patrick Engineering Ltd., the Chicago-based engineering cons...

New Trade Route to Link Jubail Commercial Port to 6 Global Ports

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has today revealed the addition of Jubail Commercial Port to the India Gulf Service 1 (IG1) shipping route by ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The newest cargo service...

American Cruise Lines Sponsor of U.S. Figure Skating

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

The 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championship competition begins this week in San Jose, California, at the SAP Center, January 23rd-29th. Medals will be awarded for: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs,...

Canada Responds to Small Fuel Spill from Boxship off Vancouver

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2023

Canadian authorities responded to reports of an oil slick seen emanating from one of the containerships anchored in Vancouver harbor on January 21. While the spill was small, the Coast Guard and local...

"Danger Zone": Why China May Pose a Greater Threat as its Power Peaks

By The Strategist

January 22, 2023

The prevailing consensus for the past few years has been that an ascendant China is threatening to overtake a slumping America. ‘If we don’t get moving, they [China] are going to eat our lunch,’ US Pr...

Video: Spanish Police Bust Drug-Laden Freighter in Underway Boarding

By The Maritime Executive

January 22, 2023

Last week, Spain's customs police boarded a highly suspicious cargo vessel off the coast of the Canary Islands and seized 4,500 kilos of cocaine from her accommodations. On December 20, the freigh...

Forrest Rednour and the Rescue of the WWII Transport Dorchester

By William Thiesen

January 22, 2023

. . . his courageous disregard for his own personal safety in a situation of grave peril was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. - Navy & Marine Corps Medal cita...

Days After Maritime Talks, China Drives Off Philippine Fishing Vessel

By The Maritime Executive

January 22, 2023

Just days after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. secured promises of better maritime relations from Chinese President Xi Jinping, a China Coast Guard vessel allegedly chased a Philippine fis...

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