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In Just 20 Years, Ships Could Cross an Open Arctic Ocean

Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased, the Arctic Ocean is set to become ice-free in September by 2050....

Thailand Takes a Step Back From Kra Canal Proposal

Thailand Takes a Step Back From Kra Canal Proposal

Thailand is now examining ground transport alternatives to a proposed 60-mile-long canal across the Kra Isthmus, dampening China's hopes for a strategic alternative to the Strait of Malacca. Last w...

Offshore Gas Deposits Rekindle Old Contest Between Turkey and Greece

Offshore Gas Deposits Rekindle Old Contest Between Turkey and Greece

[By Amin Saikal] COVID-19 has not deterred regional actors and major powers from maintaining, and in some cases enhancing, their geostrategic competitions in many hotspots around the globe. An emer...

Three Migrants Stranded Aboard Maersk Etienne Jump Over the Side

Three Migrants Stranded Aboard Maersk Etienne Jump Over the Side

According to Maersk Tankers, three of the rescued migrants who have been stranded on the product tanker Maersk Etienne for the past month jumped over the side on Sunday morning. The crew moved quickly...

Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery Works Through COVID-19 Pandemic

Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery Works Through COVID-19 Pandemic

[By Kevin Barry and Brett Watson] Northwest summers mean salmon on the grill. While Alaskans fill freezers with their own catch, those grilling elsewhere must buy either farm-raised salmon or wild...

U.S. Navy Invests $40M in Large Unmanned Vessel Development

U.S. Navy Invests $40M in Large Unmanned Vessel Development

The U.S. Navy has taken a significant step forward in its accelerated (and controversial) push to deploy unmanned naval vessels. Last week, it awarded contracts totaling nearly $42 million to six comp...

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Profile: Rear Adm. Edward “Iceberg” Smith and the Greenland Patrol

"To the officers of the Greenland Patrol vessels: This is your command. Your first command. Your first great chance. It is hard, responsible, vital duty. War duty. Don’t fail your country or your ship...

Eastern Shipbuilding and its Employees Aid Hurricane Laura Victims

Eastern Shipbuilding and its Employees Aid Hurricane Laura Victims

On October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle, devastating the livelihood of residents in Bay and surrounding counties, including Panama City, Florida. Residents proved th...

Fire Extinguished on VLCC New Diamond Drifting off Sri Lanka

Fire Extinguished on VLCC New Diamond Drifting off Sri Lanka

After a joint effort by Indian and Sri Lankan forces, the fire aboard the VLCC New Diamond was reported extinguished on Sunday afternoon, September 6. The fire had burned for nearly 79 hours at times...

Shipping Agents at Sharp End of COVID Crewing Crisis

Shipping Agents at Sharp End of COVID Crewing Crisis

The personal experience of one Inchcape marine services manager based in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands paints a vivid picture of the current crisis and how shipping agents are negotiating all s...