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NACE International Postpones Annual Conference Due to Coronavirus

By The Maritime Executive

March 8, 2020

Following recent reports of six cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Houston area, NACE International has postponed its annual CORROSION 2020 conference and expo until June 14-18, 2020. NACE...

U.S. Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Th...

A Visit to Canterbury Cathedral

By Hans van der Ster

March 7, 2020

We visited Canterbury as part of our last South England journey with a visit to the Cathedral in which we notice the ships bell of the HMS Canterbury. HMS Canterbury was a C-class light cruiser...

Chile Releases Fishing Vessel Tracking Data

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

The Chilean government has made its vessel tracking data publicly available through Global Fishing Watch (GFW), which tracks the movements of commercial fishing vessels in near real-time. By publishin...

Offshore Contractor Enters Seafloor Mining Industry

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

Offshore contractor Allseas has acquired the former ultra-deepwater drill ship Vitoria 10000 for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel to be used in seafloor mining operations. In...

Sea Trials Begin for Artificial Intelligence "Captain"

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

IBM and marine research organization Promare have announced that a new artificial intelligence captain (AI Captain) will enable the Mayflower autonomous ship to self-navigate across the Atlantic later...

Swiss Investment Bank Stops Funding for Offshore Arctic Projects

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

Swiss investment bank UBS has committed to no longer providing finance for new offshore oil projects in the Arctic, greenfield thermal coal mines or greenfield oil sands projects. The bank's new stand...

Putin Unveils More Plans to Boost Northern Sea Route

By Charles Digges

March 7, 2020

Cargo shipments passing through the Northern Sea Route, Russia’s remote Arctic sea artery, topped 30 million tons during the past year, officials have said, marking a major uptick in fossil fuel deliv...

Captain's Decision to Keep Fishing Despite Flooding Led to Sinking

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a Marine Accident Brief about the flooding and sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Pacific 1 on February 15, 2019, as it was engaged in cod f...

National Service Awards Given for Golden Ray Rescue

By The Maritime Executive

March 7, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard and its maritime partners have been awarded the ReadyCommunities Partnership 2019 National Service Award for diligence and collaboration in the Golden Ray rescue. The 656-foot...

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