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Polaris VLOC Aground and Listing Off Brazil

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

Mining giant Vale has confirmed that the very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Banner suffered damage after departing a loading terminal in Maranhão, Brazil. The vessel was intentionally grounded, and...

U.S. Navy Works to Limit Sailors' Cyber Vulnerabilities

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

The U.S. Navy is working to address its known cyber vulnerabilities on multiple fronts, including adversaries' ability to target and track individual sailors on social media. “In the era of Great...

German Shipowners “Cautiously Optimistic”

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

The German Shipowners’ Association (Verband Deutscher Reeder – VDR) has released figures showing that Germany remains the fifth biggest shipping nation with a 4.9 percent share of the global maritime...

Photos: Colombian Navy Seizes Cocaine from Bulker off Aruba

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

In a joint interdiction operation conducted with the Dutch Coast Guard, the Colombian Navy boarded a bulker off the coast of Aruba and seized at least one tonne of cocaine. The operation was the culmi...

World First: DNV GL Awards Type Approval for LTO Batteries

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

Echandia is pleased to announce that it is the first company in the world to be awarded a DNV GL Type approval certificate for an LTO battery system. Echandia’s E-LTO energy storage system (ESS) is a...

BP to Leave Three Trade Associations

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

BP has announced that it will leave three U.S.-based organizations – American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the Western States Petroleum Association and the Western Energy Alliance. The de...

Calf Season

By Wendy Laursen

February 26, 2020

It's calf season in Ireland. It's actually calf season in Ireland all year round, but the bulk of the two-week-old, unweaned calves sent to Europe's veal industry are shipped between February and Apri...

Competing Golden Ray Salvors Face Court

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

The argument about the safest, most expedient way to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray has been taken to court. The 20,000 dwt Golden Ray capsized on September 8 last year whi...

MSC Meraviglia Refused Entry to Two Ports After Crewmember Catches Flu

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia has been refused entry to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after one crewmember tested positive for the common flu, according to MSC. “The crewmember had trav...

Watch: Queen Hind Refloated

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

GSP Offshore has refloated the capsized livestock carrier Queen Hind and she is now docked in Midia Harbor, Romania. The Palau-flagged Queen Hind capsized shortly after departing the Port of Midia...

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